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Home2015January

Month: January 2015

Education

Education: Pennsylvania Common Core Brings Controversy Among District Community

January 6, 2015

As high school students in the graduating class of 2017 in the School District of Philadelphia are preparing for college and taking the SATs, they will also have another weight to add to their already

Arts and Entertainment

Rittenhouse Square: Koresh Dance Company Jetés Out Of Recession

January 5, 2015

During a time when many cultural organizations were snuffed out by a dismal economic climate, the Koresh Dance Company in Rittenhouse Square was able to weather the storm. Now in the wake of the Great

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