Education

The first floor of the Nicetown-Tioga Library looks like any other library. Books are sprawled across the layout of the interior, conversations are kept to a mere whisper and “no cell phones” and “no talking” signs are posted along the walls. Upstairs is a completely different story. Sunshine spills into the large, white room where kids are partaking in an intense game of Dance Dance Revolution. A radio is blaring in the background and a group of kids are nosily playing cards in the far end of the room.

With summer officially here, students are saying goodbye to homework and uncomfortable desks and looking forward to three months of freedom. But while they give learning a break for the summer, one school-related responsibility still

There’s something interesting in the way we all think, the way we strategize and comprehend what’s going on around us. Wouldn’t it be incredible if we honed these strategic thinking skills much earlier in life?

What is it that motivates or fails to motivate an adolescent to learn? Both the Pennsylvania School Board and Abraham Lincoln High School, located on Ryan and Rowland avenues, opted to explore a possible answer

“When I started school, I was very excited to go to school. I didn’t speak much English but I got some help in my classroom. A few months later, I got beat up in the

With barely decipherable text messages, tweets and Facebook posts dominating many students’ writing, one South Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization seeks to bring proper reading and writing back into style with fun, educational workshops. Mighty Writers, started

https://vimeo.com/20332864] On October 8, 2009, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the closing of Cardinal Dougherty High School at the completion of the 2009-2010 school year due to low and continually declining enrollment. As June is

https://vimeo.com/20332949] Over 40,000 students have graduated from Cardinal Dougherty High School since it first opened its doors in Olney on September 5, 1956. This June, the final set of seniors will cross the stage to