Whitehall Elementary joined Eisenhower and Stewart middle schools on the Department of Education's list of poor performers. Students at those schools may now be eligible to receive up to $15,000 in scholarship aid to attend a different school.
Whitehall Elementary joined Eisenhower and Stewart middle schools on the Department of Education's list of poor performers. Students at those schools may now be eligible to receive up to $15,000 in scholarship aid to attend a different school.
Three schools from the Norristown Area School District have once again appeared on the Pennsylvania Department of Education's list of low-achieving schools. Eisenhower Middle School, Stewart Middle School, and Whitehall Elementary School each ranked in the bottom 15% of aggregated Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) math and reading test results for the 2011-12 school year. Both Eisenhower and Stewart appeared on last year's list as well. For students living in areas served by those schools, the "low-achieving" designation could mean eligibility to take advantage of the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTCP). The program offers up to $15,000 to attend a non-public school or a public school in a district where they …
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The Department of Education put three Norristown schools on its list of low-performing schools. The district says the state is working with outdated and limited info.
On Wednesday, July 25, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released it's list of low-acheiving schools (schools in the bottom 15% statewide) and three local schools were on the list – Norristown Area High School, Stewart Middle School and Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy. The designation makes it possible for students living in the boundaries of those schools to take advantage of the new Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTCP) signed into law in July by Gov. Tom Corbett. The program gives low- and moderate-income students in low-achieving schools an option to apply for a scholarship to attend a participating public or private school. The low-achieving schools are determined based on student performance …
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9:56 am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
Let's face it Norristown Schools have been a failure for 2 generations. It's hard to be anywhere and meet a less knowledgeable, informed, language challenged group of people. I'd be willing to be the college graduates in Norristown is less than 30% and falling. Lets blame the test scores. These students were stupid before no child left behind. The biggest issue is that they were so dull minded … more ›
Norristown High graduate Akbar Hossain was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a highly competitive scholarship for students planning a career in public-service.
Philly.com is spreading the word about former Norristown student Akbar Hossain and his epic success story. Hossain, now a junior at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, was recently awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a prestigious award for college juniors planning a career in public service. Hossain's story is almost Dickensian – the 21-year-old and his family emigrated to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia when he was ten, two days before the 9/11 attacks. They arrived first in New York where they were swindled out of $5,000 by an unscrupulous immigration counselor. Stuck in a New Jersey motel, they met a manager at an Indian restaurant who had a family member in Norristown. The Norristown man found them an apartment, a job for …
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The college will be holding a free FAFSA workshop at One Montgomery Plaza on Wednesday, April 11.
According to a release issued by Montgomery County Community College, the school is hosting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion Workshop on Wednesday, April 11, at noon and 1 p.m. at the Norristown Resource Center at One Montgomery Plaza in Norristown. The workshop is free to attend. All college-bound students are invited to receive assistance in completing the FAFSA. Space is limited, so interested students should pre-register at www.mc3.edu/admissions/paying. Students attending the workshop should bring the following items: Download a copy of the application in our PDF section. For more information, call 215-619-7360.
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10:56 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
Lol I wish my son went to one of those schools I would try my best to get my kids out to a better school..it's not the teaches fault it's the parents fault from birth and the problem kids who don't want to learn and rather watch tv,play video games which there parents let them do for hours a day since birth. I have 4 kids. One in Marshall elementary who is in enrichment/discovery classes and in … more ›