Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars

All-Star #7: Marie A. Hicks

By Michael Eric Dyson
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club Anniversary with Nikole Hannah-Jones

The MSNBC host talks with the author of The 1619 Project and inspiration for the Club

By Ali Velshi
Guest Commentary

Memo to Superintendent Tony Watlington

A longtime educator with a piece of advice for the still-new chief of the Philadelphia School District: Start with trust

By Peshe Kuriloff
Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars

Edward Alexander Bouchet

All-Star #3: Edward Alexander Bouchet

By Michael Eric Dyson

ChatGPT is Not the End of Writing

A longtime university president and writing expert advises against banning the new AI bot — but to use it to teach more effective thinking that is purely human

By Elaine Maimon
Ideas We Should Steal

Information Literacy Education

New Jersey became the first state to require schools teach K-12 students how to tell fact from fiction — a critical skill in preserving democracy

By Courtney DuChene

What Shapiro Got Right on College Degrees

The new governor eliminated the requirement of a four-year degree for most jobs in state government. A longtime university president explains why she applauds the decision

By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary

Act Now to Support Public Access TV

A teacher of technology to seniors discovered a new way to reach those in need through PhillyCAM, our city’s public access station, whose funding is being negotiated now. Here’s how you can keep it going

By Wayne Hunter
Guest Commentary

Six Ways Schools Can Better Serve Students

The heads of two local youth organizations asked students what they needed to feel safe and well-served in schools. Here, some solutions to fix what ails the system

By Darryl Bundrige and Donna Cooper
Citizens of the Week

Brent Johnstone and Akeiff Staples

We’ve all heard the research: Early literacy is critical to success. Two fathers do their part to help Philadelphia’s early learners develop a lifelong love of reading — and of themselves

By Johann Calhoun