Education

Educate Adults For Teaching as a Second Career
Philadelphia’s teacher shortage keeps getting worse. A long-time university president finds solutions from her own past, and from the UK, where a program has trained 850 professionals for new jobs as teachers
By Elaine Maimon
Vivek Babu
Thanks to the efforts led by Drexel’s undergraduate student president, the university will for the first time give students the day off for voting and engagement on Election Day 2024, the latest in a string of election advocacy successes.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The School Day When No One Eats Alone
Lots of kids feel socially isolated — especially at lunchtime. A national movement is working to change that, today
By Michaela Haas
Temple Makes a Promise to Philadelphia Students
A long-time university president applauds the city-based public research university’s new plan for free tuition and fees — the Temple Promise — for Philly families who earn below an income threshold
By Elaine Maimon
A Blueprint For Quality Schools
A local education leader urges school officials and other civic stakeholders to come together around a singular vision for Philly’s students — one that creates opportunity
By Stacy Holland
Sanity and Hope for Higher Ed
Governor Shapiro’s vision for the state college system offers a path for more residents to get the education they need. A long-time university president lays out why it matters
By Elaine Maimon
The War in University City
While student protestors and bullying Trustees at Penn continue shedding far more heat than light, there’s a different story at neighbor Drexel. Why?
By Larry Platt
Ali Velshi on the Real Story Behind Claudine Gay’s Ouster from Harvard
The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member talks about the coordinated conservative campaign to remove one of academia's few Black leaders a for political gain
By Ali Velshi
Indrayudh “Indy” Shome
The Citizen’s Educator of the Year is a four language-speaking, music-playing, digital media expert who also loves to share his passion for gardens. He’s inspiring students across the city to make their voices heard
By Courtney DuChene
Claudine Gay’s Enemies Are Not Our Friends
Just a month after Penn President Liz Magill stepped down, a rabbi and author reflects on how culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard University’s president to resign
By Jay Michaelson