Education
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Neumann University Grad Maureen Breslin Lands Internship at the Brussels Bureau of ‘Politico’
Maureen Breslin was faced with a difficult decision in the summer of 2020. The Broomall native had recently graduated from Neumann University with a degree in Communication and Digital Media, and her post-graduation plans included graduate school at the National University of Ireland, Galway. As she prepared to travel abroad, however, the pandemic continued to…
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DeSales MBA Program Enhances Professional Skills for Success
The DeSales MBA program has been at the forefront of graduate education for more than 25 years. In an effort to serve both its student population and members of their surrounding communities DeSales is pleased to offer graduate-level courses designed to enhance professional skills or to provide valuable knowledge to those just seeking to learn. …
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Manor College Cuts Ribbon on New Veterinary Technology Space Amid Power Outage
Despite a power outage, Manor College officials cut the ribbon on the school’s new Veterinary Technology space, Nevels Hall. “These renovations will allow us to enhance our program,” said Stephanie Marks, DVM and director of the Veterinary Technology program at Manor College. “Students in the first two years of our program are spent here getting…
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Central Bucks School District Parents Face Off Over September’s Mask Requirements
Considering recent differences of opinion, when Central Bucks School District teaches Shakespeare this fall, Hamlet’s famous quote might well be reframed as “To mask or not to mask?” Parents at a recent meeting passionately voiced different opinions on the district’s face-coverings decision. Emily Rizzo chronicled the varying opinions for WHYY. The school district recently announced…
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Immaculata Responds to Market Need with New Cybersecurity Associate Degree
Immaculata University is expanding its associate degree offerings to include the Associate of Science in Cybersecurity. “Immaculata University currently offers a robust Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity,” said Dr. Angela Tekely, vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Based upon market need, we are expanding the offering in cybersecurity to include an associate degree. Our…
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Pennsylvania System for Distributing State Education Aid Among the Most Regressive in Nation
Pennsylvania state spending on K-12 public education is among the lowest in the nation. Worse, its distribution has been ranked one of the most regressive, writes Dale Mezzacappa for WHYY. The Keystone State spent $26.5 billion on K-12 education in 2012, which put it in sixth place, based on total spending amount. Per student, Pennsylvania…
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Center Valley’s DeSales MBA Program Helps Local Doctor Prepare for Pandemic
There was no playbook to prepare local health networks for the global medical crisis that arrived on the doorstep of the United States in early 2020. And so, as cases of COVID-19 began to mount here and across the country, it was up to people like Dr. Jennifer Stephens to create their own plan. “When…
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DeSales University’s MBA Program Offering New One-Credit Courses
DeSales University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is excited to announce a new series of one-credit courses for current MBA students and anyone seeking to hone their business acumen. Each one-credit flexible course explores a topic related to business management and consists of 14 class hours scheduled over two weekends in both live and…
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WSJ: Pottsgrove High School Principal Believes Supreme Court Student Speech Decision ‘Muddies the Waters’ for Future Cases
Bill Ziegler, principal at Pottsgrove High School, believes that last week’s decision by the Supreme Court on student speech will complicate how he and other school leaders across the country will handle situations involving off-campus speech, write Yoree Koh and Ray A. Smith for The Wall Street Journal. In an 8-1 ruling, the court deemed…
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Conwell-Egan High School Principal Assesses COVID-Tinged School Year in Virtual Educational Roundtable
Matthew Fischer, Conwell-Egan Catholic (CEC) High School principal, looked relieved on camera. As part of a virtual roundtable discussion on the 2020-2021 school year across Philadelphia and its suburbs, he appeared glad it was over. Fischer recapped his experience for WHYY. COVID-19 drove CEC to hybrid learning early. Room capacities were halved. Facilities staff installed cameras quickly and beefed up classroom air conditioning. “We were fortunate to have the resources to make…
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Pandemic Gap Year: Students Reluctant to Advance a Grade Gain Legislative Permission to Stay Put
Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously approved legislation that lets parents opt for a pandemic-related scholastic repeat year for their children. The arrangement was described in a staff report from The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal also allows special education students to return to school for an additional year, even if they have reached the cut-off age of 21. …
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Quakertown Meeting House Is Apt Setting for Youth Choir’s Sung Call for Racial Understanding
When Bethlehem’s Bel Canto Youth Chorus sought local Underground Railroad-centric sites for its video performance of African American music, Richland Friends Meeting House was an easy add. The former Quakertown slavery safehouse proved wholly appropriate to the performance’s message, reported Michelle Merlin for The Morning Call. The choir’s concert piece, “Singing the Underground Railroad,” wasn’t just about learning notes. It became an opportunity to weave an academic component into the rehearsals. Assigned research raised the young…
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Jamison Elementary’s Autistic-Support Playground Honors Special Ed Teacher Taken by Cancer
The nonprofit organization Sauers Cares organized volunteers to construct an autistic-support playground at Jamison Elementary School. Designers laid out the space to reflect sensitivity toward students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), reports WFMZ 69 News. The playground memorializes Renee Ford, a Jamison special needs instructor who was particularly devoted to the students in her care. Ford passed away from complications related to…
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DeSales University Trims the Timeline for Bolstering Careers with MBA Program
DeSales University is giving recent college graduates and business professionals looking to change careers the chance to earn a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) in just one year. The University launched a new accelerated online MBA program last year. Students with a business-related undergraduate degree can complete the program in 12 months. Those without a…
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Central Bucks School District Reverses Decision on Funding for Gender Inclusiveness Training
Parental pushback against a Central Bucks guidance counselor’s denied training request has resulted in several notable policy shifts, reports Shawnette Wilson for FOX 29 Philadelphia. First, the Central Bucks School District approved the one request to attend a transgender-inclusion seminar that sparked the controversy. Then, it opened the coursework districtwide to any educator who wanted it. The reversal is especially heartening for students like Daniel Mautz, 16. He easily recalls the early-age pain of feeling like…
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Gender-Based Salary Disparity Suit Alleges That Central Bucks School District Needs a Lesson on Fairness
Apparently, the educational and experiential value of male teachers at Central Bucks School District (CBSD) unfairly warrants a higher starting salary than that of their female counterparts. At least, according to a filed lawsuit designed to halt the policy, reports Freda R. Savana for the Bucks County Herald. The collective action states that CBSD violated the Equal Pay Act when it failed to credit two…
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Manor College Graduate Beats the Odds and Gets Her Degree, Thanks to Professorial Compassion
From homework in the hospital just hours after giving birth, to a sleeping toddler on her shoulder at graduation day, Amani Butcher persevered through several challenges in receiving her Manor College degree during the years leading up tothe institution’s 2021 Commencement ceremony on May 13, 2021. Back in the Books Not even 24 hours passed…
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From Bilingualism in Babies to Dogs and Language, Downingtown East Grad Renews Her Love of Research
Exton native Amritha Mallikarjun, a cognitive scientist and post-doctoral research fellow at Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center, was initially fuzzy about her future. But then, her studies took a turn for something even furrier, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mallikarjun, a Downingtown East High School graduate, originally studied bilingualism in babies for her…
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