November 14, 2012
Local News
WDEL
Communities in Schools gets $300K to fight dropout rate
Communities in Schools received a $300,000 grant from AT&T to help lower the high school dropout rate. Through this generous grant, Jim Purcell President of Communities in Schools plans to expand their presence to improve graduation rates at William Penn, Newark...
November 8, 2012
National News
San Francisco Chronicle
Prop. 30 wins, Prop. 38 flames out
California will avoid deep spending cuts—nearly $6 billion—to public schools and universities after voters handed Governor Jerry Brown's signature tax measure a decisive victory. Proposition 30 will raise the sales tax by one penny for every $4 spent for four years, while...