Topic: Board of Education
Guest Commentary: The Evidence on Charter Schools Is In
Public charter schools work, a schools reformer explains — especially for Black, Hispanic and low-income students
By Mark Gleason
Ideas We Should Steal: Ban the Ban, Not the Book
Attention, Governor Shapiro and Pennsylvania state legislators: Illinois has banned book bans. NJ is thinking about it and PA should too.
By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary: Education Ideas We Should Steal — From Ourselves
For the School District of Philadelphia to improve, Superintendent Watlington need not look for new ideas. Our solutions are already here
By Debra Weiner
Making Choice Possible
Private school students supported by Children's Scholarship Fund almost all graduate from high school and go on to higher education. Can the group bring its tuition relief to all the children who need it?
By Natalie Pompilio
Guest Commentary: Mayoral Candidates, Stop the Public Education Platitudes
Voters deserve to know how the next Mayor of Philadelphia will build the new Board of Education — and, a longtime education advocate says, how they’ll hold that board accountable
By Debra Weiner
Can Place-Based Learning Work in Philly Schools Too?
A West Philly charter high school has added an option to learn outside the classroom. So far, it seems to be working, just like it does in some of Philly’s most affluent suburbs.
By Johann Calhoun
Guest Commentary: Memo to Superintendent Tony Watlington
A longtime educator with a piece of advice for the still-new chief of the Philadelphia School District: Start with trust
By Peshe Kuriloff
ChatGPT is Not the End of Writing
A longtime university president and writing expert advises against banning the new AI bot — but to use it to teach more effective thinking that is purely human
By Elaine Maimon