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rural Pennsylvania
Coverage of rural Pennsylvania in the Nexus archive.
- Schooled Rewired Episode 3: Tech Equity
Pennsylvania schools exhibit stark contrasts in technology access, with some investing in cutting-edge tools while others struggle with aging laptops. WHYY News investigates whether this disparity is creating an education gap by examining schools across rural and suburban areas of the state.
- Primary care medics: lessons from the military might help close healthcare gaps in rural Pa.
Pennsylvania is developing a Primary Care Medic program inspired by military corpsmen to address rural healthcare access gaps. The initiative, led by Penn State University, aims to deploy medics under physician supervision to underserved areas using state rural health funds.