Education
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Pottstown Native, Former Cadet at Valley Forge Military Academy on Ballot for College Football HOF
Pottstown native Aaron Beasley, a former cadet at Valley Forge Military Academy, is on the 2021 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Beasley, a 1991 graduate of Pottstown High School, attended VFMA for the 1991-92 school year, before starring as a cornerback at West Virginia. “When I went to Valley Forge…
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Former Upper Darby High Physical Education Teacher and Olympian Dianne R. Fischer Dies at 77
A former 32-year physical education teacher at Upper Darby High School who played for the U.S. Olympic Field Hockey team has died, reports capegazette.com. Dianne R. Fischer died Oct. 25 at her Lewes, Del. home. She was 77. Born Aug. 19, 1943 in Darby, she attended Upper Darby High School and was an excellent athlete,…
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Overwhelmed Moms Trust Milestone Therapy Group to Help Their Kids Talk
By David Bjorkgren Sarah Mayland’s 5-year-old son, Jack, has autism and trouble communicating. He needs the support of services like Milestone Therapy Group (MTG) in Bala Cynwyd. “I feel I can trust them which, as a parent, is really important,” Sarah said. Ashley White, speech therapist and owner of Milestone Therapy Group, spent an hour…
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Villanova University Examines Inequality and Poverty With Goal of Finding Public Policy Solutions
Villanova University is tackling poverty, with help from a $1 million gift from two alumni, reports catholicphilly.com. Paul A. Tufano and Christine Tufano are contributing to an interdisciplinary initiative studying the intersection of poverty and inequality. Paul Tufano is chairman and executive officer of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies in Philadelphia. He’s also a…
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Rev. Donohue Reflects on Leading Villanova University in a Pandemic
Rev. Peter Donohue, president of Villanova University, recently reflected on his 15th years leading the campus, writes Hilary Burns for Boston Business Journal as reported in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Augustinian priest has the sometimes difficult task of encouraging young adults to sacrifice individual needs to the greater safety g of the student body…
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Top of the Class: See Which 7 Delaware County School Districts Earned an A+
Seven out of 15 Delaware County school districts earned an A+ ranking from Niche.com, on its list of 2021 Best Schools in Pennsylvania, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. One additional school district earned an A, three received Bs and one took a B-. Earning an A+ were Radnor Township School District, Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, Garnet…
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Check Out Which Private High Schools in Delaware County Are Among This Year’s 50 Best in Pennsylvania
Delaware County is home to seven of the 50 best private high schools in Pennsylvania for 2021, according to a new report published by Niche.com. The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square ranked highest in Delaware County in fourth place. Haverford School also made the top ten at eighth place. The Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont…
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Neumann University Senior Working Hard to Make Sure All of Her Fellow Students Have a Chance to Vote
Kaitlyn Tracey, a senior at Neumann University, is on a mission to get her classmates to register and vote in the Nov. 3 election. Tracey has been named a Democracy Fellow by the Campus Vote Project, an organization that works to reduce barriers to student voting and empower them with the information they need to…
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Limited Space in Upper Darby Schools Makes It Harder to Stay COVID Safe
Bringing kids back into the classroom in Upper Darby is a little trickier than at other districts, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Upper Darby has outdated buildings and overcrowding that make it hard to set up safe distancing and flexible classroom time. Efforts are underway to upgrade buildings and create new spaces but…
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Thinking About Earning Your MBA? Learn More at Lerner College’s Wednesday Drop-In Sessions
Thinking about earning your MBA? Meet with the MBA admissions team at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics during an upcoming Wednesday Zoom Drop-In Session from 12-2 PM to discuss any questions you may have about earning an MBA. Lerner’s admissions team will answer your questions and help you design…
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Start Preparing for Your Next Career Move; Attend WilmU’s Virtual Open House on Wednesday
Wilmington University invites you to join it online for a Virtual Open House on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 11 AM-5 PM. Meet with WilmU representatives to learn about: flexible, 100 percent online degrees and certificates to help build your skills and prepare you for your next career move supportive online faculty, tech resources, and student…
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Pioneering Educator Instrumental in Founding Delaware County Community College Dies at 85
West Goshen Township resident Eugene Kray, a pioneering educator who helped forward adult learning in the region, has died at the age of 85, writes Bonnie Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kray was instrumental in founding Delaware County Community College. He moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania in 1967 to help with the creation of…
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Good News for Schools: Kids Are Back and COVID Rates Aren’t Rising
It’s been a month or more since the new school year started with some kids back in class. So far, there’s no sign the coronavirus is spreading in the schools, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inqurier. Record keeping, however, is dodgy. There’s a wide variation in how states, counties and districts report COVID in…
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Malvern Man Receives High Honor from Harcum College
Malvern resident Dennis Marlo was recently awarded Harcum College’s 2020 Circle of Excellence Award by President Jon Jay DeTemple and his wife, Margaret DeTemple, during a virtual ceremony. The Circle of Excellence is a prestigious giving society created to recognize individuals who have given $50,000 or more during their lifetime, as well as their time…
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University of Delaware’s Lifelong Lerner Webinar Series to Host ‘Leading Teams During Crisis’ on Oct. 22
The Lifelong Lerner Webinar Series, hosted by the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, addresses today’s top business challenges with Lerner expertise, pairing evidenced-based research with practical application. A free webinar entitled “Leading Teams During Crisis” will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 4 PM. Derron Bishop, Assistant Professor of…
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Delco Hi-Q Starts 73rd Season, With Some Virtual Changes
Delco Hi-Q is heading into its 73rd season this year with a slightly altered pandemic-friendly format. The oldest continuous academic quiz competition in the United States is moving its students on line. There are 21 high schools competing for the championship this year. “We knew we could find a solution to keep this tradition going…
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Dean of Valley Forge Military Academy Shares Some of His Experiences at the Forge
“The Garrison” is a weekly update from Valley Forge Military Academy and College’s Garrison Sergeant Major Bill Mott. Each week, GSM Mott hosts a special guest to show how VFMAC is forging young leaders. This week, Dr. Paul Lea IV, Dean of the Academy, shares some of his experiences at the Forge and provides some…
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Hope rises from ashes at New Our Lady of Angels School in Morton
The rebuilt Our Lady of Angels school in Morton is “what hope looks like,” according to Archbishop Nelson Perez, writes Gina Christian for catholicphilly.com. The regional Catholic school was created in 2012, serving students from OLPH and Our Lady of Fatima. Six years later, it was destroyed by fire. On Oct. 7, the archbishop blessed…
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