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Community School Student Partnerships (CSSP) Hosted Its Annual Holiday Book Party Yesterday at Penn

Students from West Philadelphia Grade Schools (Drew, Wilson, Comegys) were paired up with Penn “book buddies” who provided them with books and read with them. After the reading session, the kids and their buddies created their own books and then participated in Harambe. Learn more about building literacies here.

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Philadelphia Inquirer Highlights the Impact of City Year Philadelphia Volunteers

The Philadelphia Inquirer: RFA has conducted evaluations of City Year Philadelphia corps members’ impact on public student outcomes. The Inquirer is also taking a look at the volunteers and what they mean to urban education in Philadelphia.

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