Education

A school reform advocate breaks down what happens when teachers miss school. Hint: It costs everyone

A muralist, the Eagles and a school come together to create a place where children can soar

By appointing his first school board, Mayor Kenney has taken responsibility for schools. How can we know if he’s succeeded?

A high school senior reflects on innovating, connecting and planning for the future as a Germination Fellow

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

The 29-year-old organization sends promising high school grads in groups to 56 colleges across the nation. How about getting Philly in on that pipeline?

The principal of a public school lays out the hard, slow work of improvement—and what it takes to turn schools around

Season two of the Philly Young Playwrights podcast starts today. You don’t want to miss it

A Mastery high school principal who is both a gun owner and gunshot victim on why guns in schools makes kids less safe

Mayors around the country are launching city-wide efforts to get all stakeholders thinking about what’s best for kids. Can it work here?