
Education
Are colleges teaching students how to think?
“A cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with an education.”—Mark Twain A friend ...
9 years ago
N.J. lawmakers begin hearings on distribution of school funds
The New Jersey Assembly has launched a series of hearings to examine proposals for revising the school-funding formula of 2008. Da ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia schools trying to assure immigrant parents classes are safe places
At the very moment his pick for education secretary testified before congress, President-elect Donald Trump was also on the minds of fami ...
9 years ago
Assessing Trump’s pick to lead Department of Education
Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, is slated to appear before the Senate this we ...
9 years ago
ListenFor those who run small non-profits, every day is a day of service
In a city like Philadelphia, there is a vast network of small nonprofits that rely on volunteers to keep the doors open. Here are a few o ...
9 years ago
Opioid education for kindergartners? Yep, that’s a thing
In his Tuesday State of the State address, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed creating a “new, specific curriculum in every sc ...
9 years ago
Once a flood, applications for new Philadelphia charters slow to a trickle
Once a hotbed of charter school expansion, Philadelphia has seen charter applications slow to a trickle. Just four organizations a ...
9 years ago
Training the Navy SEALs of the teaching world
Inside a conference room at a swanky hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, about 30 classroom teachers sit in tiered rows arranged like a mini-a ...
9 years ago
ListenIt’s opening day for expanded Philly pre-K
A year after Jim Kenney was sworn in, the Philadelphia mayor’s signature initiative has lifted off. Except for the chilly we ...
9 years ago
ListenThe Drexel tweet storm and America’s ugly political atmosphere
Let’s get a few things straight from the start. ...
9 years ago
Dear Suburban Moms: A note, a library, and a shared responsibility
In 2013, a group of suburban women saw an empty school library in Philadelphia. They’ve been there ever since. Our story sta ...
9 years ago
Listen 6:04Philly’s community schools moving forward
Fresh off a legal victory, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney visited Southwark School in South Philadelphia Tuesday to honor the school’ ...
9 years ago
Rising costs of cybercharter tuition beleaguer Pa. school districts
Cybercharter education is now nearly a half-billion dollar industry in Pennsylvania, according to public school advocacy group Public Cit ...
9 years ago
ListenSaving Dobson: A story of class, disability, and self-preservation in a Philly school
This is a story of impossible choices, the kind parents and administrators confront daily in a large, poor school district.
9 years ago
Listen 6:15Small Philly charter school stirs up big charter debate at SRC
When it comes to charter schools in Philadelphia, even the littlest things can draw big attention. That’s what happend to a ...
9 years ago