The week of

June 10, 2019

Other Local Events and Workshops

The Annual Catholic Urban Education Seminar (CUES), June 20

Cabrini University

This free event, Pursuing Solidarity and Equity in Catholic Urban Education School Communities, which focuses on exemplar educational equity practices, will occur on Thursday, April 20, 2019, 9 AM...

Best Practice Forum: Fair Chance Hiring – Jun 20

Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia

Best Practice Forums are a series of workshops from SBN that use member case studies to create meaningful opportunities to learn, connect, and build a better business. This Best Practice Forum...

Sale of Furniture from Temple University Paley Library – Jul 12

Temple Surplus

Temple Surplus is hosting a sale featuring furniture from Paley Library (Temple’s main library) to avoid landfill waste during the move to Temple’s new Charles library, which is opening...

Hear from Advisor to Daymond John of Shark Tank, June 18

Community College of Philadelphia

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 6:30-8 pm Location: Northwest Regional Center, CCP, 1300 W Godfrey Avenue, Room 216, Philadelphia, Pa 19141 Join the Community College of Philadelphia as we...

Educator Professional Development Training

Inc.

LEGACY BRIDGES STEM ACADEMY, INC., A NASA LEGENDS & TRAILBLAZERS STEM INSTITUTE “PA Teachers In The Workplace” Calling All Educators Come Fly With Us Act 48 Credits – Middle and High...

New Resources

Free IT training program for young adults

Tech Impact

ITWorks program recruiting young adults for free IT training program ITWorks () is now recruiting students, ages 18-26, for its Fall 2019 classes in both Philadelphia and Wilmington. The Philadelphia...

New Book – The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students

Harvard University Press

Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how — and why — disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges, and explains what schools can do differently if these...

Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States

Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education (Pell Institute) at the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at the...

Latinos in Higher Education: Compilation of Fast Facts

Excelencia in Education

Overview Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success in higher education to address the economy’s need for a highly educated workforce for civic leadership. Policy must keep up...

New report on teacher pay

Economic Policy Institute

The teacher weekly wage penalty hit percent in 2018, a record high Trends in the teacher wage and compensation penalties through 2018 In 2018, teacher strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona,...

Receiving weekend food improves school attendance among children living with hunger

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Date: May 13, 2019 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau Summary: Children living in food-insecure households are more likely to attend school on Fridays if they’re...

New Book: Changemakers! Practitioners Advance Equity and Access in Out-of-School Time Programs

Information Age Publishing

A new book for the Out-of-School Time (OST) Field, featuring the writing of staff from two Philadelphia organizations, MightyWriters & Fab Youth Philly. A foundational tenet of the Out-of-School...

Partnerships Classifieds

Mentors Needed: Valley Youth House

Achieving Independence Center

The Achieving Independence Center Mentor Program serves adolescents between the ages of 14 and 21 who have or had involvement with the foster care system. Mentoring relationships with caring adults...

Volunteers needed: Teaching Assistants for ESL Classes

Upper Darby Community Outreach Corporation

Upper Darby Community Outreach Corporation, a non-profit that provides a variety of services for children and adults, is looking for volunteer teaching assistants for our ESL classes. We offer four...

National Conferences & Calls for Proposal

Transforming Juvenile Probation Certificate Program – Apply by Jul 26

Georgetown University

Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Accepting Applications for Transforming Juvenile Probation Certificate Program In partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Georgetown University’s...

Dismantling Structural Inequalities: Infusing the Arts in Our Work, Aug. 7-9

Community Campus Partnerships for Health

Join us for the 3rd Annual Structural Inequalities Intensive, August 7-9, 2019 in New Orleans, LA, hosted by CCPH in partnership with the Ashé Cultural Arts Center and the Robert Wood Johnson...

Go Alliance 2019 Annual Meeting, Call for Proposals, Deadline July 3

SREB Go Alliance

Go Alliance’s annual meeting connects professionals from national organizations and SREB states who work in the fields of school counseling, college access, and postsecondary success, including...

