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Berks County resident, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology student wins National Masonry Competition
Sam Berryman, a first-year student at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, and 2023 graduate of Brandywine Heights High School and Berks Career Technical Center, has won the gold medal at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championship in masonry. The competition, held between June 24-28 in Atlanta, GA, tested participants on their ability...
Former Pottstown Student Among 67 Graduates of Adult Diploma Program
Mohamed Elbahwati who dropped out of Pottstown High in 2019, just two months before graduation, got his diploma at Helms Academy. Mohamed Elbahwati dropped out of Pottstown High in 2019, just two months before graduation, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He was struggling with depression, anxiety, and...
KU Student Phanor Named to PASSHE Board of Governors
Kutztown University student Mark-Handy Phanor has been approved as the newest student member of the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The motion was passed at Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting. The State System is governed by a 20-member Board, which is responsible...
Local Lawmakers Praise Education Funding in New Budget | WDIY Local News
On Thursday, nearly two weeks after the deadline, the state legislature presented a budget to Governor Shapiro. That budget includes historic investments in education, economic development, affordable housing, public transit, and more. Education funding was a top priority after a 2023 court ruling determined Pennsylvania’s funding of public schools to...
Albright College Professor earns Law and Policy Teaching Competition Award
Jon Bekken, Ph.D., professor of communications at Albright College has earned second place in an Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Law and Policy Teaching competition for his course, “Democracy, Journalism and Free Expression in the First-Year Seminar.”. AEJMC is a nonprofit, educational association of journalism...
YWCA Education Center Receives Dollar General Support
POTTSTOWN PA – An $8,000 grant given to the YWCA Tri-County Area will support the local non-profit’s adult literacy education program, it reported Thursday (July 11, 2024). The grant benefits curriculum, supplemental reading materials, student workbooks and texts, and instruction at the YWCA’s Pottstown center, 724 N. Adams...
PA All-State guard Gabe Tanner announces Temple offer
Rising senior guard Gabe Tanner of The Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pa., announced Saturday on social media that he has received a scholarship offer from Temple. The 6-4 combo guard's profile has risen and he has received several offers following his standout performance at the Mid-Atlantic Independent School Team Camp at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., two weeks ago.
Total Experience Learning Joins Alvernia University
Adelle Schade, Ph.D. founder of Total Experience Learning (“TExpL”), announced today that her award-winning institute will join the Alvernia community, extending the university’s commitment to practical learning and meeting learners where they are. “Alvernia University is a natural partner as we look toward the future,” shared Adelle...
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