Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, professor, researcher, and community development expert, developed the proposal after her work as a Fulbright specialist in the South American country.
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After Mayor Kenney’s request for additional candidates in an effort to ensure the diversity of the new school board, the nominating panel presented 18 additional names on March 16 at a public meeting at City Hall.
El profesor de Swarthmore Edwin Mayorga lidera un inovador método de investigacion y aprendizaje junto a un grupo de estudiantes universitarios y alumnos de secundaria de los barrios del norte ye el sur de Filadelfia.
Philadelphia students and school community members joined tens of thousands across the country in the National School Walkout demonstration.
Despite comprising a quarter of the student population in U.S. schools, Latinos account for just eight percent of teachers. Schools across the country want to know: How can that be changed?
El alcalde de Filadelfia exige al panel de nominaciones del Consejo de Educación que proponga nombres adicionales con experiencia previa en educación o que sean padres de alumnos para formar parte de la nueva junta.
Calling for more candidates who are School District parents, or have a background in education, Mayor Kenney requested that the nominating panel for the new board of education submit additional names for consideration for appointment to the board.
The HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program is supporting Latino students from across the country in pursuing doctoral degrees and entering the professoriate.
Swarthmore professor Edwin Mayorga is leading an innovative method of researching and learning along with local undergraduate students and high schoolers from neighborhoods in North and South Philadelphia.
La nueva estrategia de la ciudad para el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral, presentada el pasado 15 de febrero, intentará fusionar educación y desarrollo profesional para preparar mejor a los habitantes de Filadelfia en la búsqueda de empleo.
A new citywide strategy for workforce development launched Feb. 15. looks to fuse education and career development to better prepare city residents for employment.
Alcalde Kenney escogerá a los nueve miembros del organismo de una lista de los 27 finalistas seleccionados por el panel de nominación, de los cuales dos son bilingües.
Of the 27 candidates submitted by the education nominating panel for Mayor Kenney's consideration to appoint to the nine-seat School Board, two are bilingual.
A panel at the Community College of Philadelphia and one Cabrini University class’s trip to D.C. are a few examples of the role of local higher education and college students in DACA advocacy.
Following one of the ten deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history at Florida high school last week, students and teachers across the country are questioning the safety of their schools.
Educadores, organizadores, activistas y estudiantes de todo el país participaron en la semana de acción de BLM por fomentar la enseñanza antirracista.
Educators, organizers, activists, and students around the country participated in the nationwide movement, amplifying calls for anti-racism teaching and training and increased focus on Black and ethnic studies in school curricula.
From profiles in the media to Pelosi's eight-hour speech, the names and faces, the individual struggles and triumphs of DREAMers are being highlighted prior to the Senate debate on immigration this week.
Local community organizers and university officials outline some of the steps colleges and universities can take to support undocumented students and DACA recipients from enrollment to graduation.
Miembros de la comunidad local y funcionarios de universidades destacan una serie de pasos que las instituciones de educación superior pueden hacer para ayudar a los estudiantes indocumentados y beneficiarios del DACA desde el momento de su matriculación hasta su graduación.
“Estamos trabajando en formar una junta mucho más sensible, que entienda mejor las necesidades de la comunidad y que también sea responsable, ya que son de nuestra comunidad,” dijo Peter Gonzales, miembro de panel de nominaciones.
“We ideally are working towards a much more responsive board that understands the needs of the community better, but is also accountable as they are from our community,” said nominating panel member Peter Gonzales.
Schools around the district are showing their Eagles spirit and cheering on the birds in every language in preparation for the Super Bowl on Sunday.
El panel de selección pide más tiempo y más candidatos antes de devolver el control del Distrito Escolar de Filadelfia a los ciudadanos.
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.
