Delaware County Community College Puts Focus on Hispanic Students' College Achievement
The conference seeks to empower Latino students through institutional support and alternative ideas for bankrolling a college education.
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The conference seeks to empower Latino students through institutional support and alternative ideas for bankrolling a college education.
The session, held at Rowan College at Gloucester County, featured psychologist Amy Hoch, who pointed out that hurting oneself is a cry for help.
Central High School students studying music and the Italian language attended the final dress rehearsal of Verdi's grand opera, Don Carlo, at the Philadelphia Academy of Music Wednesday.
In a two-page letter to the school's board of trustees, Herman Saatkamp says he'll stay on until the end of August.
Part of the asphalt playground at the Nebinger Elementary School has been transformed into a rain garden.
"Are you interested in saving a life today?" a team member asked passersby while handing out information leaflets.
Hopping on a bus parked on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the fifty men and women say they are young professionals rallying for fair education funding for Philadelphia schools.
New Jersey's top education official says between 3 and 14 percent of the state's public school students have opted out of a newly implemented standardized test.
Low-performing schools in Pennsylvania could wind up in a state-run district, under a new proposal in Harrisburg. Philadelphia superintendent William Hite says that could put additional financial pressure on Philadelphia.
This process began about 16 years ago for the Pale family, from the Phillippines.
The Upper Dublin school district, in Montgomery County, was getting in touch with community leaders after a Jewish student was taunted with a swastika at a middle school in Dresher, Pa.
An elementary school classroom has been sanitized after a central New Jersey teacher came down with viral meningitis.
The New Jersey Education Association announced it will no longer work with Gov. Christie's Pension and Benefits Study Commission until the administration catches up with fund payments it agreed to four years ago.
The National Liberty Museum, in Old City, rolled out the red carpet for three students who submitted the winning essays and video speeches marking the 50th anniversary of the historic march.
In dismissing the suit brought by six school districts, parents, and the NAACP, Commonwealth Court ruled that funding schools is an issue for the state legislature, not the courts.
Ten US military veterans, all formerly homeless, have graduated from a job training program during ceremonies at a center city Philadelphia hotel.
The school district is inviting educators and communities to submit ideas to turn around the academics at individual schools, or to create entirely new high schools.
Good news for the Class of 2015: Employers are reportedly planning to hire 9.6 percent more new grads this year than they did in 2014.
A charter school in Camden is celebrating its most accomplished graduating class yet.
The student has not been identified and police have not given his age. He is expected to face federal charges later on Friday.
Philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams engaged in a dialogue with 60 students at City School about the danger of using electronic devices to hurt someone by either words or photos.
It's part of a new program by the US Department of Homeland Security, called "iGuardian."
Coming up this month: two food-related fundraisers for worthy causes, and the reopening of the "Independence Beer Garden," at 6th and Market.
Rowan University has become the first New Jersey college where police are wearing body cameras.
Rob Dubow, the mayor's finance director, says raising property taxes by nine percent is the only way the city can raise the additional $103 million the school district needs next year.
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.