Topic: Teachers

Pennsylvania, Prioritize Literacy
Only 17 percent of Philadelphia fourth graders read at grade level. Let’s tell Harrisburg to pass bipartisan bills that invest in our kids and our future, says a PA literacy leader
By Rachael Garnick
What Happens in Philly Schools’ “Rubber Rooms?”
The public will never know, a labor policy expert with a free-market Pennsylvania think tank argues, unless the District opens its records
By David R. Osborne
It’s Time for Democrats to Lead on Education Again — Starting in PA
We can start, the CEO of an education reform group argues, with an Abundance Agenda
By Jorge Elorza
Omar Crowder, High School Principal
As the leader of the city’s largest and most diverse neighborhood high school, Crowder has led his community through a string of catastrophic events — and to academic excellence
By Jessica Blatt Press
Thembi Palmer, Reader
The storyteller sings, dances, puppets and laughs with books to help children get excited about — and learn — reading
By Courtney DuChene
We Must Teach Teachers to Teach Reading
Only 17 percent of Philly 4th graders can read. That’s why, a kindergarten teacher and parent of a young child argues, Governor Shapiro must fund evidence-backed teacher training
By Kristyn Kahalehoe
Saquon Barkley’s Gratitude for Teachers
The Eagles’ star running back makes a point to thank his teachers — and shines a light on a profession in need of love, says a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
Accelerating Student Acceleration
The Philly nonprofit Jounce Partners — supported by M. Night Shyamalan — coaches teachers to bring out the best in their students. The result is more learning
By Natalie Pompilio
Educator Njemele Tamala Anderson
The English teacher at Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber expects greatness from her students — and showers them with the essential tools they deserve to achieve it
By Jessica Blatt Press
The Canary in the Coal Mine of School Dysfunction
Philadelphia teachers “migrate” between schools at an alarming rate. A high school educator set out to find out what that means for students
By Lydia Kulina-Washburn