American School Health Conference – Oct 2-4

American School Health Association

ASHA’s 2019 School Health conference, taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati, OH October 2-4, is a great resource for school health professionals across the US and internationally to...

Grant Opportunities

Scholars Program for reducing inequality – Jul 2

William T. Grant Foundation

William T. Grant Invites Applications for Scholars Program The New York City-based William T. Grant Foundation supports research aimed at improving the lives of young people between the ages of 5 and...

Projects Documenting Human Migration – Jul 10

National Geographic Society

National Geographic Seeks Projects Documenting Human Migration The National Geographic Society has issued call for proposals for projects that document human migration. There are 65 million refugees...

Inclusive Excellence Competition – Diversity in STEM – Jul 31

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HHMI Invites Applications for Third Round of Inclusive Excellence Competition The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Chevy Chase, Maryland, is inviting applications for the third round of its...

Making a Difference in Bioethics Program – Jul 1

Greenwall Foundation

Greenwall Foundation Issues RFP for Making a Difference in Bioethics Program The Greenwall Foundation has issued an RFP for the fall 2019 funding cycle of Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics,...

Projects Dedicated to Reducing Ocean Plastic Pollution – Jul 10

National Geographic Society

National Geographic Issues RFP for Projects Dedicated to Reducing Ocean Plastic Pollution The National Geographic Society has issued an RFP for projects aimed at reducing ocean plastic pollution....

ecoSolution™ Grants – Jul 15

Captain Plant Foundation

Captain Plant Foundation Invites Applications for ecoSolution™ Grants The Captain Planet Foundation was established as a corporate foundation to support youth-led efforts inspired by the show,...

Football Field Improvement Projects – Aug 30

NFL Foundation

NFL Foundation Grassroots Program Invites Proposals for Field Improvement Projects The NFL Foundation Grassroots Program is a partnership of the National Football League Foundation, which provides...

Funding for social issue films – Jul 31

SFFILM

SFFILM Invites Applications for Film Projects in Writing, Development Phase Through the Westridge Grant, SFFILM supports independent narrative feature films that seek to address social issues and...

Job Opportunities/AmeriCorps Opportunities

President & CEO, Philadelphia OIC

Philadelphia OIC

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The President & CEO will oversee direct reports and other staff, interns and volunteers. During fund raising efforts, he/she/they will spend a majority of...

JEVS – Assistant Manager

JEVS Human Services

The JEVS Human Youth & Gateway Programs division is looking for an Assistant Manager to join the E3 Power Center City team.  The Assistant Manager is responsible for supervising our Support...

Goodwill: UPS Hiring Event, June 19

UPS

Date and Time: Wednesday, June 19, 2019, 9 AM – 12 PM Location: Goodwill Job Resource Center, 201 E. Baltimore Avenue, Landsdowne, PA 19050 Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County will be...

Become an AmeriCorps VISTA with Penn State Brandywine

Penn State Brandywine

Penn State Brandywine is seeking a full-time, 12-month AmeriCorps VISTA to assess the current state of the Penn State PaSSS Retention program at Penn State Brandywine, and to specifically create or...

Senior Director of Content and Engagement

Pennsylvania Humanities Council

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council puts the humanities in action to create positive change. Our programs and grants bring Pennsylvanians together to build avenues for civic involvement and community...

Program Coordinator- Lindy Scholars Program

Drexel University

The Lindy Center for Civic Engagement is currently hiring a Program Coordinator for the Lindy Scholars Middle-School Mentoring Program. The Lindy Scholars Program serves middle-school students at...

Assistant, Kitchen

People's Emergency Center CDC

JOB DESCRIPTION Summary: The Kitchen Assistant works with the Kitchen Manager on the preparation and planning of meals for PEC’s emergency housing kitchen located at Gloria’s Place and Rowan...

Manager, Kitchen and Food-Related Programming

People's Emergency Center CDC

Department:  Social Services Classification:  Exempt Reports to: Manager, Intake and Residential Services JOB DESCRIPTION Summary: The Manager of Kitchen and Food-Related Programming is responsible...

Ceiba – Advocacy Coordinator

Ceiba

Ceiba is a coalition of Latino non-profit organizations. Its mission is to promote the economic development and financial inclusion of the Latino community through collaborations and advocacy aimed...

