Philly High School Seniors Feel the Pinch of Budget Cuts
PHILLYACTIVE™ (NEWS THAT GETS PHILLY ACTIVE) Discussing the lack of resources and counselors, HYPE J™ students interview seniors and staff at Philadelphia’s Central High School.
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10.11.13 — Philadelphia- (Politics/Education): In the fourth week of HYPE J™, budding journalist Rashuan “DJ Reezey®” Williams — whose co-facilitating the eight (8) week “TMZ Style” project-based learning program withTechbook Online Corporation CEO Christopher “Flood the Drummer®” Norris — goes into Central High School for a candid conversation with students and school administrators. Williams, CEO/Founder of Phresh Philly, a Millennial-led volunteer organization that promotes sustainability through social entrepreneurship and high-school activism, has been visiting several schools throughout the nation’s fifth largest city to report in real-time how students are coping with no guidance counselors, closed libraries and an all-time low student moral. Read William’s most recent report called “Dying for a Good Education”
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