Pennsylvania public schools still may be grappling with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, according to a national report on reading and math proficiency among fourth grade and eighth grade students.

Physicians say a measles inoculation rate of roughly 95% achieves herd immunity. Pike and Wayne fall short by some of Pa.'s widest margins.

Most counties in Pennsylvania don’t have their own health departments. A study shows that matters for residents.

Child care costs have continued to rise year after year, ballooning 20% since 2019. Prices are highest in the state’s major population centers, Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, where families pay over $12,

Experts say most cities are seeing a drop in crime levels that spiked during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But they say misleading campaign rhetoric in the runup to the November elections and changes in how people interpret news about crime have led ...

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Researchers say the number of Americans who support letting parents choose whether to vaccinate their children has grown since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Pennsylvania fourth graders tested — kindergartners at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — scored lower in both reading and math than fourth graders tested in 2019.