Early Learning Specialist

First Up

The Early Learning Specialist manages a caseload of early childhood centers, programs or schools and provides technical assistance, career advising, and professional development as needed or dictated...

Assistant Principal 2019-2020

Independence Mission Schools

Independence Mission Schools (IMS) is a non-profit network of 15 independent Catholic schools providing a transformative education to children of all faiths in low-income neighborhoods across the...

School Principal

Independence Mission Schools

Independence Mission Schools (IMS) is a non-profit network of 15 independent Catholic schools providing a transformative education to children of all faiths in low-income neighborhoods across the...

Chief Development Officer (CDO)

Independence Mission Schools

Independence Mission Schools (IMS) is a non-profit network of 15 Pre-K to 8th grade elementary schools re-envisioning urban Catholic education in and around the city of Philadelphia.  IMS schools...

Art Teacher – St. Rose of Lima (2019-2020)

Independence Mission Schools

Independence Mission Schools is looking for candidates who have a commitment to our mission, a growth mindset for themselves and students, experience in differentiating instruction based on...

Grade 2 Teacher – St.Barnabas (2019-2020)

Independence Mission Schools

Independence Mission Schools is a network of 15 Catholic schools across Philadelphia, supporting over 5,000 students of all backgrounds. We are looking for candidates who share in our mission to...

Miscellaneous

Summer Course Preparation for Campus Compact Community Engagement Professional Credentialing

Merrimack College

Merrimack College is partnering with Campus Compact to support the Community Engagement Professional Credentialing Program. We are offering an online course this summer that will prepare you for the...

Makuu Summer Impact Program – apply by Jun 15

University of Pennsylvania

The Makuu Summer Impact Program is a five-week day camp that will give students a college experience — encompassing college access and completion, student led development of critical...

Environmental Education Landscape Survey

Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)

The Pennsylvania Department of Education needs your help to better understand the Environmental Education Landscape K-12 across the Commonwealth. Follow the survey link to help us better shine a...

College Success Network

ACHIEVEMPLS SHARES INSIGHTS FROM GATES GRANT AT HARVARD STRATEGIC DATA PROJECT CONFERENCE

AchieveMpls

Our Career & College Centers Manager Kevin Salkas recently traveled to Harvard University to present at a Harvard Strategic Data Project Annual Convening breakout session on lessons from the...

Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States

Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education (Pell Institute) at the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at the...

WHAT IS A NUDGE AND HOW CAN IT HELP MORE COLLEGE STUDENTS GRADUATE?

Persistence Plus

White paper: College leaders have long known that behavioral and non-academic factors play an important role in students’ decisions to leave college. Students feel disengaged, confused or...

Latinos in Higher Education: Compilation of Fast Facts

Excelencia in Education

Overview Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success in higher education to address the economy’s need for a highly educated workforce for civic leadership. Policy must keep up...

Faculty Updates

New Book – The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students

Harvard University Press

Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how — and why — disadvantaged students struggle at elite colleges, and explains what schools can do differently if these...

The Annual Catholic Urban Education Seminar (CUES), June 20

Cabrini University

This free event, Pursuing Solidarity and Equity in Catholic Urban Education School Communities, which focuses on exemplar educational equity practices, will occur on Thursday, April 20, 2019, 9 AM...

Summer Course Preparation for Campus Compact Community Engagement Professional Credentialing

Merrimack College

Merrimack College is partnering with Campus Compact to support the Community Engagement Professional Credentialing Program. We are offering an online course this summer that will prepare you for the...

Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States

Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education (Pell Institute) at the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy at the...

Program Coordinator- Lindy Scholars Program

Drexel University

The Lindy Center for Civic Engagement is currently hiring a Program Coordinator for the Lindy Scholars Middle-School Mentoring Program. The Lindy Scholars Program serves middle-school students at...

Latinos in Higher Education: Compilation of Fast Facts

Excelencia in Education

Overview Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success in higher education to address the economy’s need for a highly educated workforce for civic leadership. Policy must keep up...


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