Average math scores for 9- and 13-year-olds in the U.S. remain lower than they were 10 years ago, according to 2025 federal testing data released Wednesday — a warning sign not only for schools, but ...

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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Roots Picnic brought tens of thousands of people to Philadelphia’s Belmont ...

Another year, another Roots Picnic on the books. This year, the legendary Roots crew staged the almost decades-old festival at Philadelphia’s Belmont Plateau, assembling a lineup that offered the best ...

This weekend officially marked the start of Black Music Month and cookout season, and Philadelphia kicked it off in massive style. For the uninitiated, the annual Roots Picnic is a two-day cultural ...

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In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves A Tennessee school district has banned Roots, the author Alex Haley’s groundbreaking novel ...

Nissan Motor Co. forecast an operating profit well above consensus estimates, an early indication that cost-cutting measures are helping to alleviate the carmaker’s cash-strapped financial position.

Jay-Z will headline the 2026 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia alongside The Roots. The two-day festival will take place on May 30 and May 31 at a new venue, Belmont Plateau. This performance marks the ...

*As we approach the 50th anniversary (01/27) of “Roots,” we are not merely commemorating a television event. We are revisiting a cultural earthquake. Before the bright lights of Hollywood casting ...