Dear Trayvon, I have been captivated by your story ever since I first caught wind of it in February. Like your parents, and countless other Americans, I want justice for you and the life that you will never get to live. I am saddened by the recent attacks on your character from various anonymou... Read more...
The 2nd Annual West Philadelphia Adult College Fair will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5 at the West Philadelphia YMCA located at 3120 Chestnut St. The fair is open to residents of West and Southwest Philly who are 19 or older. Fair attendees can visit with representatives from ... Read more...
An overlooked corner of the dropout problem became more visible Thursday when state officials for the first time released the dropout rate for eighth-graders. Statewide, about 3.5% of eighth-graders - 17,257 in all - left school and didn't return for ninth grade, according to the state co... Read more...