Penn Student Jessica King Set on Career Path

Jessica King, 20, who calls herself  “a child of public school,” is on a path to become the principal of a charter school.

King was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania as an early-decision applicant. She received a “healthy” federal grant package including a work-study program award. Now a junior communications major with a specialization in civic communication, King has held jobs in the Community School Student Partnerships program of Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships since her freshman year.

Read the full story in Penn News here.

(This is the fourth in a series about University of Pennsylvania students who took their arguments in support of federal student financial aid to Washington in a project organized by the Office of Student Registration and Financial Services. Other profiles feature students Kristin Thomas, Mounica Gummadi, Mark Harding, Jessica King and Janee Franklin.)