Guest Commentary

A Radical Way To Rethink School Vouchers

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

By Debra Kahn
Character Lab

Don’t Fear ChatGPT!

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!

By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Guest Commentary

The Letter that Sank School Vouchers in PA

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

By Mark Nicastre

Pennsylvania, Resolve the Budget Impasse

A long-time university president recalls the dire consequences to public higher education of an Illinois budget stalemate — and urges legislators to ensure that doesn't happen here

By Elaine Maimon
The Citizen Recommends

Biking 158 miles from Philly to Harrisburg

The nonprofit We Love Philly is leading a bike ride from August 17 to August 20 to raise awareness for Act 158. Join them for all or part of the journey in support of high school students throughout the Commonwealth.

By Jessica Blatt Press

Meet Philadelphia’s Cosmic Writers

This nonprofit brings out the creative writer in school-age students in Philly and beyond. In a city with an abysmal literacy rate, these efforts are paying off.

By Courtney DuChene

The Unfairness of Students for ‘Fair’ Admissions

The Students for Fair Admissions’ Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action was not about fairness in college admissions. It was about race.

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Does the Supreme Court See Higher Education as a Public Good?

A longtime university president, who has seen innumerable low-income students struggling to pay for their college education, deplores the legal reasoning behind the Court’s blocking of debt relief

By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary

All Students Deserve the Opportunity to Shine. So Do Pennsylvania’s

A senior fellow from the Commonwealth Foundation looks forward to PA passing Lifeline Scholarships, a new school voucher program aimed at helping students in under-performing public schools

By Lenny McCallister

The Supreme Court Struck Down Affirmative Action. Now What?

A long-time university president urges Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to maintain commitment to diversity within the constraints of the new ruling

By Elaine Maimon