Meet the Disruptor

KickUp

The Philly startup helps school districts teach teachers better, so they can teach students better

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal

Friends of the Children

The 25-year-old Portland nonprofit has a proven method for ending the cycle of poverty for children—a 12.5 year mentorship

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Food Touches Everything

At the Citizen’s Restaurants and Social Impact event, four acclaimed chefs talked about feeding their customers well, while doing good for their communities

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

A Smarter Smart City

Could the fix for what ails Philly lay in the Kenney administration’s approach to urban technology?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Urban Innovation in the Age of Trump

The inaugural Drexel Dialogues will introduce three problem-solving visionaries working to make their communities better

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Code for Cancer

In a rebuke to the closed world of scientific research, a group of volunteer coders helped a Penn lab take on cancer

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

“Stop the Bleeding”

At the school district’s newest high school, students will also get an associates degree. Will that ensure they succeed in college?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Indigenous Peoples Day

Monday we celebrate the fairy tale that is Columbus. Saturday, let’s celebrate our real origins

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Tech for Philly

Startup guru Bob Moul has turned his attention to pushing computer science education in Philly schools. Is he the evangelist we need?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Octavius V. Catto

A Legacy for the 21st Century

History Making Production’s biopic tells the story of a Philly legend, whose statue was unveiled this morning

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy