Education

Young Heroes is a year-long curriculum that shows elementary and middle schoolers how their First Amendment rights empower them to take action in their communities.

Temple University is lagging behind in the recruitment of Latino students, with only 6.9% of its total student population, while the Community College of Philadelphia is stuck at 14.8%. Philadelphia’s Latino population is fast approaching 20%.

For 15 years, JEVS’ Project WOW has been giving Philadelphia dropouts the skills they need to enter the professional world and turn a new page in their lives.

Through their many initiatives, the Community College of Philadelphia aims to not only recruit, but also retain Latino students.

Pennsylvania Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera made the case for ensuring that more Pennsylvanians have access to higher education throughout the state.

“Serving Latinos is not rocket science, but I can tell you often we put programs in place and we don’t pay attention to whether Latinos are participating or not,” Deborah Santiago told the audience at AL DÍA’s Higher Education Summit.  

In perhaps the day’s most moving session, the summit’s third theme highlighted the personal experiences of two medical students at Drexel University, Paulina Ramirez and Alfredo Muñoz.

Why not? Latino youth are among the most neglected, and in need of urgent attention from the centers of higher learning at the college and university level.

Antonio Romero has used his three years so far as community schools coordinator at Kensington Health Sciences Academy to define the role and contribute to the school’s ongoing growth.

From growing up in a Puerto Rican migrant worker family to paving a path to success in academia, Dr. Bonilla-Santiago has never lost her straightforward and honest approach to creating change.

Vets in the Hood, Inc., along with other veterans and volunteers, is launching a mentoring program for students at Edison High School in Hunting Park.  

As school kicks off early this year, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William Hite reflects on the return to local control, the District’s priorities, and how to ensure schools are “safe spaces” for all children regardless of their immigration status or background.

TechServ, a new citywide and soon-to-be statewide program, tackles the STEM and IT divide in urban centers by training "opportunity youth" to work at partner organizations in local communities. 

Nine-year-old Jayden Perez received one of 14 awards from TD Bank for outstanding young citizens at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia on Thursday.