President Obama to welcome U.S. students back to school with speech at Masterman in Philadelphia | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/14/2010

President Obama to welcome U.S. students back to school with speech at Masterman in Philadelphia | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/14/2010

President Obama to welcome U.S. students back to school with speech at Masterman in Philadelphia Tamika Miles is 11, a sixth grader at the prestigious Masterman School. She's a serious girl with two long pigtails, an impressive vocabulary, and a strong belief that Tuesday will be the biggest day of her life so far.

New Phila. campaign aims to increase college graduation rate City education officials on Monday announced a new campaign to train mentors who already work with students in the best way to guide them to and through college.