Education

MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, the co-founder of Character Lab and author of Grit, explains why "imitation is inspiration."

A longtime university administrator helped the NBA superstar finish his college degree. Now, she urges Philly colleges to make it easy for less famous almost-grads to get their diplomas, too

The latest installment in our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, unlocks secrets for navigating the "group project" we call life.

New Jersey is the first U.S. state to mandate climate change education in every grade and nearly every subject. Can a similar solutions-based curriculum help prepare Philly kids for a green future?

In this installment of our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by Grit author and MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, a psychology scholar implores us to treat everyone we meet with respect for the complex richness of their heritage.

The powerful head of Philadelphia’s Building Trades on having the same sense of urgency when it comes to education as a collapsed road

A long-time university president reflects on what it would take for selective colleges and universities to diversify their campuses. Spoiler alert: We already know how to do it.

How might advocates for and against vouchers find common ground? A former city education secretary has a proposal

In the latest installment of our partnership with Angela Duckworth's Character Lab, an author and Columbia University business psychology professor says there's a key to managing AI fears: curiosity!

A former Tom Wolfe staffer on one critical misstep of school choice advocates in the state