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Category: Philadelphia Education Fund
Improving the quality of public education in Philadelphia and the region, so that youth are prepared for college and careers
Don McKinney, Philly’s Elder Statesman of STEM
Greetings! The subject of this posting will be long-time Ed Funder and distinguished community member, Don McKinney, who I affectionately refer to as “the Elder Statesman
The Philadelphia Math + Science Coalition – creating a STEM Ecosystem in Philly
Greetings! It’s been 5 weeks now since I started my work at the Philadelphia Education Fund (Ed Fund), working with the Philly Math + Science Coalition
Unbalanced: Too many questions, not enough answers!
When going through a profound change it seems quite impossible to try to articulate that profoundness through words, especially words in a blog, that someone
Ben and Betsy get ready!
Contemplating fun facts about Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross as I prepare to spend the next six months at The FoodTrust in Philadelphia, PA. Ben
RSVP – “Don’t worry – I believe in you”
Hey you! yes YOU…. the person reading my blog— I have a short story for you and then an ask. I have a question that
Top 10 Ways to Prepare for a Pulse Assignment – David Letterman Style
My mission throughout Pulse is to “Blog without Bore” – which is why this blog will be crafted “David Letterman Style”… in honor of the
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
“I look into the window of my mind, Reflections of the fears I know I’ve left behind I step out of the ordinary, I can
Bold Moves
What will successfully motivate individuals with different agendas to share and collaborate? Each group I interact within the Philadelphia educational world have been successful in
Positive change, gratitude, satisfaction
Today was my last day of Pulse assignment. I cannot believe 15 weeks passed by so fast. I went to Philadelphia Education Fund (Ed fund)
Need for access to quality education is same all across the world
I have not written for a while now. International volunteers have the opportunity to explore the new location, people and culture. We local volunteers get
Working in the City
Walking from the train station to my office every day, I see a lot of families with cameras & city maps & museum brochures. It
Getting my feet wet
It has been three weeks and I am kind of getting my feet wet here. I now have a name plate! So it is real…
First week on my assignment!
Its been a week since started my Pulse assignment @ the Philadelphia Education Fund. So the Pulse Volunteer assignment I had been anxiously waiting for,
Red Knots and Fruitflies
Putting my PULSE experience into words has not been easy. I naively thought that the education system would be a straightforward one to understand, especially
