Education
The Posse Foundation
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?
By Jill HarkinsWhat does a school turnaround look like?
The principal of a public school lays out the hard, slow work of improvement—and what it takes to turn schools around
By Hilderbrand Pelzer IIIMouthful
Season two of the Philly Young Playwrights podcast starts today. You don’t want to miss it
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyI’ve Known Gun Violence
A Mastery high school principal who is both a gun owner and gunshot victim on why guns in schools makes kids less safe
By Sharif El-MekkiChildren’s Cabinet
Mayors around the country are launching city-wide efforts to get all stakeholders thinking about what’s best for kids. Can it work here?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavySeriously? Another Tax Hike?
WURD’s afternoon host says the Mayor’s “lazy” tax increase proposal hurts average Philadelphians. Is there a smarter way to fund our schools?
By Charles D. EllisonWhy is this controversial?
A veteran high school teacher says holding educators accountable should be something we all agree on. Why don’t we?
By Zachary WrightQuestions for the School Board
Mayor Kenney is set to choose his new school board from 27 candidates. Here are four things we need to know from them
By Jeremy NowakKristina Ashley
The Philly woman raised $11,000 to take 450 city kids to see Black Panther this month
By Patrick BilowWe’ll Be Alright
A new Aspen Challenge kicked off this week, putting the world’s problems in the hands of local high schoolers to solve. They just might do it
By Jamie Bogert