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Dear Mayor Kenney It seems that the educational landscape is failing so many of Philadelphia’s youth according to high school graduation rates. Are there programs that can help those who want to earn their high school diploma or GED?  I remember Standard Evening High School. Could a venue like that be reinstituted to help those…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Shutterstock This week, The School District of Philadelphia opened kindergarten pre-registration for the 2017-18 school year for children who will be 5-years-old on or before September 1, 2017, or for children who are 6-years-old and did not attend kindergarten. “Enrollment in kindergarten is one of the first steps parents can take in setting…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  David Thomas, Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Community College of Philadelphia National recognition of college administrators who give back to their campuses and communities David Thomas, Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Community College of Philadelphia has received the 2017 Giving Back Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  High School student panel during the “Savage Inequities: A Tale of Two Schools.”session on Law & Society Week at CCP. ccp.org Last Monday, Community College of Philadelphia delved into an issue that affects many Philadelphia youth today, as well as generations of relatives who came before them. On the first full day of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From the left: Dr. Mary Williams, LaSalle University; Dr. John Groves, Arcadia University, and Dr. Debra Chiaradonna, Chestnut Hill College with Senator Art Haywood (D-4th Dist.) and Senator Andy Dinniman (19th Dist) on the right side.  (Photo courtesy: Office of State Senator Art Haywood) By Arlene Edmonds Correspondent On the public education home front,…

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Customers receive letters and notices that their utility service could be shut off for payment issues PECO is sending letters to more than 50,000 residential customers who are delinquent on their accounts and believed to be eligible for grants from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  The mailing includes an overview of LIHEAP, a…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  U.S. Customs House in Philadelphia.  (Photo: Drexel.edu) As it celebrates its 50th Anniversary at the U.S. Customs House, the Philadelphia Passport Agency is dedicated to its mission of helping Americans see the world. By Denise Clay For most Americans headed overseas via Philadelphia International Airport, the trip is kind of easy. Sure, you…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Jim Kenney addresses the audience on his $4.4 billion budget plan for 2018; Councilwoman-at Large Blondell Reynolds Brown and Councilman William Greenlee listen. (Photo: Bill Z. Foster) By Denise Clay Mayor Jim Kenney is a graduate of the St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in North Philadelphia, an all-boys Jesuit school that, among other things,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Dr. Sandra G. Strothers, President of the Lawnside Education Foundation and Lawnside School District Superintendent Dr. Ronn Johnson, proudly hold up the $10,000 check from Exelon Energy Company.    (Photo courtesy: Kendall Alexander) By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Despite the dreary downpour last Saturday night, folks came out in droves to the Merion Resort…

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When it comes to Philadelphia City Council, the best man for the job is often a woman. By Denise Clay Because it’s Women’s History Month, the month of March is probably one of the few times that we talk about women in politics with any kind of hopefulness. There’s a list of reasons for that….

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