Education

Criminal Justice reformer Bryan Stevenson offered a prescription—and a plea—for Penn grads in his commencement speech today. We could all take heart

The free event is a call to action for Philly teens to carve their own unique path toward finding, and being, their best selves

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

This weekend, walk in solidarity with and support of the Philly girls who are upholding Truth’s legacy

In the second of three pieces from the Democratic Mayoral campaigns, a supporter of Mayor Kenney reflects on his first term

When their garden project was halted because of lead in their school, students at Furness High School embarked on a different campaign: To clean every toxic school in Philly

In the wake of last week’s union agreement, WURD’s afternoon host offers a fix to our community college’s financial woes. Hint: Look at area higher ed’s endowments

Only 25 percent of Philadelphians have bachelors degrees. WURD’s afternoon host wonders: Why aren’t local universities doing more to change that?

The Dictionary Project provides students with an old-school ticket to the timeless gift of language

Districts around the country—including University City in Philly—saw a huge uptick in young voters during the midterms. Harnessing that citywide could sway elections