Education
The Tri-State Teacher Convening
Attention teachers! Come and be celebrated this weekend
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
So Long, Lunch Lady
Chef Marc Vetri wants to revolutionize how Philly kids eat at school. Will the School District let him?
By Larry Platt
More Than Just A School
An AmeriCorps program helps select District schools turn from academic centers into providers of social services. Is this a model for the future?
By Emma Copley Eisenberg
Does Bill Hite Have More Time?
The clock is ticking. It's time to grade the Superintendent
By Jeremy Nowak
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The Schools Plan No One is Talking About
The headlines are all about funding Philly schools. But Superintendent Bill Hite’s plan is about innovating when it comes to how the District spends its money
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Alejandro Gac-Artigas
26-year-old Alejandro Gac-Artigas, CEO & Founder of Springboard Collaborative, is disrupting local education—and getting results
By Rosella LeFevre
It Takes A (Queen) Village
A community split by demographics and two very different schools comes together for the kids
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Books Around the Block
Want to ensure that Philadelphia children can read? Let’s do what they did in Minneapolis: Get books into their homes
By Emma Copley Eisenberg
Getting Civics Off Life Support
We know less about our democracy than ever before. Want more civic-minded adults? Midge Rendell and others say let’s get back to starting in the classroom
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy