EDUCATE PHILLY is the Philadelphia Education Fund’s signature fundraising event. Each successful Educate Philly enables us to provide critical programming support to students, teachers, and schools.
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And, it’s fun! And, VIRTUAL!
You won’t want to miss our Master Class in Comms 101: The Media and Education. Our distinguished panel of media and political experts will give us the inside story on media coverage of the COVID pandemic, the Presidential election, and more. And, our student highlights will remind us that as we struggle with the present, there are bright young futures that still need our support and attention.
Honorary Co-Chairs
- Tom Wolf, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- James Kenney, Mayor, City of Philadelphia
- William Hite, Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
Featured Panelists
- Tamala Edwards, Co-Anchor of 6ABC Action News Mornings and Host of 6ABC’s Inside Story
- Garrett Graff, former editor of POLITICO and New York Times Bestselling Author
- Governor Edward Rendell, Former Governor of Pennsylvania and Co-founder, Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement
More than 4,000 Philadelphia high school students turn to the Philadelphia Education Fund for support in their pursuit to be the first in their families to get to and through college. Founded in 1984, PEF is the longest-operating and most comprehensive provider of college and career advising services in the region. Our expert college advising team counsels students, consults with schools, offers STEM programming across 16 Philadelphia high schools, and awards more than $500,000 per year in Last Dollar scholarships through the Philadelphia Scholars.
Master Class "Syllabus"
12:00 PM: Live event begins
12:05 PM: Honoring Philadelphia Scholars' Rising Star and Shining Star Scholarship Recipients
- Shining Star: Wenting Dong, Temple University
- Rising Star: Jayson Burgos, Olney Charter High School
- Rising Star: Inya Wyche, Olney Charter High School
12:15 PM: A Master Class Discussion - Comms 101: The Media and Education
Panel to be followed by audience Q&A.
If you'd like to support the event, but would rather do so with a check, please send to:
Attn: Toni Austin
Philadelphia Education Fund
718 Arch Street, Suite 700N
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Questions? Email Alysse Szur at [email protected] for more information.
Thank you to our generous sponsors. Please visit our website to see the complete list.