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Drexel gets record $112. 6 million gift for new robotics and aerospace facilities
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (258+ words) A rendering shows plans for new facilities at Drexel University's Nick Howley College of Engineering and Computing. The Howley Foundation is giving the university a record $112. 6 million gift. Drexel University has received a record $112. 6 million gift to establish the newly…...
Philly school district will not cut 340 jobs after city leaders commit to finding funding
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (272+ words) After local lawmakers rejected Mayor Parker's rideshare tax proposal, she and City Council Kenyatta Johnson agreed to find another recurring revenue stream for the School District of Philadelphia. The School District of Philadelphia has reversed course on its plans to…...
Discover rare wonders at the Free Library of Philadelphia
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (486+ words) A woman and a young child examine a display case at Dietrich Gallery exhibition. Provided Courtesy/The Free Library of Philadelphia. Most Philadelphians know the Free Library as a place to borrow books, study, use a computer, or attend a…...
Thomas Jefferson University to run Delaware's first medical school
1+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Thomas Jefferson University is establishing a regional campus of its Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Delaware. It will be the state's first medical school program. Thomas Jefferson University is opening a regional campus of its Sidney Kimmel Medical College in…...
Swarthmore College to cover full tuition for families making under $200, 000 starting in fall 2027
2+ week, 1+ day ago (404+ words) Starting in 2027, Swarthmore College will have a program that covers all tuition costs for students whose families earn $200, 000 or less. The private liberal arts college in Delaware County has a total enrollment of about 1, 700 students. Swarthmore College, the private liberal…...
GOP megadonor offers private school scholarships to students at Philly's shuttering public schools
3+ week, 2+ day ago (500+ words) The School District of Philadelphia is planning to close 17 public schools. An organization created by Republican megadonor Jeffrey Yass, an advocate for education voucher programs, is offering 500 students from those shuttering schools $8, 000 scholarships to attend private schools. As the School…...
Two charter schools in Philadelphia were recommended for nonrenewal
3+ week, 6+ day ago (589+ words) Global Leadership Academy Charter School Southwest at Huey and Philadelphia Montessori Charter School were recommended for nonrenewal by the School District of Philadelphia on Thursday. The School District of Philadelphia recommended that the Board of Education not renew agreements with…...
8 ways to learn a new language with the Free Library
3+ week, 6+ day ago (251+ words) Philadelphia is a diverse and multilingual city, and the opportunities to pick up another language and engage with those who speak it are everywhere. Language-learning apps, classes, and tutors can be costly and difficult to access. With your library card,…...
School district renames headquarters after Constance E. Clayton, a former superintendent who put children first
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (651+ words) The School District of Philadelphia renamed its headquarters after the late superintendent Constance E. Clayton, pictured above during Penn's Constance E. Clayton Lecture Series in 2016. The School District of Philadelphia's North Broad Street headquarters has been formally dedicated to the late superintendent…...
Recess is critical to academic and social success, pediatricians say " but many schools have cut it
1+ mon, 38+ min ago (425+ words) Though many schools have cut back on recess, these periods of free play are crucial for children's health and academic success, new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics says." The recommendation, the first the AAP has issued on recess…...