Education

The nominating panel calls for more time, more applicants in next step of returning the School District of Philadelphia to local control. 

A new NASA-funded project led by Temple University's Victor Gutierrez-Velez could shape the country's environmental policy for years to come. 

Teachers, schools need to discuss Trump's racist language, educators say. 

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, other organizations urge congressional action on DACA, call out language used against immigrants in discussions

The Radnor, PA university aims to increase international student enrollment and support in their 2020 strategic plan. 

A new partnership between La Salle University and the School District of Philadelphia opens up college course enrollment to city high school students. 

Mayor Kenney appoints Bonnie Camarda and Peter Gonzales to the nominating panel that will select candidates for the School District's new board.

Roughly half of Latinos in higher education graduate. Researchers and universities are asking why, and what can be done to better support Latino students. 

The beloved, courageous, and spunky American Girls welcome a new addition to their famous entourage (and she’s even approved by NASA).

Written by Raquel Jaramillo, daughter of Colombian inmigrants, Wonder returns to be topical thanks to the premiere of the film with the same name. The novel serves as an inspiration for young people affected by facial alterations who suffer bullying at school.

The Catholic pontiff concluded his four-day visit to Colombia by giving an open Mass in which he encouraged Colombian population to be involved in the peace process to help the country recover from its decades-long armed conflict with the FARC and other guerrilla groups. He also addressed the heavy polarization among Colombian society.

After scurrying around City Hall and Dilworth Park to ask civilians simple questions about Hispanic Heritage Month for a short video, my colleague and I soon realized that the majority of Philadelphia is ill-prepared and misinformed about this nationally recognized celebratory period. Nevertheless, between every “um”, “uh”, or absolute radio silence, there came a widespread longing to understand and know more about this time of year. The interest is there, so why hasn’t the City taken advantage of it?

Ten years ago, Juan Pablo Romero decided to open a place in his childhood home to get the youngsters off the street of Guatemala.

Universal free education is one of the hallmarks of the Cuban Revolution, although for a number of years the shortfall in the number of teachers and reportedly low quality of the offered classes have been the focus of attention on the island, where students make up about one-fifth of the population.

Latinos and African-Americans are still the least represented groups in major American universities, despite being two of the most numerous communities in the nation.