Education

After school programs urged to update data on city locator

The New Year is right around the corner which means families will be scrambling to find after school and weekend programs to keep their kids healthy and active in the winter and spring months. more

Education

Black parents concerned about attacks on US racial history

Calls for inclusion are being drowned out by a strong force of conservatives who have made national headlines for their efforts to ban critical race theory from schools, families say. more

Education

School Board selects search committee for new superintendent

Philadelphia’s Board of Education has released the names of 13 members who will sit on the superintendent search advisory committee. more

Education

Chesco OIC offers Microsoft Office certification program

The Chester County OIC, in partnership with Full Circle Computing, is offering a free Digital Literacy program for individuals to earn a Microsoft Office Certification. more

Education

Income

RFP supports digital literacy for caregivers of children K-12

PHLConnectED, in partnership with the Digital Literacy Alliance (DLA), is launching a grant cycle specifically geared to stand up digital literacy classes targeted to pre-K-12 caregivers. more

Education

Requests for Proposals

College enrollment drops by 500,000: research study

Enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities is on track to fall by another nearly 500,000 undergraduate students this fall, continuing the historic drops that began with the COVID pandemic. more

Education

Reports

Literacy center seeks volunteer tutors and teachers

The IHM Center for Literacy is in need of tutors and substitute teachers at both of its locations (Northeast and Southwest Philadelphia) with needs in its morning and evening classes. more

Education

Deadline is Friday for statewide OST staff survey

2021 Survey of Out of School Staff targets Teachers, Administrators & Direct Service Staff in Pennsylvania. more

Education

City plans release of FY 2022 Child Care Facilities Fund RFP

The City of Philadelphia Child Care Facilities Fund (CCFF) FY 2022 grant application will be released soon. more

Education

Requests for Proposals

City schools issue RFP for workshops and trainings for community

The School District of Philadelphia and the Office of Family and Community Engagement are excited to announce the release of our Request For Proposals for Family Academy: Courses and Training (FACT). more

Education

Requests for Proposals