Education
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Baxster Robot Coming to Technical College High School Pickering Campus
There will soon be a new face at the Pickering campus of Technical College High School — the face of technology. Baxster, a collaborative robot with a sleek red and black body, iPad face and useful arms, will join the student body in exploring high-tech manufacturing careers this school year, thanks to a partnership with…
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Chester County Claims 5 Of America’s Top High Schools
Chester County received high grades for its high schools again this year because more students graduated at the top of the class. Five local high schools were among the 500 ranked by Newsweek as America’s Top High Schools 2015 — including one that outscored all other schools in Pennsylvania. Taking top honors in preparing students…
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Coatesville School Board Selects Quality Over Price For $900K New Roof
An extra $54,000 seemed a mere drop in the bucket for members of the Coatesville Area School Board when it came to replacing a leaking elementary school roof. The board unanimously opted for the more durable and longer-lasting tri-polymer alloy polyvinyl chloride (TPA PVC) roofing material while approving the $898,200 roof replacement project for Reeceville…
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Delaware County Community College Hosting Culinary Arts Open House Tomorrow Night In Downingtown
Interested in exploring the art of cooking? Then don’t miss Delaware County Community College’s Culinary Arts open house on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. You’ll learn everything you need to know about the Culinary Arts associate degree and certificate program. The event begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the College’s Brandywine Campus. Choose between an associate…
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American Helicopter Museum Expansion Plans Take Off
Strap yourself into your seat, because a major expansion to West Chester’s American Helicopter Museum and Education Center is about to take off. Just ahead of World Helicopter Day festivities on Aug. 15, the expansion plans swirled into action with a vote from the nonprofit organization’s board of trustees. “Adding two classrooms and a larger…
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The Chester County Economic Development Council Releases Student Impact Data
The Chester County Economic Development Council impacted 3,353 students in the past school year through various programs of the council’s Industry Partnerships, according to information released today. “Preparing our future workforce is one of the prime goals of the Economic Development Council,” said President and CEO Gary Smith. “Students should be prepared when they enter…
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Lenfest College Scholarship Program Graduates To Its Own Foundation
The scholarship program that has helped almost 300 rural Pennsylvania students succeed in college over the last 14 years is graduating to a full-fledged foundation that will ensure its educational legacy lives on for decades. The Lenfest College Scholarship Program will soon officially transition to the Lenfest Scholars Foundation with a $32 million endowment. “We…
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Delaware County Community College Receives $750,000 To Grow Relationship With CCIU
Delaware County Community College recently received a $750,000 grant from CCRES, which will support the College’s participation with the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) at the Technical College High School Brandywine Campus, Pennocks Bridge Campus and Pickering Campus. The College’s continued partnership with the CCIU has resulted in tremendous educational opportunity for residents throughout Chester…
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Rep. Costello: Closing The Achievement Gap Opened By No Child Left Behind
By Rep. Costello, This month, the House took action to pass legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) through H. R. 5: the Student Success Act (SSA). ESEA, the nation’s primary federal K-12 education program, was first enacted in 1965 and was last reauthorized through the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in…
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New App Will Track Downingtown School Buses This Fall
Tired of worrying about whether your kids will miss their school bus every morning? There’s an app for that. And this fall parents in Downingtown Area School District can pull out their smartphones to check exactly where that bus is and when it’s expected to arrive at the nearest bus stop. “We are excited to…
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High School Sisters In Oxford Receiving Credit at Delaware County Community College
Sisters Ellie and Brooke Hostetter of Oxford are earning college credits at a substantial tuition discount at Delaware County Community College’s Chester County campuses while they are still in high school. In fact, Ellie has earned a remarkable 30 college credits and saved hundreds of dollars. “It has helped our daughters immensely,” said their mother,…
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Delaware County Community College President a Panelist at U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference
Delaware County Community College President Dr. Jerry Parker was a panelist on June 30 at a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Solutions conference held by U.S. News & World Report in San Diego. Dr. Parker participated in a breakout session titled, “Community Colleges: STEM’s Secret Weapon,” which was moderated by Christopher Roe, chief executive…
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Penn State Great Valley Adapts To Hot Management Trend With New Agile Center
The local leader in teaching the fast-growing Agile Methodology concept of project management is itself putting agility into practice by taking its classes to the next level and launching the Penn State Great Valley Center for Agile Methodologies alongside two new programs on its Malvern campus. “Attending the Agile courses benefited us as a team…
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Phoenixville Partner Cuts Tuition In Half For Students At Delaware County Community College
Since 2005, the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation has provided half tuition for students enrolled in health-related or public safety academic programs at any Delaware County Community College campuses. Overall, the Foundation has awarded $260,000 and supported 354 students. A $25,000 grant awarded in March will provide for students enrolling in fall 2015 and spring 2016…
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United Way’s Summer Book Drive Is Stocking Little Free Libraries
With the end of the school year still fresh on the books, the United Way of Chester County is flipping the page to a fun new way to read this summer, and it’s starting with a public request for preschool book donations. Thrust into gear by a CCRES grant, the summer book drive is collecting…
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After Return To Alma Mater, Professor Elizabeth Faunce Wins Regional Teaching Award
The Chester County university that produced Class of 1990 business undergraduate Elizabeth Faunce and lured her back as a professor in 2011 after a doctorate degree in management and a career as a financial planner and FDIC examiner is now celebrating her selection as a 2015 Teaching Excellence Award winner. The regional accolade from the Accreditation…
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Award-Winning Chester County Intermediate Unit Administrator Exemplifies Excellence
The nation’s benchmark for exceptional leadership from school business officials comes from the Delaware Valley, and this year the man behind that impeccable standard hails from Chester County. “He is widely respected by his colleagues not only in southeastern Pennsylvania but across the state,” Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials Executive Director Jay Himes said of…
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Universal Technical Institute In Exton Is High-Octane Fuel For Auto Economy
The Exton campus of Universal Technical Institute is taking students from 0 to 60 far quicker than a traditional university education and getting them onto the real-world racetrack with high-skilled and high-paying jobs. “I work with a lot of young people,” state Rep. Duane Milne said in a recent Daily Local News report. “They’re confused…
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