Education
In Defense of the Philadelphia School District
A deputy superintendent pushes back on a Citizen story that called the District’s Facilities Master Plan a sign of “managed decline”
By Oz Hill
The Case Against Managed Decline in the School District
In all the talk over closing and fixing Philly schools, there is no mention of building new ones that might serve the community better into the future. Can we look to New York City and Boston for solutions we should steal?
By Diana Lind
Governor Shapiro, Give PA Kids Access to a New Scholarship Program
The president of a free market think tank urges Pennsylvania to opt in to help students — both public and private — with school costs
By Andrew Lewis
Educator Charlie McGeehan
The Palumbo civics teacher is shaping the next generation of changemakers into the kinds of active citizens we need
By Courtney DuChene
Are Campuses Ideological Battlegrounds?
Not according to students in a recent poll. A longtime university president reflects on how the new data explodes the political narrative
By Elaine Maimon
Getting Better Head Start
A Philadelphia kindergarten teacher on how families — and entirely communities — would benefit if Harrisburg expanded the highly successful early childhood education program
By Amy Baranowski
Michael Idriss, Black History Game Changer
African American history has been disappeared from Independence National Historical Park. Not so at the Museum of the American Revolution, with thanks to one “time traveler”
By Olivia Loudon
What Happens After Philly Schools Close
The fallout from the District’s extensive plan to transform Philly’s schools will be personal. But the responsibility for these repercussions should be shared, says the head of one independent school
By Brandon McNeice
What Should Philly Look Like in 2076? Ask an Eighth Grader
Breakthrough and Penn asked 20 young teens to imagine Philadelphia in 50 years. They created a vision for the future —and hope for the kids themselves
By Courtney DuChene
“Nothing Short of A Miracle”
The annual convening of Black male educators late last year was a reminder of what can happen when Black men show up for the future.
By Dr. James Peterson