Tag: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Leon Smith (center) with Angela Fitterer (right) and Carrie Rowe.Haverford

Haverford School District's Leon Smith Named 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher Of The Year

Leon Smith, a social studies teacher in Haverford School District with 22 years in the district, has been named the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the…

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GMercyU Secures $20,000 Grant to Support Special Education from Pennsylvania Department of Education

Gwynedd Mercy University has received a $20,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network, and the Shapiro…

(L to R) Student Alvin Gayee; Dr. Kendrick Mickens, DCCC’s Director, Student Outreach and Success; DCCC President Dr. Marta Yera Cronin and student Sarah Staquet cut the ribbon.Education

DCCC Celebrates Opening of Expanded Student Resource Center and Food Pantry

Many college students today face food insecurity, which can hurt their academic performance and ability to achieve their educational and professional goals. Overall, 23 percent…

A rendering of the project that will transform the Archbishop Prendergast building.Construction

State Funds Aid Community College Prendergast Campus Project

Delaware County Community College has received $10 million in state funding to move into phase 2 of its Southeast Campus construction at the former Archbishop…

A mother doing undergraduate coursework on laptop with son in background.Education

West Chester University Students Who Are Parents Will Benefit from PA Department of Education Grant

West Chester University (WCU) is one of only 12 universities in Pennsylvania to receive grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to help…

Immaculata University Campus in the spring.Education

Immaculata University Awarded Grant To Support Parenting Students

Immaculata University is one of 12 colleges and universities to be awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the 2024 Parent Pathways…

For more than 50 years, Becky Desmond inspired students, coached tennis, and was an honored community leader in DowningtownCommunity

Downingtown's Becky Desmond Inspired Students, Contributing to Community For More Than 50 Years

For more than 50 years, Rebecca Jane Desmond inspired students, coached tennis, and was an honored community leader in Downingtown.

She died in her home…

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Eastern University Awarded Hunger-Free Campus Grant to Expand Eagles Food & Hygiene Pantry

Eastern University has received the PA Hunger-Free Campus grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The award totals $39,618 and will support the…

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West Chester University Awarded $60,000 Through the 2023-2024 PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant

The Governor’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Education have announced that West Chester University has been selected to receive state grant funding in…

From left, Nancy Santos Gainer, WCU senior associate vice president for University Communications and Marketing; Andrew Lehman, WCU chief of staff and executive deputy to the President and vice president for University Affairs; Bradley Flamm, director of WCU’s Office of Sustainability; Aliza Richman, WCU Sustainability Council Chair; Loredana Valtierra, U.S. Department of Education policy advisor; Cindy Marten, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education; and Brian Campbell, Bureau Director, Pennsylvania Department of Education.Awards

West Chester University Honored as 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School

West Chester University was among the four universities honored at the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools ceremony at the U.S…

The former Glen Mills School in 2020 in Glen Mills.Education

Clock Tower Could Open at Glen Mills as early as July 1 but There Are Issues

Clock Tower is ready to bring students to the former Glen Mills School as early as July 1, but West Chester Area School District thinks…

A statue of P.I.T. founder Walter Garrison at the Media campus of the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology.Career Development

For 70 Years, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has Guided Students to Worthwhile Careers

You could say the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is not the same school it was when it started 70 years ago, and you’d be…

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Six Middle Schools in Delco Rank Among Top 100 Highest-Scoring Schools on Eighth-Grade PSSAs

Six middle schools in Delaware County rank among the state’s Top 100 highest-scoring schools on the eighth-grade PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School…

A rendering of the new Delaware County Community College campus at the former Prendergast High School in Drexel HillConstruction

Groundbreaking in Early 2023 for Community College Campus at Former Prendie Site

When Delaware County Community College builds its new $66.5 million Southeast Campus at the former site of Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill…

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Fraud Ring Theft of $10.3M from Chester Upland SD Thwarted

County and state officials worked together to recapture $10.3 million in state aid intended for the Chester Upland School District stolen by an international…

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New Dean Lauren Wochok Named at Valley Forge Military Academy

Valley Forge Military Academy’s assistant dean since 2020 Lauren Wochok was named this week as the new dean for the Academy.

Wochok replaces Paul…

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Immaculata Receives Grant to ‘Fully Engage Next Generation’ of Special Education Teachers

Immaculata University has received the Special Education Performance Grant 2022-2024: Developing Future Special Educators from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

The grant provides $25…

A student in a graduation cap and gown for the Class of 2022 at the Leadership AcademyEducation

TLC Leadership Academy Honors Seniors

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth’s Leadership Academy hosted a Graduation Ceremony for their Class of 2022 students at the John James Audubon…