Voice: Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Germination Project Gala
Next week inaugurates the third year of the teen mentoring program. Meanwhile, its first class heads to college
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyNeedsList
The Philly-based tech startup crowdfunds humanitarian aid for the 25 million refugees worldwide. It is a game-changer in how we all can be part of the solution
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyMedian Matters
What we’re talking about when we talk about South Philly parking wars
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyProtecting Women From Gun Violence
Washington became the first state in the country to alert women when their abusers try to buy a gun. It’s one of many ways we could do more to keep them safe
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyPatients are People First
An arts program at Jefferson University brings students and patients with dementia together for a lesson that’s often missing from healthcare: Empathy
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyBuilding a Better Principal
The Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders trains the city’s best principals to be entrepreneurial thinkers. It may be the only way to succeed in the job
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy“Let The Mothers Run The World”
Local education philanthropist Evie McNiff has spent the last 17 years working to improve education. Now she opens up on the state of Philadelphia giving and the next steps for lasting school reform.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyAll In For Books
The Fund for the School District had a daunting goal: Establish 1,900 classroom libraries in city schools. How’d they do it a year ahead of schedule?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyUrban Food Forest
Seattle’s Beacon Forest provides free native edibles to anyone in the city. Could the soda tax make it possible for a Philly group to do the same here?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyLeah Buechley
As part of a Drexel series on rethinking learning, the former MIT educational technologist grapples with the inequities her work can bring to education
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy