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West Philadelphia: Libraries “Plant A Seed” That Brings Success And Literacy For West Philly Children

December 22, 2017 Alexa Monteleone and Katelyn Evans 0

Out of the 339 schools within the Philadelphia School District, only eight have full-time paid certified librarians. Louis Lozzi, a Philadelphia native and teacher said that the lack of library funding in the school system [Read More]

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Walnut Hill: Community Rebuilds Park From The Ground Up

October 6, 2017 Alexa Monteleone 0

Community members in Walnut Hill gathered in a collaborative effort with the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and the Enterprise Center to rebuild the Walnut Hill Park creating a safe and relaxing space for children and [Read More]

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Frankford: Hold Harmless Policy is Holding Back Education Funding for Frankford Schools

December 15, 2016 Jared L Phillips 0

Education funding in Philadelphia is arguably the most hotly debated topic in the city. For local Frankford schools, it has been a crippling issue even though enrollment rates in Philadelphia schools has declined by more [Read More]

Abandoned Property

Education: Five Schools Impacted By Budget Cuts

May 18, 2016 Ryan C Snowden and Andreas M Dienner 0

As education budget cuts have spread throughout the state of Pennsylvania, building closures present a way for school districts to quickly lower their costs. In Philadelphia, a large wave of closings occurred in 2013. During [Read More]

East Oak Lane

East Oak Lane: Non-Profit Program Director Helps Provide Scholarships To Students In Need

February 10, 2016 Chelsea Ann Rovnan and Talore G McBride 0

Portia Fullard, a longtime resident of East Oak Lane and graduate of Temple University, is program director for Sky Community Partners, Inc., a local non-profit organization that identifies children in underserved communities and helps pay [Read More]

Education

Kensington: Organization Unites Community To Save Classrooms And Empower Educators

December 22, 2015 pnadmin 0

Over the past few years, the educational funding crisis in Philadelphia has continued to cut jobs and important programs while class sizes have grown, leaving many classrooms with a lack of basic resources and a [Read More]

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Education: Schools Teeter on the Brink of Financial Crisis

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum and Ashley Renee Hart 0

Philadelphia has had a big year. It’s welcomed the pope, honored the Dalai Lama and was named a World Heritage site by UNESCO. But behind the scenes is a building crisis: its schools are failing. [Read More]

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: School Funding a Major Issue in Mayor Race

March 6, 2015 Paul Klein 1

While the race to see who will become Philadelphia’s next mayor revolves around a number of issues facing the city, the issue that appears to be at the forefront is funding for the city’s district [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Mantua: Through City Year, New College Graduate Gives Back to Younger Students

February 26, 2015  0

On the 600 block of North 35th Street lives a young college graduate trying to make a difference in the City of Brotherly Love. Twenty-three-year-old Ivan Vivar is a recent graduate of the University of [Read More]

Education

Olney: Principal Works to Improve Safety, Academics at Reunited High School

February 26, 2015  0

Olney Charter High School was once a building housing two separate high schools. Imagine walking into school with a friend and having him or her go right to enter Olney High School East while you [Read More]

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