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#PhillyFive What We're Reading: April 23, 2015

What we're reading.

Stories from the Web that we're reading this morning. Something for everyone.

Multiple choices: How much does Pennsylvania spend on public schools, and how are costs shared? Public School Notebook contributing editor Dale Mezzacappa explains the complexities and controversies of public education funding in Pennsylvania for Keystone Crossroads.

No, Ira Einhorn is not the founder of Earth Day. The convicted murderer was involved in Philadelphia's celebration, but the organizers say he alienated everyone involved. In fact, Einhorn was asked to leave several meetings of the organizing committee that he attempted to disrupt. Dan McQuade reports for Phillymag.com.

Casinos in Philly: Millions of dollars a year, but is it worth 8,000 addicts statewide? (And that number represents only the folks who have voluntarily placed themselves on the casino's "self-exclusion list.") Anna Orso reports for BillyPenn.com.

Mystery man giving out $100 bills around Philly. Correctly identify a Philly picture on Instagram, show up to the location of the shot and win. The benefactor says he'll eventually hand out a total of $1 million. Bryan Buttler sleuths for Phillymag.com.

Chinese team reports gene editing human embryos. A research team finds that gene editing isn't yet reliable enough to engineer the human species. Antonio Regalado reports for TechnologyReview.com.

- Sam Wood