District releases Renaissance charter recommendations The Notebook blog The District affirmed the top choices of three School Advisory Councils, but recommends to the School Reform Commission that Creighton Elementary be turned over to Universal rather... »
by Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks For many Philadelphia families, a diploma from ultra-selective Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School is the holy grail of public education in the city. But how do parents get the... »
Navigating the digital world The Notebook The 5th installment in a series of teachers sharing their lessons comes from Michele McKeone of South Philadelphia High School. Annette John-Hall: Scoring for scholarships The Inquirer Mentorship programs offer... »
The University City District, a nonprofit organization located on the corner of 40th and Chestnut streets, is opening a compost center in University City, turning an unused lot into a sustainable environment for the community. The effort stems from UCD... »
According to statistics distributed by the PEW Institute, access to computers and the Internet has greatly increased from 2000 to 2010. The utility of mobile internet alone has increased by 13% from April 2009 to May 2010. As of 2010, 65% reported to h... »
A unique organization exists in University City that teaches neighborhood children about bicycling. Neighborhood Bike Works, located in the basement of St. Mary’s Church in the middle of the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, offers afterschool ... »
Nearly 85 percent of students at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania are unaware that they can stay in Philadelphia upon graduation, according to a new report from the Philadelphia Research Initiative. “I was under the impr... »
The Ducky Birts Foundation will hold its 6th Annual Medallion Scholarship banquet at First District Plaza in University City this evening. »
