Education
Ice Cream In Space
Ice cream meets space in a project by Little Baby’s and The Workshop School
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Planting the Seeds of Change
With the Germination Project, attorney and philanthropist Ajay Raju aims to build an army of civic-minded leaders
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Pay Women More, Gain $4.3 Trillion
Plus: City government spending affects lifespans and targeted outreach to students likely to drop out
By Stephen St. Vincent
Michele McKeone
The former special ed teacher’s Autism Expressed, teaching digital skills to autistic students, is growing. The secret? Its founder’s “oppositional defiance”
By Larry Platt
Friends To The Rescue?
A coalition of schools “Friends Groups” want to change the city
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Recycling Air Pollution
Plus: Using water fountains to combat child obesity and taxing drivers by the mile
By Stephen St. Vincent
“Boats Take You Somewhere”
The Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory is no trade school. It uses boat building to inspire Philly kids
By Emma Copley Eisenberg
Hoop Dreams
As March Madness gets underway, it’s hard to be a fan and socially conscious. Enter Philadelphia Youth Basketball, which uses sports to shape inner city kids
By Larry Platt
This is My Philly
Children from all over the city write their blocks at a Spells Writing Lab workshop
By Melanie Bavaria
Reading While Black
A Read-In at the U School is designed to kick-start reading in a population of non-readers
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy