Voice: Maureen Boland
Guest Commentary
Three Kids, One Post-Pandemic Philadelphia
A Philadelphia educator reflects on the power of young people to accept the world as it is, brutal and beautiful — and urges us all to revel in what they can teach us
By Maureen Boland
Guest Commentary
“We Need To Do This”
A group of Philly high schoolers are playing football Tuesday to raise money for the mothers of shooting victims, and to connect with police officers. Their teacher asks the rest of us: What will you do to help?
By Maureen Boland
Guest Commentary
Philadelphia, I Miss Your Face
A local high school teacher’s ode to the so-Philly thing we’ve all missed most this year: community
By Maureen Boland
Guest Commentary
Behind the Masks
A Philadelphia mother reflects on the hidden lives we cannot know in this time of coronavirus crisis
By Maureen Boland
Guest Commentary
Dena, Emma, Helen, #MeToo & Me
A high school teacher on the hope and inspiration she finds from the “speak-truth-to-power” generation
By Maureen Boland