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Education: A Look Inside the District’s Struggling Schools

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

—Text and image by Lora Strum and Ashley Hart

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Education: The Kids Aren’t Alright

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

The cause of Philadelphia’s failing public schools has been attributed to anything from budget stalemates in Harrisburg, to misappropriation of past federal stimulus money, to district officials determined to live above their means. Whatever the […]

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Education: Schools Teeter on the Brink of Financial Crisis

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

Philadelphia has had a big year. It’s welcomed the pope, honored the Dalai Lama and was named a World Heritage site by UNESCO. But behind the scenes is a building crisis: its schools are failing. […]

Education

Education: Sick at School? No Nurse on Duty

December 3, 2015 Lora C Strum 0

It’s a busy Monday morning at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in South Philadelphia when two kindergarteners walk into the front office, one with wet pants. As the little boy begins to tearfully explain how he […]

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Education: CAPA’s Dorina Morrow Hits a High Note with Students

November 19, 2015 Lora C Strum 0

Despite taking her turn as a backup singer for artists such as Celine Dion and Michael Bolton, Dorina Morrow demurs when asked to sing in the middle of her office. Morrow, the vocal director at the Philadelphia […]

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Education: Philadelphia POPS Orchestra “Swings” into Schools

October 27, 2015 Lora C Strum 0

For the 50 students in Dorina Morrow’s advanced vocal music class at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA,) the choir room is their stage. Standing three stairs deep in front of […]

Education

Center City: The Arts Stay in the Picture for District Schools

October 26, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

“The visual arts help develop sustained focus and articulation of the decision making process,” said Helen Haynes, chief cultural officer for the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy at the A+ […]

Education

North Philadelphia : Principal Makes an Impact on Young Lives, Community

September 30, 2015 Lora C Strum 0

“One band. One sound. And the beat goes on,” said Dunbar Promise Academy Principal Dawn Moore of her dedication to unity amongst herself, her school and her community. In her position, Moore wears many hats […]

Education

Education: ‘Catholic Identity Pledge’ Meets Diversity at Local Catholic Schools

September 28, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

Archdiocese Catholic school students found a new document slipped into their application and entrance packets: The Memorandum of Understanding. The decree, released earlier this month from the office of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia requires all […]

Education

Education: Five Ways Budget Cuts Hurt City Schools

September 9, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

It’s the eighth largest district in the country and one of the two poorest. Despite tying with urban Chicago school districts for the most financially disadvantaged, The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) remains one of […]

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