The Citizen Updates

Rebel Ventures

The crew of high school students have fed students throughout the School District—part of their plan to bring healthy snacks to every child

By Jamie Bogert

Shopping, Prepping, Eating and Sharing a New World

How the Free Library brings the joys of cooking to new Philadelphians

By Nina Solis

At What Price Soda Tax?

A recent TV investigative report of the city’s pre-K initiative raises questions about just what it means to be progressive in Philadelphia

By Larry Platt

Summer Ends…Learning Starts

For North Philly middle school students, a poem reminds them that all things end—even summer vacation

By Sara Albert

The Anti School Choice Hypocrisy

A Mastery charter school principal calls out his anti-charter friends for denying choice—but only for black students

By Sharif El-Mekki

Staying Ahead of Educational Tsunamis

A public school principal argues that real education reform requires measuring schools more broadly and fixing them more locally

By Hilderbrand Pelzer III

Patients are People First

An arts program at Jefferson University brings students and patients with dementia together for a lesson that’s often missing from healthcare: Empathy

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Building a Better Principal

The Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders trains the city’s best principals to be entrepreneurial thinkers. It may be the only way to succeed in the job

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Learning By Doing

At Mercy Career & Technical High School, a two year old design thinking class develops entrepreneurs with an eye to solving real-world problems

By Meredith Degyansky

Getting a Mouthful

For nearly 30 years, Philadelphia Young Playwrights has brought the art of drama to Philly schools. Their new podcast is a window into the lives of teens

By Quinn O'Callaghan