Guest Commentary

Help All Students #LogOnPHL

A first-day-of-school assignment for all Philadelphians from the mayor and schools superintendent.

By Jim Kenney and William R. Hite Jr.

Collaboration to the Rescue!

With the recent announcement to provide Wi-Fi to 35,000 low-income student households, city leaders showed that they can leave their silos in order to forge real change

By Jessica Blatt Press
Future-Ready

Building A Tech Talent System

Other cities are capitalizing on the disruptions caused by the pandemic to rebrand themselves as innovation hubs. Can Philly do the same?

By Anne Gemmell
The Citizen Recommends

As You Sow

A tool from the nonprofit helps companies make socially good choices for investing in their employees’ retirement plans—worth $8.4 trillion nationally

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Future-Ready

Calling all CEOs

An expert on the Future of Work discusses the steps employers can take to create opportunities for Philadelphians in the post-Covid economy

By Anne Gemmell
WATCH

5 Things We Learned From Roy Rosin

During a virtual event, Penn Medicine’s Chief Innovation Officer talked about solving problems by asking “how” not “can”

By Jessica Blatt Press
Future-Ready

5 Future-Proof FAQs

Wondering what the Future of Work is all about? A former director in the Philadelphia's Office of Workforce Development has answers.

By Anne Gemmell
Meet the Disruptor

Roy Rosin

Penn Medicine’s guru of innovation may be the smartest person in Philly you haven’t heard of

By Larry Platt

CHOP and the Virus

The hospital’s PolicyLab has made news with its innovative tool to track Covid-19 outbreak

By Andy Metzger
Business For Good

Mask Match

Two Swarthmore alums are using their tech skills to get PPE in the hands of those who need it most

By Jessica Blatt Press