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Dorothy Roberts’ ‘Torn Apart’ spotlights inequities in foster care
“Midday,” WYPR Radio (Baltimore)

Dorothy Roberts’ ‘Torn Apart’ spotlights inequities in foster care

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts discusses the release of her book “Torn Apart,” which argues that the nation’s child welfare system deprives Black families of fundamental rights and should be dismantled.

How do we teach history in America today?
Philadelphia Magazine

How do we teach history in America today?

Abby Reisman and Ismael Jimenez of the Graduate School of Education join a team of Philadelphia educators to discuss American history, equity and inclusion, critical race theory, and other educational issues of 2022.

Iranian woman push back against compulsory hijab
U.S. News & World Report

Iranian woman push back against compulsory hijab

Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Iranian society still struggles with how much of a role religion has played in its pre- and post-revolutionary eras.

The truth about the history education wars in 2022
The Washington Post

The truth about the history education wars in 2022

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that political battles over education have secularized, shifting focus from religion to American history and identity.

Philly students talk about ending gun violence
WITF.org

Philly students talk about ending gun violence

A study by Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues shows that low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods which received city-funded housing repairs saw a 21% reduction in crime.