Kelley STEM Academy, led by principal Amelia Brown, is a District neighborhood school located in North Philadelphia. Historically, roughly 35% of students at Kelley score proficient on the PSSAs. With the support of the Philadelphia School Partnership, the 2014-2015 school year marks Kelley’s first year of implementing transformation with an emphasis on student growth, professional …
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School Spotlight: St. Thomas Aquinas School
In the iconic Rocky II, Rocky Balboa stops at his Catholic parish on the way to the Spectrum to get his priest’s blessing prior to the World Heavyweight Championship rematch. For over 30 years, Rocky has symbolized hard work, struggle and success on a personal, neighborhood and city level. That scene was filmed at St. …