The City’s Hiring Bus, Back-to-School Initiatives & the Smells of Philly
It’s the Friday News Roundup! We’re talking about the city’s new mobile recruitment initiative, issues facing the School District of Philadelphia this upcoming academic year, and some good news from around the city. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Ernest Owens, editor at Eater Philly and political writer-at-large at PhillyMag, and Carly Sitrin, Philadelphia Bureau Chief at Chalkbeat.
Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- Auntie Anne’s Launches Knead – An Exclusive Fragrance Inspired by the Pretzel Brand’s Signature Aroma
- Philly on the Move: New Hiring Bus Brings Job Opportunities to Your Neighborhood!
- Philadelphia "Hiring Bus" looks to drive down vacancy rate in municipal jobs
- Philadelphia’s year-round school initiative is more of the same — mostly
- Alliance to bring back Philadelphia school libraries gets $150,000 federal grant
- Students will get more power in Philadelphia’s revamped school admissions process
- Air conditioning units added to several Philly schools before the start of the new academic year
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