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Education Funders Meeting
National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia
William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach
Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs
The grants, up to $75,000 in size, were awarded though the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia and funded by the William Penn Foundation.
William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative
William Penn Foundation has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to connect children and families in the city's low-income neighborhoods to informal literacy-rich learning opportunities.
Listening and Learning Session with SDP Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, Sr.
Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual
Administered by The Fund for School District of Philadelphia, the program's goals of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon known as “summer slide” have been expanded to include countering the "COVID slide," this year's loss of school instruction time to the pandemic.
All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month
A $1.3 million grant from the William Penn Foundation will expand the national book choice and ownership program to every elementary school in Philadelphia.