Education

Next fall, a new law will mandate personal finance education in all PA high schools. Whether Philadelphia schools will be ready is up to us

A Philadelphia public school teacher argues against the District’s plan to close his school. Give Lankenau Environmental a chance to grow

A longtime university president encourages Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to partner with community colleges and unions to make connections for fulfillment in careers and life

More than half of adult Philadelphians struggle to read. A year-old literacy coalition is calling for a statewide commitment to a teaching method that has worked in Mississippi and elsewhere

The CEO of Vetri Community Partnership on what the loss of federal SNAP-Ed funding might mean — and how you can help

The South Philly team has qualified for the Dragon Boat World Championship in Hualien, Taiwan in August. Now they just have to pay for it. This is where you  come in

Read by 4th responds to The Citizen’s critique of the city’s efforts to get kids reading

Here are the six steps we need to take, according to Heights Philadelphia’s President/CEO

Budget cuts. School closures. Structural deficit. Scant academic progress. Spin from District headquarters. Larry Platt asks: Is Superintendent Watlington up to being a transformational leader?

The Department of Education’s zeal to eliminate diversity efforts on campus has now veered into a small-print threat that could shatter independence — and financial viability — for local colleges. A longtime university president on what we can do about it