Youth

Slam poetry changed the Youth Poet Laureate’s young life. Now she wants to give other Philly teens a chance to be heard.

Our first-ever youth summit will bring six world-famous youth leaders from around the country to Philly, to inspire and empower our city’s future leaders

Philly is stealing an evidenced-based idea from other cities and forming a cabinet for children. Will that move the needle on our 35-percent child poverty rate?

With her latest children’s book, local author and film producer Hallee Adelman offers a lesson we can all use: It’s okay to let it all out

At the Wilmington event, hundreds of students get on-the-spot admissions and scholarships to attend historically black colleges. Philly’s high schoolers could use the same chance

Workforce development programs don’t always live up to their mission. PowerCorpsPHL exceeds theirs

It’s 2020 and teens in Philly are still being held in adult prisons. This youth-led group wants to change that, and help heal communities

Like every generation before them, today’s teens just want a place to call their own. The basement of 1901 Vine Street provides just that

Each week this season, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman has compared Philly schools to those of our on-field competitors, while celebrating local education innovations. Here, he looks at New York, and reflects on his first season as The Citizen’s education columnist

Research shows we need more Black teachers in our classrooms—for everyone's sake. A former Mastery principal is working on it