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Roxborough: How The Schuylkill Nature Center has Adapted to Social Distancing
As COVID-19 continues to affect operations, The Schuylkill Nature Center in Roxborough has found ways to offer camps and programming in a safe way. […]
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COVID-19: High School Graduate Settles For Delayed College Experience Due to Pandemic
Alicia Cosenza was set to start the musical theatre program at Texas State University, until COVID-19 forced her to change plans. After a long hard-fought year of auditions, Cosenza will take her classes online in the fall of 2020 from her home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. […]
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Education: After Community Pressure, Colonial School Board Expands Diversity Efforts in District
Shreya Bhutani, class of 2018, petitioned the Colonial School Board to take action against racism in schools. In response, the district created a new position focused on diversity and inclusion in schools. […]
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Spring Garden: Students March to Protest Racism in Philadelphia Schools
Youth for Black Lives, an independent Philadelphia activist group, marched from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to City Hall on Sunday, Aug. 2 to protest racism in Philadelphia schools. […]
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Mt. Airy: Lovett Librarian Shares Stories and Books with Community Despite Coronavirus
Quarantine hasn’t stopped some Philadelphia kids from spending time with their favorite librarian. Dana Giusti, the children’s librarian at Mt. Airy’s Lovett Library has hosted virtual story times over Facebook Live for children since the […]
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COVID-19: Cherry Hill East High School Students Reflect on Milestones Canceled by Pandemic
For three seniors and their teachers, spring concerts and musicals were the culmination of four years’ worth of work, but the coronavirus meant a change in plans.
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Education: Parents, Teachers Lambast School District Over Reopening Plan at Board of Education Meeting
More than 100 Parents, teachers, principals, and students all spoke against the School District of Philadelphia’s hybrid learning plan for fall. The board voted to delay action on Superintendent Hite’s proposed plan until the next week. […]
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COVID-19: Reading, PA Youth Program Changes Plans, Still Offers Mentorship
Reading High School graduate Tillman Sims began TLC Fore Reading five years ago with the goal of shaping the minds of young men and women from all walks of life. Using a shared interest in golf as a starting point, Sims’ program introduces inner city students to a larger world outside their neighborhoods. […]
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COVID-19: Collective Success Network Provides Refurbished Laptops for Philadelphia Students
To help low-income students keep up with the new form of instruction amid the coronavirus crisis, the Collective Success Network is providing refurbished laptops to students in the Philadelphia area. The donations target low-income, first-generation […]
Education
North Central Philadelphia: Tree House Books Helps Students Succeed After School
Tree House Books, located at 1430 W. Susquehanna Ave., provides academic, literary, and after-school reading resources for students. The organization focuses on literacy based learning and ensuring every child in Philadelphia has access to books […]