Topic: Literacy

Ideas We Should Steal: Information Literacy Education
New Jersey became the first state to require schools teach K-12 students how to tell fact from fiction — a critical skill in preserving democracy
By Courtney DuChene
Citizens of the Week: Brent Johnstone and Akeiff Staples
We’ve all heard the research: Early literacy is critical to success. Two fathers do their part to help Philadelphia’s early learners develop a lifelong love of reading — and of themselves
By Johann Calhoun
Why The New School Year Offers Reasons for Hope
Educators on how the school year that starts today in Philly could be one that makes the new normal better than normal
By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary: The Real Opportunity Gap
The head of a literacy nonprofit on how to ensure disadvantaged Philadelphians can read, do math and use a computer—for their prosperity, and all of ours
By Kimmell Proctor
Ideas We Should Steal: Daddy & Me
A New York program bridges the word gap for children of the incarcerated
By Hannah Keyser
Ideas We Should Steal: The Cuban Literacy Campaign
More than fifty years ago, Cuba eradicated widespread illiteracy in one calendar year, and its literacy rate still leads the world. If Cuba can do it…why not Philly?
By Larry Platt
Meet The Problem-Solver
26-year-old Alejandro Gac-Artigas, CEO & Founder of Springboard Collaborative, is disrupting local education — and getting results.
By Rosella LeFevre
Citizen of the Week: Danielle Mancinelli
A teacher takes it upon herself to fill a school's empty library
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy