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13 hours ago “What happened in my high school experience was a very important moment for me to change my mind about what new immigrants can do to change our lives, change our community,” Chen said. Going to school in fear When they arrived in this country, Tong and Chen landed in the peculiar institution of the American neighborhood urban high school, where the most vulnerable children often are concentrated together and then denied what they need to thrive. New immigrants from all over the world interact with students from marginalized groups who have their own history of oppression. At the time of the attacks, Southern had a student body of more than 800 students, which was two-thirds Black and nearly a quarter Asian, with a small but growing Latino population and a handful of white students. ....
Philadelphia expanding offer of free internet to more students WPVI Share: PHILADELPHBIA (WPVI) Philadelphia officials are encouraging more families to apply for free internet as the second grading period begins for students. City officials said they have learned that many families have internet, but it isn t always on a computer and they struggle to afford it. The goal is to get the word out that free help is available to be sure kids are able to complete school assignments online. As a teacher and principal, the thought of students who have not been engaged since March is very troubling to me, said Otis Hackney, Philadelphia s Chief Education Officer. ....
More efforts will be announced this week as part of a public awareness campaign to encourage more students and families to sign up for the program, according to WHYY. The city is hoping to grow PHLConnectED by several more thousand households. We know that there are still significant numbers of families, but we really don t have an exact figure, Otis Hackney, the mayor’s chief education officer, told KYW Newsradio. We know that we put a large dent in those families in terms of bringing them across the digital divide. But there s still a lot of outreach . that we have to do for families to complete the process to get them on board. ....
Free internet access available for some now struggling to afford it, city says inquirer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
K12 Climate Action Examines Climate Change Mitigation in Schools School leaders from Philadelphia, Stockton join student activists in sharing innovative solutions News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Today, K12 Climate Action, an initiative of the Aspen Institute, examined how schools can mitigate their environmental impact during its second listening session, which featured Dr. William Hite Jr., the Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia; Otis Hackney, the Chief Education Officer for the City of Philadelphia; Gilbert Rosas, the Energy Education Specialist at Stockton Unified School District; and Mahider Tadesse and Andie Madsen, student activists from Salt Lake City School District. ....