Topic: Literacy
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