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Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of Philly: Jay-Z Dragged For $300M Educational Campaign To Send Low-Income Students To Private Schools
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Jay-Z may just be on his way after a new initiative for Philadelphia schools. Beyonce‘s husband and his company Roc Nation announced a $300M educational campaign for low-income Philadelphia students, PEOPLE reports. And the internet had a lot to say about it.
This Marine Dropped Out of School at 17. At 72, He's Fulfilling His Promise to His Mom to Graduate
PHILADELPHIA — Call him the Rip van Winkle of Benjamin Franklin High: Joseph Bond dropped out of high school at age 17, as war raged in Vietnam, leaving without a diploma. Over 55 years, he served his country, built a career, a family, a life. But as he hit his 70s, Bond remembered the promise he made to his mother before she died: He vowed he'd earn his diploma someday.
Bishop Shanahan celebrates graduation of Class of 2024
Bishop Shanahan High School held its commencement exercises on the morning of June 7 in the BSHS auditorium, paying tribute to the Class of 2024. This year’s graduating class included 209 students who were accepted to four-year colleges and universities such as Villanova University, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Florida, University of Miami, and University of Illinois. The class also received more than $53,000,000 in total college scholarships. The Most Reverend John J. McIntyre, D.D., V.G. presided over the graduation ceremony.
University of the Arts officially closed Friday, laying off over 600 staff members
University of the Arts is officially closed as of Friday, as originally scheduled, laying off several hundreds of faculty and staff members and ending the existence of a nearly 150-year-old institution. As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, 613 UArts staff members were fired. The layoffs were facilitated by consulting firm...
Pennsylvania House passes education funding overhaul with big aid boost for Philly schools
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved school funding legislation Monday that would significantly increase education funding and distribute it in a way designed to ensure all students have access to a quality, equitable education.The groundbreaking legislation would amend the school code to guarantee basic education aid levels increase steadily for the next seven years. It would also implement a new funding formula that would dramatically reduce per pupil spending gaps between the state’s wealthy and low-income districts, which are on average among the biggest in...
North Catholic alums announce scholarship recipients
The Northeast Catholic Alumni Association has chosen the scholarship recipients of its annual $500,000 in tuition grants. The recipients are 10 in grade school, 20 in high school and five in college, who are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of alumni association members. The money is given over three years for students in grade school and four years for students in high school and college.
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