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EDUCATE PHILLY: A Master Class in Comms 101: The Media and Education
Thursday, June 18, 2020 / 12:00 to 1:15pm
A virtual event to benefit the Philadelphia Education Fund and our Philadelphia Scholars’ Scholarship Endowment.
HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
- Tom Wolf, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- James Kenney, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
- William Hite, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
You are invited to a Master Class with the Philadelphia Education Fund. Join us at Educate Philly, an annual event to benefit our critical work advising students, teachers, and schools.
EDUCATE PHILLY is the Philadelphia Education Fund’s signature fundraising event that enables us to provide critical programming support to students, teachers, and schools. This year, your ticket gives you a seat at the live event, streamed to your laptop or phone!
At the Master Class in Comms 101: The Media and Education, our panel will discuss and debate the media’s impact on students’ understanding of the world around them – from COVID-19 to the upcoming Presidential election, and they’ll be taking your questions LIVE!
Tamala Edwards
Garrett Graff
Ed Rendell
Farah Jimenez
PANELISTS
- Tamala Edwards, Co-Anchor of 6ABC Action News Mornings and Host of 6ABC’s Inside Story
- Garrett Graff, Former POLITICO Editor and New York Times Bestselling Author
- Ed Rendell, Former Governor of Pennsylvania and Co-founder, Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement
- Farah Jimenez, Philadelphia Education Fund President and CEO — Moderator
Our student award winners will remind us that as we struggle with the present, there are bright young futures that can blossom with our support.
STUDENT AWARD WINNERS
- Shining Star: Wenting Dong, Temple University
- Rising Star: Jayson Burgos, Olney Charter High School
- Rising Star: Inya Wyche, Olney Charter High School
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