Education
“This is a time for extraordinary courage”
Environmental crusader and restaurant icon Judy Wicks gave a commencement address to Drexel grads this month. Her message: Planet saving is everyone’s job
By Judy WicksLaurada Byers
With her new book, the founder of Russell Byers Charter School inspires by telling deep truths
By Jessica Blatt PressThe (New) Sound of Philly
Students at Hill-Freedman World Academy have created an album that showcases the power of music to unite, with cameos from Chill Moody and...Bill Hite?
By Jessica Blatt PressPhilly’s Teachers
It’s the last day of public school in Philly. Let’s give teachers a hand as they embark on their much-deserved summer break
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyIs School Choice the Black Choice?
Deficits impacting Black America are not closing fast enough. An education reformer argues that school choice aids the cause of equality
By Lenny McCallister“I Want You To Change the World”
Criminal Justice reformer Bryan Stevenson offered a prescription—and a plea—for Penn grads in his commencement speech today. We could all take heart
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyRise & Dream Youth Conference
The free event is a call to action for Philly teens to carve their own unique path toward finding, and being, their best selves
By Jamie Bogert10,000 White Women—Doing the Work
There's no perfect way to talk about race. But four friends are igniting conversations among a group that could use more of them: white women
By Jessica Blatt Press7th Annual Sojourner Truth Walk
This weekend, walk in solidarity with and support of the Philly girls who are upholding Truth’s legacy
By Jamie Bogert“Philadelphia’s Education Mayor”
In the second of three pieces from the Democratic Mayoral campaigns, a supporter of Mayor Kenney reflects on his first term
By Ryan N. Boyer