For the staff and students at Girard College June 30, 2012, Autumn Graves last day, it might as well be June 30, 2020; her departure can’t come soon enough.Like the queen bees that have come before her... »
PHILADELPHIA- The Philadelphia School District has a brand new and very unique plan to get out of its budget deficit: close even more schools.The new plan, which depends on a revised school tax structure, which is currently being heard... »
There was a time at Girard College when they went about their daily task of educating children quietly; the media wasn’t reporting about the college and reporters weren’t interviewing anyone associated with them.All that changed... »
Recently, the Philadelphia School District’s SRC (School Reform Commission) announced that they would be closing three charter schools at the end of the 2013 school year.In Philadelphia, charter schools are given a five year contract.... »
Over the last three years, the Philadelphia School District has pretty much solely focused on the students who were underachieving so much so that people might think that every student was underachieving.Over the last week or two, they finally... »
PHILADELPHIA- 19 of the Philadelphia School District's public schools are expected to expand by turning unused rooms into classrooms.Most of the 19 schools that are expanding are special admission schools, which require an EH-38 form in... »
On Monday, April 15th, outgoing Girard College President had another bombshell to drop on the college’s staff and students: that on Friday there will be drastic changes made that will have a serious affect on them. Graves has... »
Aside from the absence of cherry blossoms at this year’s Sakura Sunday, the day-long festival in Philadelphia was a great success. Thousands flocked to the festival space in Fairmount Park and experienced a taste of many different... »
Recently Girard College President Autumn Graves announced that she was going to be resigning in June. Graves, who became president of the historical boarding school in 2009, had recently come under fire in articles written for Examiner.com.Through... »
An outside class promoting yoga and health for the spine was held outside at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA...the day being sunny and beautiful and therefore bringing in a lot of people who wanted to learn more about keeping... »
East meets west this weekend in Philadelphia. As part of the Philadelphia County Master Gardener’s Second Saturday series, the Fairmount Park Horticultural Center will host the workshop, Community Garden Know How; registration begins at 9am,... »
April is National Volunteer Month. Volunteering has always been an important part of the American fabric, dating as far back as 1736 when Benjamin Franklin established the first volunteer fire department right here in Philadelphia. Since then,... »
Next Sunday, April 15 will be Sakura Sunday—marking the pièce derésistance of the two-month-long Cherry Blossom Festival of Philadelphia. Held in the vicinity of the Fairmount Horticultural Center in West Philadelphia, the event focuses... »
Although the Philadelphia School District and its administrative offices are closed until April 9th for Spring Break, there really isn’t any break from their money woes.On Tuesday, March 27th, SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos admitted that the... »
Starting on Monday, April 2nd, all Philadelphia public schools will be closed for Spring Break. Schools will reopen again on April 9th.During their children’s time off from school, parents tend to let them vegetate a bit in... »
