Education
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ESL Class Is Wished Well: ¡Felicitaciones! Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Complimenti! Gratuluję!
Adult learning provider Vita Education Services, Doylestown, recently celebrated the completion of its curriculum for adult English as Second Language (ESL) students, as reported in the Bucks County Herald. The students, like their counterparts nationwide, persevered amid swaps in learning environments (in person vs. online), logistical challenges, tech concerns, and time constraints. Nonetheless, they are…
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Bucks County Sen. Steve Santarsiero Introduces Statewide Student-Centric Mental Health Bill
Bucks County Sen. Steve Santarsiero has introduced State Bill 1262 for consideration in Harrisburg. If enacted, it is intended to ensure that students well-being becomes not just a physical priority but an emotional and psychological one as well. Greg Barton of WADC, Washington, D.C., covered the proposal. The initiative would annually require schools across the…
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First Lady Frances Wolf Leads Hunger Discussion at Bucks County Community College
First Lady Frances Wolf addressed the growing need for resources for students experiencing food and basic needs insecurity on campus at Bucks County Community College (Bucks) on June 27. The appearance was detailed in a press release from the Pa. Office of the Governor. First Lady Wolf discussed $1 million investment to address college hunger…
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Longtime Chester County Educator Finds Success with Daycare Franchise
Jody Thompson, the founder of Ducklings Early Learning Center, continues her legacy by expanding on her educational childcare franchise one school at a time. For more than 25 years, Ducklings has been a leader in early education in Chester County and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Today, Ducklings has more than 10 Delaware Valley locations with…
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DeSales One-Credit Courses: Explore, Enhance, and Advance A Career
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is rolling out a new series of one-credit courses for current MBA students or anyone seeking to hone their business acumen. Each one-credit course explores a topic related to business management and consists of sessions over two Saturdays, available in both live and synchronous (Zoom) formats. The Catalogue Course selections, instructors,…
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State System of Higher Education Weighing Change in Allocating Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
The State System of Higher Education is considering a big change on how it allocates hundreds of millions of dollars in its yearly state appropriation. The potential shift in resources is intended to focus on student success and provide better support to first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented minority students. Bill Schackner cracked the books in bringing…
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Bucks Seeks Creative Types Who Can Stanza the Rigors of a Poetic Challenge
Area wordsmiths, attend! Bucks County Community College has announced the opening of its 2022 Poet Laureate Competition. The literary competition is in its 46th year, making it the longest-running poet laureate program in the state, according to its director, Prof. Ethel Rackin, Ph.D, The contest is open to Bucks County residents over age 18 who…
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C&N Bank Makes Significant Donation throughout the Collar Counties to Bolster Education Efforts
C&N recognized the importance of investing in local education with donations totaling $800,000 to area educational improvement, scholarship and prekindergarten scholarship organizations. The donations were made under the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). Education is key to a strong and prosperous community. However, there are many budgetary roadblocks preventing children from receiving the level…
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Bucks County Makes U.S. News National Ranking as One of 2022’s Healthiest Communities Nationwide
U.S. News and World Report issued its 2022 assessment of the 500 healthiest communities nationwide. The annual ranking uses 89 metrics to evaluate 3,000 localities on factors such as health, equity, education, public safety, and infrastructure. An environmental yardstick was added this year, designed to assess the growing effects of climate change on everyday life…
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Exelon’s Full Scholarships to Bucks County Female STEM Students Will Help Branch Out Their Careers
Exelon, the international energy firm, may have its corporate headquarters in Chicago, but it’s shown great interest in the intelligence of students in Bucks County. Its desire to encourage local future experts — particularly college-bound teenage girls — in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has led to two startlingly generous awards here. The company…
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United Way of Bucks County Increases Education Scholarships for Veterans’ Children
Bucks County’s military families can access additional education funding, thanks to an increase in available scholarship support from the United Way. The Lower Bucks Times mustered the details on these additional resources. The help targets families that reside in Bucks County that also need help covering Pre-K or childcare costs for the 2022–2023 scholastic year.…
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Pennridge High School Students Successfully Craft a STEM-Strum Mashup
In the waning days of the 2021–2022 academic year, four Pennridge High School students received some music-to-their-ears news: They had successfully completed a long-term, complex assignment. Dan Sheridan tuned this story’s details for abc13 Eyewitness News in Houston. The task, presented by Technology Education teacher Matt Pietzman, was an in-depth application of the disciplines of…
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Gwynedd Mercy University Hosts Prospective Students; Engages Them When ‘Something Happened at Assumption Hall’
Gwynedd Mercy University took the traditional college tour for potential attendees — “Here’s the library; there’s a mocked-up dorm room; enjoy a chicken sandwich in our cafeteria” — and turned it into something vastly more engaging at a recent on-campus event. Its faculty and leadership, including Aimee Huffstetler, MA, AVP for Enrollment, made the session…
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Penn State Great Valley Student Finds Niche in Professional Development, Leverages Real-World Course Knowledge
Penn State Great Valley’s lean six sigma certificate program first caught Chris Bradley’s eye a little over two years ago. He looked into similar programs at other Philadelphia-area universities, but Great Valley’s program was the best fit. As an added bonus, Bradley has some deep connections to Penn State. He finished his undergraduate degree at University Park…
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Penn State Abington Professor’s New Book Documents Billboards Associated with Iconic Roadside Attraction
P.J. Capelotti, a professor of anthropology at Penn State Abington, has documented billboards associated with the iconic roadside attraction “South of the Border” in his latest book, Your Sheep Are All Counted: A Roadside Archaeology of South of the Border Billboards, according to a staff report from the Penn State News. The title of the…
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Bucks County Community College Receives $2.5M School-to-Work Grant from Pa. Dept. of Labor and Industry
The Bucks County Community College (Bucks) Center for Workforce Development’s (CWD) Industrial Skills Training Programs will be one of 12 recipients of the governor’s $2.5M School-to-Work Grant. CWD’s Industrial Skill Training Programs are designed to give students hands-on experience in manufacturing, leading to preapprentice opportunities that can result in life-sustaining career opportunities upon graduation. Preapprentice…
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After Nearly 40 Years, Doylestown Music School Must Lay Down Its Baton
The conductor’s baton at The Conservatory, a Doylestown music school, will beat time and cue players no more. After a 34-year history of lessons, performances, and therapy work, the program has taken its final bow, as reported by WFMZ 69 News. The announcement came via the school’s website, in a letter signed by its executive…
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Standardized Test Results Propel Bucks County School Districts to Statewide Best-of List
Two Bucks County school districts made the 2022 list of best educational environments across Pa. The analysis — done by the Pittsburgh Business Times — assessed standardized test scores. Ryan Mulligan reported the findings for the Philadelphia Business Journal, PBT‘s sister publication. The yardstick to measure statewide performance comprised two annual evaluations: The Pennsylvania System…
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