The school district confirmed to Chalkbeat that it would advocate for early-grade teachers to get vaccine priority. Prekindergarten to second grade teachers are slated to return to school buildings on Monday. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
Misinformation and language barriers prevent many in Chinatown from applying for unemployment compensation or rental assistance. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
As local health leaders work to open more mass coronavirus vaccination centers for the public this month, some independent pharmacies are speaking out, saying they’ve been ready to serve in the region’s rollout plan but are being left behind. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
For households nationally that subscribe to the program, internet speed will double from 25 megabits per second (mbps) to 50. Costs will remain the same at $10 a month.
By Eugene Sonn, of Resolve Philly Month after month, we hear report after report about how one of the more painful parts of losing a loved one to COVID is not having the chance to (Read more.)
We know that nothing can make up for that. But we also believe that keeping those final thoughts and sentiments bottled up can be an additional hardship. So we are offering anyone who couldn’t have that in-person goodbye a chance to share what you would have said if you’d had been able to be by their side. We call this effort: With Love: Messages to those lost to COVID | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Pennsylvania will reopen its health insurance marketplace, dubbed Pennie, for a special enrollment period Feb. 15 through May 15 to allow people affected by the coronavirus pandemic to select a new plan. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The School District of Philadelphia is installing window fans as one measure to prevent spread of the coronavirus in buildings, before students in grades K-2 return for some in-person learning Feb. 22. The district and city leaders have vouched for the effectiveness of the fans at circulating air in a classroom while not bringing in too much wintry outdoor air. But some parents, educators and union leaders are questioning whether a window fan can be effective. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Gov. Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers Wednesday to raise income taxes on higher earners and give public schools a massive boost in aid, even as he faces a gaping deficit and uncertainty over how much more pandemic relief the federal government will send. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Without support from the surrounding community, General Manager Justin Moore says he doesn’t think the coffee and book shop would have survived. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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