Education

A legendary University of the Arts professor weighs in with the lessons learned from the institution’s sudden closing last week after 150 years

What can cities do to prevent precipitous college closures?

The 150-year-old institution has left students, faculty and the city reeling. A longtime university president joins in the call for an immediate independent investigation

L.A.’s Occidental College offers a “campaign semester” for students who do election work full time. A longtime university president urges local colleges to do the same

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews the new president of the American Federation of Teachers about her efforts to take on book bans

As she was writing Housemates, her new novel about creating art, Emma Copley Eisenberg helped start and foster an organization that makes it a little easier to create art in Philadelphia

Special admit high schools provide the kind of education city parents want for their kids. So why aren’t we doing more to ensure they succeed?

Hope Chicago ensures free college for students graduating from five public high schools — along with one member of their family. A longtime university president makes the case for investing in Philadelphia families the same way

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re revisiting some of the fabulous Philly educators we’ve featured through the years.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, a longtime university president urges Philadelphians to celebrate educators — but to also support the teaching profession