Sparking Career Excitement & Exploration in the Middle Grades
PEF’s Middle Grades Initiative aims to provide career exploration and self-discovery opportunities that help middle school students understand, experience, and…
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Fostering College Readiness Students Visit Kutztown
This past fall, through PEF’s Fostering College Readiness Program, three staff chaperones and 27 guests boarded a coach bus heading…
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Equity in Education Funding – January’s Education First Compact Speaker Series
Are We There Yet? The Mechanics and Politics of Arriving at Equity in Education Funding The Pennsylvania Constitution (Article 3, Section…
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PhillyGoes2College’s “I AM PHL” Contest Launches!
PhillyGoes2College’s “I AM PHL” contest invites Philadelphia high schoolers to submit original works to be featured at the Wawa Welcome…
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College Access and Success Ecosystem’s First Official Working Meeting
The Philadelphia Education Fund is honored to serve as the backbone organization for the newly-formed College Access and Success Ecosystem…
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PhillyGoes2College Announced I Am Philly Contest Winners
PhillyGoes2College (PG2C) is PEF’s online college access solution. Through this online platform, students can gain access to critical college advising…
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Fostering College Readiness Trip to West Chester University’s Promise Program
National surveys suggest that, although youth with experience in the foster care system are no less motivated than their peers,…
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CAP Students Enjoy 9th Grade Experience at Longwood Gardens
On February 23, nearly 100 students from six high schools in the Philadelphia Education Fund’s (PEF) College Access Program (CAP)…
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Middle/High Afterschool STEM Fellows Program Professional Development Opportunity
Participation in out-of-school time (OST) programs, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) has been shown to be beneficial…
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