Get off to a good start: Be proactive
Sub Title: Tips for beginning this year – and every year – right Author: by Alesha Jackson Author Bio: Alesha Jackson is a member of the Notebook editorial board and a graduate student at the...
View ArticleHigh school students tackle truancy with media campaign
Author: by Jenny Seng Members of the District’s Student Truancy Task Force launched a public awareness campaign in January focused on bringing kids back to school.Called T.A.C.K.L.E. TRUANCY (Time and...
View ArticleMerger of two local groups aims to boost college success
Author: by Dale Mezzacappa Philadelphia Futures and the White-Williams Scholars, two organizations that have long helped low-income students complete high school and go to college, are merging in...
View ArticleDistrict programs for college readiness
Author: by Wendy Harris The School District of Philadelphia uses a number of state and federal grants to support programs at its middle and comprehensive high schools around college access and...
View ArticleReflections of a CCP grad, part II
There are a lot of things you learn very quickly as a college student. One is that there may be a few classes that you wish you never had to take. At Community College of Philadelphia, I certainly had...
View ArticleGraduation Coach Campaign enters second year
by Avi Wolfman-ArentAt City Hall Tuesday morning, Mayor Michael Nutter kicked off the second year of the city’s Graduation Coach Campaign, an initiative that recruits volunteer adult mentors and...
View ArticleConnected: The networked teacher
I recently sat down with Kira Baker-Doyle to talk about her book and the panel she will moderate during the Philadephia Writing Project's 10th Annual Celebration of Writing and Literacy.Reed: Why do...
View ArticleConnected: The networked teacher
Sub Title: Our blogger talks with educator and author Kira Baker-Doyle about the importance of networks. Author: by Samuel Reed III Author Bio: Kira Baker-Doyle, a Notebook member, is an assistant...
View ArticleGraduation Coaches Campaign
Author: by Will Treece The Graduation Coaches Campaign, a program that connects Philadelphia youth with adult mentors, is in its second year.Through the program, coaches are matched with students to...
View Article'A ton of barriers to staying in school'
Sub Title: Scholar and mentor Bill McKinney discusses efforts to change the odds of graduation for Black and Latino boys. Featured Title: From the February edition - Q & A with former taskforce...
View ArticleE-mentoring program aims to reduce dropout rate among Black males
by Samantha Byles With the dropout rate among African American and Latino male students slow to improve, many people ask how one can keep these students engaged in their education.“The best way I think...
View ArticleEducation Fund brings on new leader
Author: by Samantha Byles The Philadelphia Education Fund welcomed Darren Spielman as its new executive director on March 5.Carol Fixman, who headed up the organization for seven years, announced her...
View ArticleGroup protests new Pa. law on schools and criminal backgrounds
Author: by Samantha Byles Rey Santiago, a former member of the safety and security team at ASPIRA Olney Charter High School, said that he was fired from the school last winter for something he did 23...
View ArticleCollege Board guide for undocumented students released
Undocumented immigrant students face a number of significant obstacles on the path to college. The College Board is seeking to make that process a little easier with its recently released resource...
View ArticleTeachers remember former E.M. Stanton student picked fourth in NBA draft
The following guest blog is from Holly Shaw-Hollis and Ilene Heller, both longtime teachers at E.M. Stanton elementary school in South Philadelphia, who remember new Cleveland Cavalier Dion...
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