The Philadelphia School District budget crisis has meant that after-school programs suffered losses. Nonprofits like After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP Philly) help organize activities for students all over the city. “ASAP is funded by grants [continue reading…]
The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf’s Art Through the Ages exhibit officially opened last month, as families gathered to view the student’s artwork in Philadelphia’s City Hall. Mayor Michael Nutter opened the ceremony by welcoming and [continue reading…]
The question “if not me, then who?” is central to a new program developed by the Travis Manion Foundation. In the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion was killed when his group was [continue reading…]
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, established in 2012, provides a college prep education to students from low-income families who could not otherwise afford to attend a private school. The key to funding students’ tuition comes from [continue reading…]
One of the Philadelphia Education Fund’s main goals is for all young people to have access to opportunity, not just the lucky ones. According to President and CEO Darren Spielman, the vision of the organization, which has been [continue reading…]
Within the next few years, the schoolyard at Horatio B. Hackett Elementary School will no longer be known as a sea of asphalt, but rather as an educational landmark filled with greens and opportunities the [continue reading…]
“I am not a bug person,” said Anaiis Salles, resident beekeeper at Green Sanctuary Community Apiary, located on the grounds of the 52-acre Awbury Arboretum. How, then, did Salles become an authority on beekeeping in [continue reading…]
On any given day, students at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology may film and edit short documentaries, design the interior of a home online or, as Keisha Whatley’s 12-year-old son did recently, learn [continue reading…]
Two years after Governor Tom Corbett’s initial budget cuts 23 of Philadelphia’s public schools closed their doors leaving students, parents and teachers to face the chaos of an over-burdened education system. Earlier this month, many [continue reading…]
Dance can be as intimidating as it is compelling. Dance-related reality TV shows including, So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars depict the art form as an arena for experts in [continue reading…]
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