News Archive

The 2014-15 school year is under way and exciting things are happening at your alma mater and with your fellow graduates. The school’s website, the

Four-time mayor of Washington D.C., Marion Barry, Jr. recently published his autobiography, “Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr.,” co-written with author

The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts’s Opera this week announced  that internationally renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens (247) will serve as its first artist in residence, working in

Rob Lazebinik of The Wall Street Journal writes: March Madness is upon us, by which I mean the tradition of taking your high school junior

From the National Science Teachers Association: The largest gathering of science teachers in the country will occur in Boston April 3-6 at the National Science Teachers

1/17/2014 Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Tom Corbett ditched his first scheduled visit to a district-run public school in Philadelphia, where dozens of demonstrators had gathered

From the office of Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett 1/17/2014 Harrisburg – Governor Corbett today announced that he will nominate Bill Green and Farah Jimenez to the

After decades of rampant growth, the rate of tuition increases at U.S. colleges and universities has slowed for the second academic year in a row,

On Monday Oct. 21 the U.S. Department of Education announced its 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools. Central was not among the honorees but the stories of

Central High graduate Bert Strieb, 75, and his wife, Lynne, 74, are profiled in the September/October Philadelphia Public School Notebook newspaper for their longtime commitment

Pedro Ramos (242), who served for two years as School Reform Commission chairman, resigned Oct. 21 from his post and the commission, citing family matters.