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
Week 12
Jason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season
This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman compares Philly schools to those of Seattle—and celebrates a local education innovation
By Jason Kelce
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 PlattMeet 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