Bucks County Conference Aims To Give Girls A Leg Up in 'STEM' Careers
STEM, of course, stands for science, technology, engineering, and math.
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STEM, of course, stands for science, technology, engineering, and math.
President Herman Saatkamp is on medical leave, and will step down next year. Acting president Dr. Harvey Kesselman was about to move on himself.
Jim Kenney wasn't the only winner on Primary Day in Philadelphia. Education had a big night, too.
Helen Gym, Allan Domb, and Derek Green edged out incumbents Ed Neilson and Wilson Goode Jr. for nominations. Kenyatta Johnson and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez survived district challenges.
Today, Williams stood with children in front of a mock voting booth at City Hall.
Cafeteria workers and noontime aides at Philadelphia public school have agreed to a new contract that calls for wage increases and work rule changes.
Appearing at a state Senate Education Committee hearing on the measure that would place struggling Pennsylvania schools in a state-run system, Philadelphia School Superintendent William Hite said there are aspects of the bill that could support efforts to improve schools.
The students are part of the "Council Rock United with NASA to Create Hardware" program, or "CRUNCH."
The school's director of choral activities, Bill Naydan, came up with the idea for a veterans' monument at the high school as he toured through Europe.
Schools superintendent Wiliam Hite says the cash-strapped school district is simply exploring ways to expand student health services without spending more money.
Camden schools superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard says the evaluation and budget process had been going on since January, and all those who will lose their jobs at the end of this academic year were notified yesterday.
Police are working to see if they can determine where the call was made.
"Cory (Azeff) was able to use the facilities at Souderton High School digital media lab to create an image for us that more closely reflected what the suspect looked like on that day," DA Risa Ferman says.
A dozen Philadelphia charter schools earned new terms, but the School Reform Commission has turned thumbs-down on renewing two others.
Eight Philadelphia schools are recipients of the latest round of grants from the Hamels Foundation.
The non-specific threat reportedly came into the Burlington County Institute of Technology in Westhampton around midnight Monday.
Supporters say the concept, nicknamed "Yes Means Yes," will allow a sex assault case to move forward even if the alleged victim didn't explicity say "no."
First, get that "Jaws" music out of your head.
At the school's Liacouras Center, on North Broad Street, some 9,000 students received degrees.
Students from Comly Elementary School, in Northeast Philadelphia, were among a select audience taking part in a "Live Connections" session at the World Café, in University City.
A high school senior (far right) stole the show today at a Philadelphia panel discussion on a recent White House initiative for boys and young men of color.
This show paints the Mongolian conqueror not as a ruthless barbarian but as a great civilizer of humankind.
More than 17 million children in America suffer from a mental illness, and many of them are untreated, according to Valerie Oulds, a program manager with the city's Department of Behavioral Health.
After receiving the second-ever Girl Scouts Centennial Award, the tennis legend encouraged the young ladies in the room to find their own voice.
A Silicon Valley startup has launched a web site to educate voters on all the candidates for Philadelphia mayor, City Council, judgeships, and more.
The Philadelphia Zoo is saying goodbye to its last African lion, Makini, who died after a battle with advanced arthritis. He was 17 years old.
Police in Cheltenham Township are warning residents of an aggressive coyote wandering the area.
The Philadelphia area can expect rain on Saturday, but nicer weather is on the way next week.
The U.S. and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, and somehow, they still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners.
West Chester's East Side Little League team lost its first game in Williamsport but will get another chance to play.
The Philadelphia Zoo is saying goodbye to its last African lion, Makini, who died after a battle with advanced arthritis. He was 17 years old.
Police in Cheltenham Township are warning residents of an aggressive coyote wandering the area.
The Philadelphia area can expect rain on Saturday, but nicer weather is on the way next week.
Crews are clearing debris and assessing damage after a powerful tornado ripped through Dover, Delaware, Thursday evening.
The U.S. and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, and somehow, they still managed to remain friends, allies and trading partners.
The Philadelphia Zoo is saying goodbye to its last African lion, Makini, who died after a battle with advanced arthritis. He was 17 years old.
Police in Cheltenham Township are warning residents of an aggressive coyote wandering the area.
The Philadelphia area can expect rain on Saturday, but nicer weather is on the way next week.
West Chester's East Side Little League team lost its first game in Williamsport but will get another chance to play.
A tornado struck near Downingtown in Chester County during Thursday's storms, the National Weather Service says.
The Philadelphia area can expect rain on Saturday, but nicer weather is on the way next week.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
Numerous concerns have been raised in recent weeks about conditions in Townsends Inlet, off the southern tip of Sea Isle City.
The threat of severe weather is winding down in the Philadelphia area after an active day of storms.
Families and small business owners say a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, New Jersey, has affected their routines this summer.
The Philadelphia area can expect rain on Saturday, but nicer weather is on the way next week.
Crews are clearing debris and assessing damage after a powerful tornado ripped through Dover, Delaware, Thursday evening.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Dover shortly after 6 p.m.
The nation's oldest African American religious festival kicks off in Wilmington, Delaware, months after a fire destroyed Mother African Union Church.
Parents should start preparing their children now to adjust to a school schedule, according to one sleep expert.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
History is the backbone of a new back-to-school vaccine campaign in Camden, N.J., launched by Grandparents for Vaccines.
In 2012, Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient to get a breakthrough cancer treatment that saved her life and is now helping others.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
West Chester's East Side Little League team lost its first game in Williamsport but will get another chance to play.
Alec Bohm tripled in the 10th inning, driving in two runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals Friday night.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
Lionel Messi drew another large crowd in Chester, Pennsylvania, and offered fans a chance to see one of the greats.
The Phillies won a season-best sixth straight game and closed within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Braves in the NL East.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Emily Mello is joining Mural Arts Philadelphia and will replace Jane Golden, who is leaving after more than 40 years with the organization.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
A Philadelphia common pleas judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt Kensington High relocation.
The Chester-Upland school district is stuffing 4,000 backpacks with back-to-school essentials. Chilekasi Adele reports.
After nine months of training, 72 new Philadelphia police officers graduated on Friday.
The Marian Anderson Museum will offer special programming from on Saturday honoring Anderson’s legacy.
Drivers heading to northbound I-95 from Northeast Philadelphia will need to use the Milnor Street entrance after the Bridge Street on-ramp closed permanently.