By Voice of Philly Philadelphia could be the target of cut-happy state legislators next year, according to a report released last week by City Controller Alan Butkovitz. In his report, Butkovitz noted that $1.8 billion in state funding could be at risk, especially with conservative GOPers looking to cut social programs and services. Some of… [Read more…]
November 24, 2010
By Voice of Philly If there is a silver lining to the Nov. 2 bloodbath that wiped out the Democrats’ majorities in both the U.S. House and the Pennsylvania House, it’s that city representatives will likely have more of an influence in bringing money to their districts – as well as suburban districts. While the… [Read more…]
November 18, 2010
By Paul Socolar, The Notebook Reprinted from the Philadelphia Public School Notebook blog: www.thenotebook.org The Philadelphia School Partnership, the city’s latest, high-profile school reform initiative, is looking for a new executive director. The position was vacated by Nicholas Torres, formerly of Congreso de Latino Unidos, who stepped down two weeks ago, a mere four weeks… [Read more…]
November 12, 2010
By Voice of Philly If the thought of an anti-immigrant, more radicalized GOP-controlled U.S. House wasn’t galling enough for immigration advocates, local immigrants’ rights groups are bracing for the equally grim prospect of a GOP controlled state government. With the state House, Senate and Governor’s office now controlled by Republicans, some Philadelphia immigration advocates are… [Read more…]
November 9, 2010
By Benjamin Herold, The Notebook Reprinted from the Philadelphia Public School Notebook blog: www.thenotebook.org The Nov. 2 deadline for potential Renaissance Schools managers to respond to a Request for Qualifications for turnaround teams has passed, with District officials saying they are in “good shape” based on the submissions they have received. “We’re still compiling [the… [Read more…]
November 8, 2010
By Voice of Philly Mt. Airy, USA, an economic development organization tasked with helping to promote the Mt. Airy neighborhood’s business, is hosting a homebuyer workshop Wednesday and next Monday evening. The workshops at the organization’s headquarters at 6703 Germantown Ave., Suite 200, will begin at 5:30 p.m. The events are designed to help first-time… [Read more…]
November 8, 2010
By Voice of Philly Weeks after the controversy hit campus, Lincoln University students have expressed some concern that the comments made by English Professor Kaukab Siddique could negatively impact the university. Nevertheless, most feel the tenured instructor has the right to say whatever he wishes on his own time. Siddique, who has taught at the… [Read more…]
November 4, 2010
By Jay Nwachu, contributing columnist In my work with college students, a typical concern is usually how to market one’s self without work experience as a college student. I have met first year college students who did not feel the need to have a resume their freshman year because they do not believe that they… [Read more…]
November 3, 2010
By Voice of Philly A $5000 grant will assist Voice of Philadelphia’s efforts to transform journalism in the city. VoP and its partner, PhillyCam, was among 14 Philadelphia-area winners of the 2010 Philadelphia Enterprise Reporting Grant, which is sponsored by J-Lab, the Institute for Interactive Journalism. VoP and PhillyCam will use the grant to fund… [Read more…]
November 1, 2010
By Murali Balaji In what is turning out to be one of the most volatile election years in recent history, many political observers seem to be agreeing on one thing: the Republicans will win the House. The only debatable point is their margin of victory. If we were to use previous midterms as an indicator,… [Read more…]
November 29, 2010
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