Education

With Hill-Freedman World Academy’s fourth album, students weave the anguish of 2020 into powerful new music

The unsung health heroes of the pandemic have risen to the challenge of new job descriptions

A who’s who of civic leaders are behind Philadelphia Community Stakeholders’ new—free—pod for local students. The next challenge is scaling it.

The first-ever virtual Freedom Schools Literacy Academy models liberation education — and gets results

The South Jersey teacher and founder of BookSmiles has created a magical book bank, where teachers can load up on books to give to their students. The cost? Free.

#VoteThatJawn and Fresh Artists tap an army of kiddos to turn out the parent vote

North Philly literacy nonprofit Tree House Books works to make sure that every child has access to books and opportunities to fulfill their dreams

A Lower Merion senior co-founded a student-run foreign policy media outlet that hammers home Gen Z’s commitment to tackling global problems—by finding common ground

The Sixers may be struggling. But through their support of NBA Math Hoops, Philly-area kids get the all-star treatment for excelling—in the classroom

An emergency room doctor on the frontline of Philly’s homicide epidemic calls for a new approach to ending gun violence: Economic opportunity