December 10 CASE Meeting Recap
- eisanuk
- Dec 12, 2025
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On Wednesday, December 10, over 50 ecosystem members and supporters gathered at Temple University's Charles Library to network, share and plan. Action teams reported out on their collective work and spent time meeting to move work forward.
We were honored to welcome our guest speaker, Kerry Smith, Esq., Divisional Supervising Attorney with the Homeownership and Consumer Rights Unit at Community Legal Services, who joined us to share sobering updates on student loans. Kerry gave a brief overview of the student loan debt and system, shared key updates from the OBBBA, provided critical borrower support strategies, and flagged details that will be helpful heading into the upcoming tax season.
On-Time High School Graduation Action Team Updates
Lunch & Learn on Thursday, January 22 at 12:00 PM
Calling all college access and success professionals! Grab your lunch and come learn about the new What's Your Plan? Family and Student Resource Guide available free of charge to any and all. PRESENTERS: Frank Buggey, Philadelphia Youth Network & CASE Co-Chair, On Time High School Graduation Action Team; and Macy Smith,
University of Pennsylvania Upward Bound & CASE Co-Chair, On Time High School Graduation Action Team.
On Track to College Graduation Action Team Updates
The School District of Philadelphia released a report on summer melt for the classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the CASE On Track to College Graduation Action Team invited authors of the report to join and discuss. Click here for the webinar slides from Summer Melt: What the Philadelphia Data Tell Us presented by Dr. Aja Holden, Executive Director, Office of Postsecondary Readiness and Dr. Motunrayo Olaniyan, Senior Research Associate, both from the District.
Data & Evaluation Action Team Update
Please help CASE's Data & Evaluation Action Team buildout their Citywide Dashboard Project by completing this survey about data you collect for your organization.
