
Posts tagged with Education


VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr. at Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965

How UPenn could revoke Trump’s Wharton degree
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Philadelphia students helped register young voters in advance of the Georgia runoffs

Nearly 30% of Philly’s remote learning centers have closed for COVID. Staff are raising safety concerns.
Editorial cartoon: Philly school fundraiser

Uncertain future for North Philly horse riding club, famous worldwide and beloved at home

Temple University shutters largest dining hall as campus residency drops 60%

In-person classes have stopped. Shootings haven’t. So Philly schools are taking trauma support online

Opinion: Don’t steal our teachers during a pandemic

Temple suspends classes as Philly Health Department warns students against social gatherings

Will school work this year? Philly students and teachers share hopes and fears

Free Library discrimination concerns
Free Library adds searchable archives of 10 Black American newspapers

Opinion: Temple’s plan for on-campus learning puts North Philly neighbors at risk

10 ways the School District of Philadelphia can become an antiracist organization

Opinion: If colleges want to be antiracist, they should start by ‘banning the box’

Strawberry Mansion High School wins $50k for the arts with slick Philly sneakers

Can first-year college students defer enrollment till things get more normal? Depends on the school

Philly school families get pandemic cash bonus for food, so those who don’t need it plan donation drive
