The School District of Philadelphia has relaunched its Parent and Family University, offering free classes for families beginning in October.

The program, unveiled Wednesday during a kickoff event at Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus Charter School in Overbrook, is designed to give parents and caregivers tools to support their children's success in school and in daily life. Classes will be held both online and in-person and will cover topics ranging from academics to financial literacy. Officials said light dinner and childcare will be provided at the in-person sessions.

"We will have programming available throughout the city," Superintendent Tony Watlington said. "Right now, we've set eight locations to launch next month, and we'll end up rotating those locations over time."

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