The Daily Numbers: 3.2 million dollars headed to help the Chester Upland School District keeps its doors open, according to tentative deal announced this morning.
3,700 students in the district who were looking at the possibility of not having a public school to attend.
45 percent of district students currently enrolled in charter schools.
7 p.m. meeting between the Rev. James Olson, president of Bonner-Prendie, and alums at the school.
115,000 dollars in donations that have come in to the effort to save the school. Another single anonymous $100,000 donation also has been received.
3,185 responses to the alumni survey on the school principal’s Facebook page.
50 men who took part in the kickoff meeting for a program called Real Men Really Read in Chester. It’s the brainchild of the community anti-violence group Brothers of Concern.
16 people left homeless after fire roared through a home in Chester yesterday.
30,000 dollars a month, how much Delco is paying the Chesco SPCA for animal control until a new shelter in the county be be constructed and get up and running.
4-10 years in jail for a Harrisburg man who pleaded guilty in Delco court of homicide while DUI.
38, age of dead woman whose body was found bound and gagged in her home in Springfield, Montco.
58, age of woman who slammed her car into a Walgreen’s in Delaware.
2 killed, 1 injured in head-on crash on the Kelly Drive in Philly yesterday.
3 straight wins for the Sixers; they beat the Bucks, 94-82.
24 points for Jrue Holiday.
9 or 14 shooting for Andre Iguodala.
17,281 at the Wells Fargo Center for the MLK Day matinee.
1 year deal likely for Phillies lefthander Cole Hamels later today. Then they’ll work on a long-term deal.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Suddenly, Steve Spagnuolo doesn’t appear to be all that interested in coming to the Eagles. I can see Andy putting the wagons in a circle and bringing the exact same gang together next year, as if this year never happened.
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I Don’t Get It: A lot of people think it would be just fine if the Chester Upland School District closed its doors forever. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those who took the time to do community service yesterday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The dream is alive.
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Quote Box: “For a long time, the voice of this community has been silent.”
- Tina Johnson, at rally for Chester schools yesterday.
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