On Thursday, Sept. 15, the district announced the ‘21st Century Schools Model’ program, which will focus on setting high schoolers up for career success post-graduation. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
Philadelphians have only two weeks left to appeal new property tax assessments, but homeowners will have a bit more time to request a less formal review. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
A draft bill requires developers to include affordable housing in new construction projects — but with income targets that wouldn’t solely aid low-income Philadelphians. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
In Philadelphia, you can get your high school equivalency with help from the city itself. Called Next Level Learning, the program connects you to classes, testing, and other support, and in some cases for free. Of course, you can go and get your high school equivalency on your own, but why not get some help? | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Some of the selected cities include, but are not limited to: Atlanta, Georgia; Columbia, South Carolina; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; New York City, New York; Pensacola, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; Washington D.C. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Ninth graders at Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King High School are beginning their high school careers with a set of teachers who look like them. That’s something Principal Keisha Wilkins thinks will give the students a boost as they prepare for the future. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
Temple’s lot is one of 2,100 remaining across the city that have U.S. Bank liens on them, according to advocates who have canvassed the city. Owned by the private bank, rather than the city, these lots are at risk of being sold at Sheriff sales and turned over to developers — which community members say is detrimental to the quality of life of lower-income communities of color by depriving them of green space and accelerating gentrification. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Kensington Corridor Trust, whose mission is to maintain affordability and culture around Kensington Avenue, is forming a new group of stakeholders who will determine how its properties are rented. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Zi Aronow, who has been organizing the Feminist Flea Market and Craft Fair via the production company House Cat since 2018, has created temporary space to drive business to local artists and makers, many of whom are queer and/or BIPOC. In order to create a more permanent space to keep that momentum going, Aronow has opened a physical location to sell the work of many of those artists. The shop Baby Tooth launched in the Bok building on September 9. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s building trades offer a rare opportunity: A stable career offering good pay and benefits, with no need for a college degree. But Black people, people of color, and women have been kept out of these unions for hundreds of years. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
© Resolve Philadelphia
