
Feb. 19, 2021 9:04 am
Life Science Cares Philadelphia and Philadelphia Futures connect low-income, first-gen students to opportunity
For its first cohort in summer 2021, their Project Onramp aims to place 25 to 30 interns with local companies in paid, life sciences internships.

Feb. 12, 2021 10:02 am
COVID-19 shows why it’s time to finally end unpaid college internships
Based on current conditions. guest columnists Matthew Hora and Mindi Thompson contend that the very notion of unpaid work is indefensible. They propose three ways to make paid internships more plentiful and available to all students.

Jan. 13, 2021 12:00 pm
FAFSA is being simplified. Here’s what you need to know about the changes to come
The good news is that it will go from having 108 questions to 36 questions. The not-so-good news is that this simplified form will not be available to students until October 2022.

Jul. 9, 2020 3:30 pm
Motivadas y ambiciosas: Estas estudiantes de Kensington Health Sciences Academy están listas para el futuro
Gracias a un nuevo programa de inscripción doble (“dual enrollment”) en el norte de Filadelfia, dos estudiantes están aprendiendo lo necesario para estar listas para ir a la universidad.

Jul. 9, 2020 12:30 pm
Driven and ambitious: Kensington Health Sciences Academy students ready themselves for the future
As a part of a new dual enrollment program in eastern North Philadelphia, two students learned what it takes to make it to college.

Jun. 15, 2020 7:00 pm
La educación puede ayudar a romper el ciclo de pobreza en El Barrio
Un programa educacional nuevo en Congreso de Latinos Unidos y Penn State Abington no es únicamente un modo de preparar a los estudiantes para la universidad.

Jun. 15, 2020 10:48 am
Breaking the cycle of poverty in El Barrio with education
In order to lift students up, Congreso de Latinos Unidos and Penn State Abington try to address more than just college preparedness.

Jun. 3, 2020 7:22 am
Pedagogy amid pandemic and protest
"My semester may be over, but I know my students are watching as the adults they depend on to make the world livable figure out what to do," says guest columnist LiRon Anderson-Bell.

May 19, 2020 3:00 pm
¿Cómo preparamos a estudiantes sin ninguna historia familiar de educación universitaria?
Debido a la falta de una cultura de educación universitaria en sus comunidades, los estudiantes en el este de Filadelfia del Norte se encuentran en desventaja simplemente por ser 'analfabetos universitarios'.

May 19, 2020 12:00 pm
How do we prepare first-generation graduates for college?
For high school students in eastern North Philadelphia, it means becoming both college-ready and college-capable.
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