Education
Unequal School Funding Shows Why We Still Need Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Pennsylvania’s school funding case, an education advisor argues, reflects both the problem and solution
By David M. StoneThe Evidence on Charter Schools Is In
Public charter schools work, a schools reformer explains — especially for Black, Hispanic and low-income students
By Mark GleasonBan the Ban, Not the Book
Attention, Governor Shapiro and Pennsylvania state legislators: Illinois has banned book bans. NJ is thinking about it and PA should too.
By Elaine MaimonAli Velshi on Erasing the Tulsa Race Massacre
MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says more than a century later, our country is still suppressing the truth about the White riot that destroyed the thriving Black community of Greenwood
By Ali VelshiThe New Normal is Scary
The widespread resistance to evidence — facts! — and the undermining of educated responses alarms a long-time university president
By Elaine MaimonWharton WORKS
Penn business school’s new program teaches incarcerated men and women valuable skills — and future MBAs about the value of employing people who have been released from prison.
By Courtney DuCheneNo More “Ignorant and Free”
Why the most important part of our country’s constitution may not be what you think it is.
By Jemille Q. DuncanMore High School Internships, Please
Two charter school educators say Philadelphia students are hungry to start their careers — and Philly business leaders need to give them a chance.
By Malaun Yuille and Noelle KellichTurn Veterans Day into a Learning Opportunity
The School District of Philadelphia no longer closes schools for Veterans Day. The president of the Philadelphia Veterans Parade asks: Why not turn the former day off into a day of learning about military service?
By Anthony MurphyAtiyah Harmon of Black Girls Love Math
School by school, student by student, a Philly educator is changing how Black girls learn — and embrace — math.
By Johann Calhoun