Education

42 teens ran neighborhood play spaces around Philly this summer, engaging younger children while learning to be leaders themselves. Here, a look at some of the joy they shared.

A long-time college president was impressed by the former Trump White House staffer during her January 6th testimony. The lesson: Internships matter

Laura Boyce doesn’t just advocate for educators in Philadelphia public schools. She teaches them to advocate for themselves, for their students, and for the Philadelphia School District

The next in a series with Forman Arts Initiative, actor, writer and educator Camille Young uses her voice to celebrate others — especially Black femme artists — and her classroom to help young people celebrate themselves.

A long-time college president advises students and families to give careful attention in this post-Roe era to health care — especially reproductive and mental health care — on campus

In advance of a surprise January 6 hearing today, a long-time college president reflects on ways to preserve our embattled democracy

Philly’s selective schools are not enough to ensure every child receives the education they deserve. A longtime Philly educator on what more we must do

A 7th grade Philly math and science teacher reflects on the hardest of school years — and thanks all those who made it possible. Namely: those doing the work

Equity, a former Temple education professor notes, is not a zero-sum game that some lucky children win and others lose

This school year was hard. You know who made it easier for the rest of us? Teachers