Girard College is a five-day boarding school in Philadelphia for students grades 1-12. "Our hearts are heavy today with the passing of Kris Minners, a second-grade boys' resident advisor at Girard ...

The fire at United Missionary Baptist Church, located near Girard College in Brewerytown, broke out around 7:30 p.m. Monday. About 60 Philadelphia Fire Department firefighters initially responded ...

Girard College provided a statement that reads ... and we have been assured that our children will be transported back to Philadelphia as soon as road and weather conditions permit safe travel.

The battle had attracted the attention of Martin Luther King Jr., who condemned the policy during 1965 visit to Philadelphia, and the U.S. Supreme Court, which had ordered Girard College to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The devastating loss of 22-year-old Kristopher Minners is still rippling throughout Girard College in Philadelphia. The beloved 2nd and 6th-grade resident advisor was gunned ...

Girard College in Philadelphia, admitted its first black student after a lengthy court battle. The act was a milestone in the civil rights movement. There was another, less well known event that year.

(Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY) Karen Asper Jordan, president of the Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters, during the “Opening the Gates” forum at Girard College in September 2018. (Bastiaan ...

Two schools in West Philadelphia soon will gain therapists to help students with mental health issues as part of an expanding program that was tested at Girard College over the last three years.

Girard College has seen its share of leaders come ... The co-founder and former CEO of the Boys’ Latin Charter School in West Philadelphia, Hardy will remain in the role for the foreseeable ...

For volunteers across the region, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not a day off but rather a day on. Several organizations are ...

Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters chose to fight the system to get Girard College desegregated instead. Their hard work paid off and is now being recognized with a mural that will be displayed ...

The 24th annual Martin Luther King Day of Service at Girard College brought 4 to 5,000 volunteers to the historic school in North Philadelphia. Participants collect blankets at the MLK Day of Service ...