Archive for June, 2011
June 13, 2011 @ 8:57 pm -
Peco Energy formed a collaborative education partnership with Drexel University that awarded one million dollars to Mantua Schools. According to CBS Philly The money is intended to increase Science learning in West Philadelphia. Drexel president John Fry says job one will be an upgrade of the library in the Powel Elementary School. Drexel will also develop a summer science program for middle school students and help the Mantua community plan for more science learning. The Philadelphia Business Journal says theThe Drexel-Peco Community Education Collaborative capital will go specifically towards:
• $500,000 to improve programs and resources at the Samuel S. Powel Elementary School;
• $300,000 to develop a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program for students in grades five through eight who attend school or live in the West Philadelphia neighborhoods of Powelton Village and Mantua;
• $200,000 to create, in conjunction with the community, a plan for educational enrichment in the Powel and Morton McMichael Elementary Schools.
Drexel and Peco said Tuesday they plan to begin work on the program immediately and continue it over the next five years.
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