By Carly Sitrin | August 16, 2024 Full article on Chalkbeat ‘This is our classroom, this is our home’ Marissa Rivers is another former paraprofessional entering the 2024-2025 school year as a fully certified elementary school teacher at Universal Alcorn Charter School. Teaching is a second profession for Rivers. She started off in human resources and management, in…

By 6abc Digital Staff PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As school districts across the country continue to face teacher shortages, Universal Charter schools in Philadelphia has gotten creative with the launch of their Aspiring Teachers initiative. The goal is to fill classrooms with homegrown talent. Talent like Marissa Rivers, who was once a substitute teacher but is now…

Kiara Santos PHILLY TRIBUNE A new teachers program has been created to help alleviate a nationwide teacher shortage and help increase certified teacher vacancy rates. Universal Charter Schools has entered a partnership with LaSalle University with an initiative called the Aspiring Teachers Program, where it develops and prepares paraprofessionals to become certified teachers. Student teachers…

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — City officials have officially announced a pilot for year-round extended-day programs at 25 district and charter schools. At first, the School District of Philadelphia said it would launch extended-day programs at 20 area schools. But Mayor Cherelle Parker announced at City Hall Thursday, that five charters were added to the list, bringing the total to 25. Starting this…

by Kiara Santos: Philadelphia Tribune, June 7, 2024 Graduating seniors at Universal Audenried Charter School, formerly known as Charles Y. Audenried High School in South Philadelphia were rewarded a historic $4 million in academic scholarships. The 105-student graduating class had 50 students, who earned competence or advance levels on the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute,…

Thirty-one students from Universal Alcorn Performing Arts had the pleasure of participating in a special noon time jazz performance titled, “Night Club & Noon” at South Restaurant & Jazz Club in conjunction with Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts on Thursday, May 23rd. Mr. Earl Brown of Jazz Journey allowed the scholars of…

On Thursday, May 23rd, the scholars of Universal Institute Charter School had the pleasure of participating in a Virtual Career Fair w/Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, undefeated Light Heavyweight Boxer Atis Oberlton, Chick Fil-A Restaurant owner Sereena Quick and former UICS employee & NBA Trainer Ellis Gindraw.  Each speaker addressed student scholars in grades k – 8 about…

On Wednesday, May 15th, Universal Audenried Charter High School graduating class of ’24 held their exciting 8th Annual Senior Symposium, showcasing their knowledge and skills learned in their respective Career Technical Education (CTE) courses – Automotive, Health Related Technology, Commercial and Advertising Art, Culinary, and Engineering over the last three years in the form of a…