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60 Computers Stolen From West Philadelphia High School
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It’s happened again, computers stolen out of classrooms from a Philadelphia school. Authorities say it’s a growing trend plaguing the district and causing so many students to...
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Two Students Arrested In Connection To Theft Of 60 Laptops
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Two high school students are under arrest, accused of stealing dozens of computers from West Philadelphia High School. Eyewitness News first reported last Wednesday, 60 computers...
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Successful Ways Schools Deal With Anti-Social Behavior
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Many schools today that are searching for solutions to problems other than suspensions, zero tolerance and punishments have turned to the Institute for Restorative Practices’...
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Alumni Spanning Many Years Gather To Celebrate 100th Anniversary At West...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – West Philadelphia High School is celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Alumni spanning from the 1930s to 2010 gathered at the school on Saturday to pay homage. Graduates from West...
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Students Ask City Council To Keep Anti-Violence Programs In Schools
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – With Philadelphia’s public schools facing a budget crisis, student leaders held a press conference Wednesday to ask City Council to keep funding for programs that decrease violence...
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University City District Helping To Link Residents With Local Jobs
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new initiative in West Philadelphia is pairing young people who want to work with employers who have jobs for them. It’s the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, in which three...
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A Fresh Start For A Philadelphia School District Steeped In Controversy
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – After a tumultuous summer that saw the buyout of superintendent Arlene Ackerman, a new school year begins today for Philadelphia public school students. For acting superintendent...
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West Philadelphia HS Students Honored For Work On Hybrid Cars
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It’s another honor for a group of students from West Philadelphia High School who build super-high-mileage cars. The biodiesel hybrid they built got the equivalent of 160 miles a...
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West Philly High School Team Spotlighted For Its Super-High-Tech Automobile
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s more national attention tonight (10 pm on PBS) for the kids from West Philadelphia High School, whose super-hybrid car beat some of the biggest universities...
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Philadelphia School District Sells Property For $1
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Philadelphia School District has sold two historic buildings — one for a lot, one for a little. The district sold the old Roberto Clemente Middle School, on the...
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Local Non-Profit Awards Scholarships To Young Social Activists
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Hardy Williams Education Fund awarded scholarships to six students in Philadelphia interested in careers in government, law or social action. “I had the dream...
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Man Stabbed Multiple Times Outside West Philadelphia High School
By Steve Beck, Al Novack PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police are investigating the stabbing of a man multiple times outside a high school in Philadelphia early Tuesday morning. The stabbing took place at about...
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Cole Hamels’ Foundation Underwrites More Projects For Area Schools
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There was a bit of welcome news today for some Philadelphia schools caught in a budget bind: Phillies’ pitcher Cole Hamels announced the latest round of school...
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West Philly H.S. Students Mark Passage Through ‘TOP’ Program
By Mike Dougherty PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — About 70 freshmen at West Philadelphia High School were honored this morning for their completion of a teen outreach program. The Teen Outreach Program (“TOP”) is...
View ArticleHigh School Partially Evacuated After Cellphone Starts Smoking
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A school in West Philadelphia was partially evacuated after a cellphone started smoking. A Philadelphia School District spokesperson told CBS3 the incident happened Wednesday...
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