Education

WURD’s afternoon host says the Mayor’s “lazy” tax increase proposal hurts average Philadelphians. Is there a smarter way to fund our schools?

A veteran high school teacher says holding educators accountable should be something we all agree on. Why don’t we?

Mayor Kenney is set to choose his new school board from 27 candidates. Here are four things we need to know from them

The Philly woman raised $11,000 to take 450 city kids to see Black Panther this month

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

A former Wharton prof, now head of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, says college stadiums can benefit communities—if done right

The Mayor hasn’t listened to soda tax critiques because of politics. But, given a report from the last Controller, can he afford to do that with pre-K?

WURD’s afternoon host urges the socially-good NFL champs to make its stadium affordable—so Temple doesn’t have to build a new one

Legendary journalist Buzz Bissinger and Penn’s Kelly Writers House partner with The Citizen to give voice to a new generation of writers

A Philadelphia principal points to an increasingly familiar culprit in the struggle to teach hard-to-reach students: Mental health issues