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Here’s what you need to know about Jay-Z’s campaign to help Philly students afford private school

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is hosting events in Philly to give information to families about a bill proposal slated to provide funds for students who want to attend private schools.

2 years ago

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K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Spotlight PA

Jay-Z enters one of Pa.’s messiest political fights

Jay-Z’s company Roc Nation is funding informational events to get Philadelphians on board with using taxpayer money for private school vouchers.

2 years ago

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Economic Development
K-12
Philadelphia

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia

The entertainment company announced funding for a statewide legislative proposal to spend taxpayer money on private school scholarships for low-income families.

2 years ago

Atlantic Cape Community College is spread over three locations in Atlantic and Cape May counties. It serves mostly first-generation college students and older adults, preparing them to enter the work force or to complete their bachelors degrees at a four-year state school like Rutgers or Thomas Edison. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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New Jersey

New Jersey’s community colleges are fighting against proposed $20 million cut in state aid

Community colleges are fighting to keep money the Legislature added last year as the institutions try to keep tuition affordable.

2 years ago

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Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. schools would get billions more under Democratic plan passed by the state House

A proposal to boost public school funding by billions in the coming years and impose stricter rules on cyber-charter schools is on its way to the Pennsylvania Senate.

2 years ago

About 1,000 people gather on the steps of Hamilton Hall to mark the last day of the University of the Arts, which shut down suddenly due to undisclosed financial problems.
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia

‘Stand up, fight back’: UArts students and faculty mark the abrupt end of a 150-year-old Philly institution

A growing number of supporters, including elected officials, are demanding accountability

2 years ago

Police disband the pro-Palestine encampment and make numerous arrests, Friday May 10, 2024, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Protests

Penn bans encampments while citing ‘commitment to open expression’

Encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted and unauthorized overnight activities will be considered trespassing.

2 years ago

Students hiking on a path.
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Philly UArts students abroad watch as their school collapses

A month-long study abroad trip to Italy has become a mixture of tears and revelation.

2 years ago

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Changing Communities
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

University of the Arts president resigns as questions swirl over abrupt closure

Four days after announcing the school would shut down imminently, and during a constantly evolving crisis, Kerry Walk stepped down.

2 years ago

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Students, faculty and alumni gathered in front of the University of the Arts campus
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Protests

University of the Arts students rally to demand answers about sudden closure

Hundreds of students say they are still searching for reasons why their alma mater is shutting down as the university cancels its town hall.

2 years ago

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Hamilton Hall at University of the Arts
Changing Communities
Economy
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Anger and questions swirl as University of the Arts abruptly shuts down

Administration says finances went from bad to worse; students are scrambling to transfer.

2 years ago

University of the Arts
Changing Communities
Economy
Higher Education
Philadelphia
6abc

University of the Arts abruptly cancels info session amid questions over impending closure

"As the situation continues to unfold rapidly, we cannot adequately answer your questions today," the university said in a statement minutes before a planned 4 p.m. session.

2 years ago

Hamilton Hall at University of the Arts

‘Furious’ and ‘appalled’: Students, alum react to University of the Arts closure

The university has canceled summer courses, and will not enroll new classes in the fall.

2 years ago

University of the Arts
Higher Education
Philadelphia
6abc

The University of the Arts in Philadelphia announces sudden closure

University President Kerry Walk announced that the school will close for good on June 7.

2 years ago

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Delaware
Higher Education
Visual Arts

Leveling up: University of Delaware graduates its first class of gaming majors

Game studies program students chose from three different concentrations: game design and development; game industry and sport management; and games, culture and society.

2 years ago

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