Education
Kenney’s Community Schools Gap
Following the Mayor’s comments in D.C. last week, WURD’s afternoon host notes that the community schools effort could be a delicious hoagie...once they put the meats in it
By Charles D. EllisonDena, Emma, Helen, #MeToo & Me
A high school teacher on the hope and inspiration she finds from the “speak-truth-to-power” generation
By Maureen BolandVets on a Mission
A veterans nonprofit deploys hundreds of volunteers into local schools with a mission taken from their time in uniform: Service
By Patrick BilowSocial Justice Symposium for Teens
The annual Free Library event, started by librarian Erin Hoopes, returns this weekend with an agenda for change
By Patrick BilowMath Corps Philly
The summer program helps middle schoolers leap ahead in their math skills through hard work, fun and a dose of compassion
By Emma KreiderQUEST
The North Philly-based documentary airing tonight on PBS marks the beginning of a conversation about inner-city trauma, race, class and politics.
By Jamie BogertEducating While Black
The co-founder of The Fellowship for Black Male Educators on how—and why—he became a teacher
By Vincent Cobb IIThe Power of Coaching
Women’s Way is bringing an innovative Delaware financial literacy model here to give economic tools to the poorest—and potentially most powerful—population in the city: Women
By Jill HarkinsScott Blunk
The volunteer at W.B. Saul High School’s on-campus farm is taking what was once seen as troublesome and expensive animal waste and transforming it from poo to profit
By Jill HarkinsBuying Better Food
The LA-based Center for Good Food Purchasing helps districts and governments lead the way in buying healthy food. Can we get Philly schools on board?
By Jill Harkins