Education

Could a Baltimore nonprofit hold the answer to turning around the lives of Philly’s most at-risk teens—and our city at-large?

A new Massachusetts law mandates experiential civics learning in school. It’s one way to ensure a better democracy in our children’s future

Connecticut’s Child FIRST program sends therapists into homes to help families address crippling mental health needs. Could it help the poorest Philadelphians get ahead?

The Rendell Center’s annual citizenship contest asked what the First Amendment means to fourth and fifth graders across the region. Their answers gave hope for America

Listen or watch Ascend Charter Schools' Steven Wilson talk about the place of joy in education. Then vote for his idea

A psychologist and former teacher on the benefits of “attachment theory” in schools. Hint: It’s about better learning

At next month’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival, the CEO of Brooklyn’s Ascend Charter Schools will talk about turning away from “No Excuses” and toward what may be the key to education: Joy

High schoolers from around the city answered the call for solutions to Philly’s problems. One team takes their project—to halt the schools to prison pipeline—to Aspen

A Mastery principal notes that schools also need support to keep those—and all—teachers in their jobs

...but, as WURD’s afternoon host notes in the wake of the recent heat wave, it won’t.