
Education
Philly’s newest education experiment: College for high school students
On her first day of high school, 13-year-old Emma Lein had all the normal anxieties and hopes. She wanted to join clubs and make n ...
8 years ago
Talking poverty, diversity, mental health with America’s principals
This week thousands of school principals are gathering in Philadelphia for a first-of-its-kind conference. The 2017 National Princ ...
8 years ago
Should we forgive student debt for young farmers?
Farmers in the U.S. are getting older, and some say we should forgive the student loan debt of aspiring farmers to prevent a shortage in ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:40Philadelphia selects Catapult to replace Wordsworth for special education teaching
The School Reform Commission Thursday voted to establish a new in-house special education program for 100 students, most diagnosed with s ...
8 years ago
After opposition from advocates, Philly district scales back plan for new special-ed program
The School District of Philadelphia has significantly downsized plans for a new special-education program after advocates and lawmakers r ...
8 years ago
Delaware’s endangered education species — the school librarian
Fewer and fewer Delaware schools have certified librarian as principals look to put more educators in the classroom. Every morning ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:33Across region, mixed results for schools in state budget deals
There’s been plenty of drama in state capitols this year as lawmakers face tight budgets and the specter of elections looming next ...
8 years ago
West Philly makerspace offering tech summer camp…for adults
Summer camp — it’s not just for kids anymore. The Hacktory, a West Philadelphia makerspace, is introducing a new set of su ...
8 years ago
Saving public education depends on transcending intractable politics
The problem with public education is not the children but the adults. It is paramount we deconstruct underpinnings behind partisan gridlock.
8 years ago
One year in, Philadelphia’s community schools turn to tangible improvements
It's been an explosive start for community schools, Mayor Jim Kenney's signature K-12 education initiative.
8 years ago
Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson universities to merge
In the world of higher education, one plus one equals one. Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University are merging. He ...
8 years ago
Does technology exacerbate educational inequality?
Designer, engineer, and educator Leah Buechley has spent her career encouraging kids, particularly girls, to experiment creatively with t ...
8 years ago
Summer program invites the public to see the Delaware River in a new way
Environmental educational centers along the Delaware River watershed are joining forces to raise awareness about the 13,500 square mile s ...
8 years ago
After grilling from Council, Philly district answers questions on suburbanites in city schools
Every spring, City Council members pepper School District of Philadelphia officials with questions during the district’s annual bud ...
8 years ago
The unfulfilled dream of the School District of Philadelphia
When the School District of Philadelphia has a major problem, poor old Jonah Thompson is surely fidgeting in his grave. And the district ...
8 years ago