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The Sixers awarded this leader of color for her work in education people

Dec. 5, 2016 9:56 am

The Sixers awarded this leader of color for her work in education

Ami Patel Hopkins, the School District's kindergarten transition fellow, received the Sixers' Game Changer award during the team's Indian Heritage Night. Trust the process.
Black lives, social justice and a Quaker education people

Nov. 23, 2016 12:53 pm

Black lives, social justice and a Quaker education

Michael Gary took over as head of school at Center City's Friends Select School this summer. Here's how he's reminding students of the Quaker commitment to social justice.
GlaxoSmithKline just awarded 10 Philly nonprofits $40K each funding

Nov. 21, 2016 10:48 am

GlaxoSmithKline just awarded 10 Philly nonprofits $40K each

Youth sports, safety, housing and community health were the areas of interest this year for the healthcare company.
Urban Creators is fundraising $30K to groom its next generation of leaders funding

Nov. 14, 2016 9:56 am

Urban Creators is fundraising $30K to groom its next generation of leaders

The goal, said cofounder Alex Epstein, is to put young people in a position to run the organization as is so he can focus on expanding the nonprofit.
This youth advocate is leaving the charter school she ‘grew with’ to build something new people

Oct. 10, 2016 11:05 am

This youth advocate is leaving the charter school she ‘grew with’ to build something new

After 21 years with YouthBuild, Simran Sidhu is leaving the organization to head up a new, "different type" of youth org that will involve programming, funding or a mix of both.
After its second year, the city’s STEM mentorship program is finding its place results

Mar. 22, 2016 9:50 am

After its second year, the city’s STEM mentorship program is finding its place

The Office of Innovation and Technology's Center City STEM program was born from a US2020 pilot. This year, it took on an identity of its own. Here's how it fared.
These Philly high schoolers are developing social enterprises for credit method

Dec. 21, 2015 8:00 am

These Philly high schoolers are developing social enterprises for credit

Student entrepreneurs at Friends Select High school are the latest cohort to have their ideas accelerated by Schoolyard Ventures, a program that helps them solve real-world problems through socially conscious business.
Boys.Write.Now. Runs Workshops Teach Boys Writing, Visual Arts Skills, and More method

Aug. 20, 2014 11:58 am

Boys.Write.Now. Runs Workshops Teach Boys Writing, Visual Arts Skills, and More

Many teachers, including Samuel Reed, struggle to get their male students involved in creative writing as much as their female students. So over this past summer, Reed, a teacher at the U School  and a Philadelphia Writing Project consultant, helped organize a series of writing workshops for boys in Philadelphia. The workshops, called Boys.Write.Now., are part of an […]