Julie Sejpal, 68, of Carbondale passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton, after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vinod âVinoâ Sejpal.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Hubert Griffin Sr. and the late Margaret States Griffin Talapa. She was a 1970 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School and received degrees in special education from Bloomsburg University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and St. Francis University. She taught special education to middle school students for 35 years, first at Conemaugh Valley School District and later at Forest Hills Middle School. During her retirement, she volunteered with her daughterâs life skills day program by reading to the students. She made a difference in the lives of many children with special needs and loved volunteering her time to other causes over the years. She also enjoyed playing cards with her sisters, trips to the casino, the beach and spend
Dec 28, 2020
John A. Muto, 92, respected educator and longtime resident of Blossburg, passed away, Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, 2020 at Broad Acres in Wellsboro.
John Angelo was born in Carbondale (Lackawanna County, Pa.) on Nov. 20, 1928, a son to Salvatore and Mary Scalzo Muto. He graduated in 1947 from Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale. High school athletic highlights included being selected to the All-State Basketball team and pitching a perfect game at Scranton’s Memorial Stadium. Following graduation, John honorably served our country with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After his discharge in 1954, he attended Mansfield State Teachers College and received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in social studies and geography. On Aug. 23, 1958, John married the love of his life, Romaine Lutomski, at the former St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Morris Run. They shared 59 years of loving marriage before Romaine’s death on March 18, 2017. Mr. Muto continued his
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On the night of December 1st, renowned economist and public intellectual Walter E. Williams taught a microeconomics class at George Mason University’s Arlington campus.
It would be the last class of his long and prolific life. The libertarian-conservative luminary was found dead in his car a few hours after the class ended. He was 84 years old.
Walter Williams (1936-2020) grew up in both West and North Philadelphia, and always in the poor areas of the city, roots he never forgot as he saw his career rise. His father left home when he was 3, leaving Williams and his sister in the hands of their mother. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School, he drove a taxi for work. Later, in the late 1950s, he served as a private in the United States Army and “waged a one man battle against Jim Crow from inside the army.” He was so forceful in challenging the status quo that a higher-up filed a court-martial against him, and Williams was transferred to Korea
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School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite speaks at a press briefing. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
This story originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Board of Education released its 2019-20 school year evaluation of Superintendent William Hite on Monday, rating him as “needs improvement” in systems leadership and in promoting student achievement.
This is the first time he has received a “needs improvement” rating in any category from either the board or its predecessor, the School Reform Commission, since he started in the 2013-14 school year.
The year “uncovered operational challenges,” the evaluation said, citing the botched co-location of Science Leadership Academy and Benjamin Franklin High School and the continued closing of schools with potentially hazardous asbestos.