Education Education: Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short
Crime Education: Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence? May 11, 2023 Michala J Butler Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?
Education Education: Germantown Pride Persists a Decade After School Closures Wounded the Community May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas Germantown Pride Persists a Decade After School Closures Wounded the Community
Education Education: Nonprofits Provide Opportunities for Philadelphia Youths May 11, 2023 Ella Lathan Nonprofits Provide Opportunities for Philadelphia Youths
Education Education: The School Closures Were Traumatic May 11, 2023 Ella Lathan Kristen Clark said that the school closures of 2012 and 2013 were traumatic.
Education Education: The Lasting Effects of the 2013 School Closures May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas Ten years after the School District of Philadelphia closed 24 public schools, the impact looms large.
Education Education: Schools Were Closed … but then Returned as Schools May 11, 2023 Ella Lathan Schools closed in 2013 have been reborn as schools.
City Hall Transportation: Pausing the KOP Rail Reopens Possibilities for New Transit Priorities May 8, 2023 Lawrence Ukenye City councilmembers and local advocates discuss how SEPTA should proceed after canceling its King of Prussia extension.
Neighborhoods South Philadelphia: Looking Back While Striving Forward: 44 Years of the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia May 4, 2023 Sarina Lianne Mam Bunrath Math, 55, was only 11 years old when he fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. As an orphan in the United States, he initially found refuge in Berkshire, Massachusetts, before settling in Philadelphia in 1992.
Education Lower Moyamensing: Boosting Literacy Starts Early with Family Storytime at this Library May 3, 2023 Saleh A. Alobaid In Lower Moyamensing, the benefits — and fun — of fostering young readers is on display at the Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library.