CHARACTER LAB

Your Future Self Will Thank You

The latest installment in our partnership with Penn's Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur Award-winner Angela Duckworth, makes the case that thinking about tomorrow more vividly may lead young adults to choose more wisely today

By Hal Hershfield

“Win With Grace, Lose With Dignity”

Kicking up some dust with the coach, kids and families of the South Philly Sharks

By Thomas Devaney

Seriously? Now Drag Racing is a … Hobby?

Hey, Inquirer: Philly’s latest tragic example of antisocial disorder ought to be called out for what it is

By Larry Platt

No More “Ignorant and Free”

Why the most important part of our country’s constitution may not be what you think it is.

By Jemille Q. Duncan
Guest Commentary

More High School Internships, Please

Two charter school educators say Philadelphia students are hungry to start their careers — and Philly business leaders need to give them a chance.

By Malaun Yuille and Noelle Kellich
Guest Commentary

Turn Veterans Day into a Learning Opportunity

The School District of Philadelphia no longer closes schools for Veterans Day. The president of the Philadelphia Veterans Parade asks: Why not turn the former day off into a day of learning about military service?

By Anthony Murphy
Citizen of the Week

Atiyah Harmon of Black Girls Love Math

School by school, student by student, a Philly educator is changing how Black girls learn — and embrace — math.

By Johann Calhoun
CHARACTER LAB

How Honest Are You?

Angela Duckworth, author of Grit, MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner, and co-founder of Character Lab, on the value of doing the right thing

By Angela Duckworth
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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with George Takei

The MSNBC host speaks with the actor, activist and author about They Called Us Enemy, a graphic memoir about Japanese American internment

By Ali Velshi

Is Year-Round Schooling the Answer We Need?

What the most talked-about idea in the new schools plan would mean for Philadelphia

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy