Education
“You Can’t Be Denied If You Haven’t Applied”
Penn and the Heights have launched a program to help high schoolers navigate their way through college applications. A longtime university president visited a classroom at Carver to learn more
By Elaine Maimon
A Modern Day Rosie The Riveter
Trailblazer Elaine McGuire is leading the charge to attract and train more electricians like her: Black women.
By Courtney DuChene
Civics Out Loud
An iconic Philadelphia author and youth voting activist outlines a day in the life of politically engaged local students, lesson by lesson
By Lorene Cary
War on Antisemitism — or Distraction from Bigotry?
A longtime university president calls out the hypocrisy of Trump’s campaign to protect Jewish students
By Elaine Maimon
Schools of Civic Thought
15 universities in 10 states — including Yale and University of Texas — have launched programs that focus on thinking and citizenship. We could use more of that here, too
By Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey
Hope Chicago, Multigenerational College Access
Hope Chicago offers free college for public school students and one member of their family to break the cycle of poverty. Chief Program Officer Michele Howard will talk about its success at The Citizen’s 8th annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival November 14.
By Elaine Maimon
Don’t Cut Off this Lifeline for English Learners
In a city where one in five students are English language learners, we can’t afford not to support their education
By Alyn Turner and Sean Vanatta
Young People, You Can Do Well and Do Good
Being young is hard these days. That’s why a longtime university president recommends a life in public service.
By Elaine Maimon
Let These Teachers … Teach
Two veteran educators on a common sense way to fill teacher vacancies in the Philadelphia School District
By Scott Gaiber and Stephanie Waller
The Perils of Patronage
Penn this week refused preferential treatment from Trump that could jeopardize science funding. A longtime university president urges push-back on favoritism wherever it happens
By Elaine Maimon
