Education

Won’t Back Down

For a year and a half, the editors of Neshaminy High’s newspaper have refused to reverse their ban of the school’s racist nickname. This is their story.

By Gillian McGoldrick

Meet The Problem-Solver

26-year-old Alejandro Gac-Artigas, CEO & Founder of Springboard Collaborative, is disrupting local education — and getting results.

By Rosella LeFevre

Introducing [YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE] High School

“Condo King” Allan Domb thinks businesses should adopt high schools so they can train their future workers. Restaurateur Jeff Benjamin thinks it’s in companies best interests to help educate Philadelphians. So who’ll be first to sign up? (No, this doesn’t mean Domb is running for mayor.)

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Special Report

Anatomy Of A Turnaround

Charter-run Renaissance schools are one of Philly’s few education success stories. A deep dive inside one attempt to transform a failing school begs the question: Should this be the future of reform?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Citizen of the Week

Lauren Summers

A parent takes to Facebook to highlight neighborhood schools that work

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

We Need a Smart Charter Compromise

Here’s how we can approve high-quality charters without harming District schools

By Jeremy Nowak
Ideas We Should Steal

Flipped Classroom

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Is This Really What $2.6 Billion Buys?

The Philadelphia School District Budget Should Be Big Enough To Educate Our Kids. Here’s Why It Isn’t

By Larry Platt

The Publics and the Catholics

Why a revolution in Catholic School education is important to the City

By Jeremy Nowak

Schooling Millennials

Will opening a new charter school in—and for—Center City keep millennials from splitting for the suburbs?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy