Education

Being young is hard these days. That’s why a longtime university president recommends a life in public service.

Two veteran educators on a common sense way to fill teacher vacancies in the Philadelphia School District

Penn this week refused preferential treatment from Trump that could jeopardize science funding. A longtime university president urges push-back on favoritism wherever it happens

No school should fail its students. So, Girard College’s president and Boys’ Latin co-founder asks: Why does Philly’s school board hold only some accountable?

Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia is helping to fill classrooms with programs that serve two customers: future teachers and middle schoolers

A retired educator and school volunteer demands better — and greener — playgrounds for our students. Here, some ideas for getting there

A longtime university president urges the College Board to restore a tool that helped universities like Swarthmore and Haverford admit more low-income students

A Philadelphia-born engineer wanted to see more young people of color enter STEM fields. He started a program in his garage — and ended up with a generation of confident scholars

In 2025, adults need to know more than just reading and writing. The CEO of Philadelphia’s largest adult education nonprofit argues for a new definition of literate

The unsung holiday — this week — is more important than ever this year, argues a longtime university president, who suggests an inspiring visit to an Independence Mall institution