Education
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They May Have Stumbled, but They Didn’t Stay Down: Local Students Earn GEDs
They stumbled once early in life, but they didn’t stay down. Last week, more than three dozen Delaware County students cleared a major obstacle in their career paths by earning their GED. The high school equivalency diplomas were handed out at Delaware County Community College to 19 graduates from PathWays PA, 10 DCCC grads, and…
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Cardinal O’Hara Selects Accomplished Alum of Rival School as New President
It makes no difference that he’s returning to the archrival of his alma mater. After going on to become a two-time college basketball hall of famer, Drexel Hill native and Monsignor Bonner alumnus Jay DeFruscio couldn’t be happier about coming home. DeFruscio is set to rebuild a team of leaders as president of Cardinal O’Hara…
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Alumni, Other Advocates Gather to Discuss Saving Cheyney University
Cheyney University alumni and other advocates recently gathered at the Zion Baptist Church in Philadelphia to discuss the future of the nation’s oldest historically black college, writes Mensah Dean for the Philadelphia Inquirer. A state education task force released a report that paints a bleak picture of Cheyney’s current financial state. It proposes a number…
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Delaware County Community College Receives Grant to Enhance Training for High-Tech Jobs
Delaware County Community College, in partnership with the Delaware County Workforce Development Board, has received a $198,067 Strategic Innovation grant from the state to train workers for high-tech jobs of the 21st century. The grant was awarded to the Delaware County Workforce Development Board, which acts as the fiscal agent and works in concert with…
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Weight of Budget Mandates Puts 70 Percent of State’s School Districts at ‘Tipping Point’
With the bookbags strapped to the back of Pennsylvania school districts getting heavier and heavier each year, some districts are now starting to stumble. The weight of new state budget mandates for pensions, special education, and charter school tuition is becoming too much for some of them to bear, according to a Harrisburg Patriot-News report…
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Invent Penn State Initiative Awards $50,000 Grant to Brandywine Campus
The Invent Penn State initiative has awarded a $50,000 seed grant to the Brandywine campus in Media for a program to encourage collaboration between campus members and small business owners, writes Haleigh Swansen for Penn State News. The program has two main parts. The first selects up to four small business owners who will be…
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Trump’s Top National Security Adviser Delivers Commencement Address at VFMA
In the 37 years since Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster graduated from the Valley Forge Military Academy, his knowledge and skills have been put to the test in positions that have escalated to the top national security adviser for the president of the United States. McMaster recently distilled some of the key lessons learned into advice…
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Retiring President of Delaware County Community College Recognized for 40 Years of Service
Since Delaware County Community College first opened its doors in 1967, with 300 students, Delaware County residents have been afforded the chance to pursue opportunities in higher education. In 1977, Jerry Parker arrived in the county with a vision that community colleges should offer the same advantages and opportunities of highly-selective universities to a wider…
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Neumann University to Host Comprehensive Opioid Educational Summit
As opioid abuse and addiction impacts a growing number of individuals and families throughout the region, Neumann University will host a free program that examines the problem from a variety of perspectives. The program will include an update on recently approved and pending state legislation, details on efforts at the county level to help families…
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Widener University Announces Two New Trustees
Widener University has announced that two alumni – civil engineer Louis A. Rodriguez Jr. and former Under Secretary of the U.S. Army Patrick Murphy – will take seats on its Board of Trustees beginning July 1. “I am grateful and honored that these two exceptional alumni have agreed to share their time and expertise with…
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Cabrini to Help Bridge Gap for Foster Children in Their Quest for College Success
Like most students, college is a dream for the vast majority of foster children, but the reality of getting there is often as challenging as finding a stable family life. “Nearly 70 percent of foster youth want to go to college, but they attend at less than half the rate of their peers,” said University…
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Cheyney Hires New Interim President; Task Force Mulls Elimination of NCAA Sports
A man who helped lead the effort to redefine the future of Cheyney University will also execute that vision. Local task force co-chair, longtime Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors member, and former Highmark Senior Vice President Aaron A. Walton was hired for the job of interim president last week, according to…
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Washington Post: Radnor, Penncrest Are Delco’s Most Challenging High Schools
Sometimes a good challenge is all it takes to push students to achieve their full potential, and in Delaware County, that’s happening the most at Radnor and Penncrest high schools. Both ranked among Pennsylvania’s Top 20 in The Washington Post’s 2017 listing of America’s Most Challenging High Schools. The annual scoresheet grades schools on the…
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Marple Newtown Senior Wins Full Scholarship to Swarthmore College
Marple Newtown High School senior Lauren Holt is one of seven students chosen this year to receive the McCabe Scholarship, which annually provides a full tuition grant to Swarthmore College, writes Leslie Krowchenko for the Delaware County News Network. The McCabe Scholarship was established 65 years ago by Thomas B. McCabe, the former chairman and…
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PECO Announces Major Grant for Outdoor Education Program
Representatives of Natural Lands Trust, the Pottstown School District, and NorthBay, a Maryland-based nature center, have announced a major grant from PECO and the Exelon Foundation in support of a new and innovative outdoor education program in the District. Launched last fall, the program – called Powered by Nature – emphasizes exploration in nature, authentic…
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Student-Artists Create Anti-Drug Messages for Prevention Awareness Calendar
Fifteen students from various Delaware County schools were recognized for creating powerful anti-drug and anti-tobacco messages that will be displayed on prevention calendars. Delaware County Councilman Dave White announced the winners in the 29th annual Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Awareness Poster Contest. More than 650 posters were received from students in 25 different schools…
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Villanova Professor Collecting Ads That Bring Emancipation to Life
In the aftermath of the Civil War and the first breaths of newfound freedom, former slaves sought to reunite with long-lost family members. Now, the digitization of 1,000 such emancipation ads brings their stories to life for the rest of history to remember. “History is stacked against enslaved people, because their literacy was carefully outlawed…
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Widener President Coaches Parents on College Decision-Making
With finals week over, it’s high school students and parents — not college professors — who are grading prospective universities and deciding their future educational path at this time of year. And from the perspective of a parent and college administrator in Chester, the highest grades ought to go to the schools whose commitment to…
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