This article was originally published in The Notebook. In August 2020, The Notebook became Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
The EDDY Awards ceremony, which celebrates the notable work of Philadelphians in public education, will be tonight at WHYY, 150 N. Sixth St.
The honorees include Pennsylvania’s first Black district attorney, Mayor Nutter’s Chief Education Officer Lori Shorr, the former chair of Drexel’s board of trustees, and a teen who returned to school to become a star student, class president, and prom king.
Tickets to the event are still available.