
This Weekend in State College: No Home Penn State Football Game but Plenty to Do
By David Tran
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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! As the investigation into the murder of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford continues, multiple outlets including The Philadelphia Inquirer are reporting that Carprice Williams, who was charged with the child’s killing, was also a teacher in the School District of Philadelphia. District records and an online staff directory list Williams, 36, as a fifth grade teacher at Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus School, 6523 Lansdowne Ave. The directory also lists Williams as a member of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. According to her LinkedIn profile, Williams has been employed by the school district since February 2015. The profile also lists two other teaching jobs dating back to 2014: one as a teacher for students with disabilities at Young Scholars Charter School in Philadelphia and another as pre-K lead teacher at Montgomery Early Learning Centers, which has multiple locati