
K-12
At Wilmington elementary school, improvement is hard but a priority [video]
Low-performing, high-poverty Warner Elementary School was one of six in Wilmington to receive an ultimatum in 2014: improve or face closure.
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 3:33One 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
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
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
Permitting concealed guns in Pa. schools would make kids less safe
Legislation recently passed out of the Senate to permit school personnel to carry concealed guns in Pennsylvania's public schools is a dangerous step in the wrong direction.
8 years ago
Philly teachers overwhelmingly approve new contract
Philadelphia teachers ratified a new labor deal Monday night, all but assuring city educators of their first valid contract since the old ...
8 years ago
Philly schools must prioritize trauma-informed learning
Powerful and surprisingly prevalent horrors are blocking access to education and ravaging children’s lives. Sadly, they remai ...
8 years ago
Rowing has been a path toward leadership, overcoming fear
My morning path to school is the same every day. The streets are lined with trash, broken glass, and aged needles as a reminder of the chaos from the night before.
8 years ago
Wilmington students create glittering tile mural for elementary school lobby
A yearlong arts project at Stubbs Elementary School on Wilmington’s East Side is creating a lasting and glittering ceramic til ...
8 years ago
Kids thrive when they swim among peers and mentors with common interests
Learning heroes can come from a wide range of settings in young people’s lives. One unexpectedly appeared in my son’s life when he wa ...
8 years ago
Tuesday’s school board voter turnout in Delaware only 1.5 percent
Turnout in Delaware’s school board vote continued to be abysmal Tuesday, with just 1.5 percent of registered voters showing up to c ...
8 years ago
The negative effects of implicit bias in schools
Last week at Colgate University in central New York, reports of a black male carrying a gun — which in reality was a Colgate student ca ...
8 years ago
Nature and the environment come together in an art lesson for Wilmington students [video]
A simple project like using colored pencils to draw their favorite animals could turn into a lifelong lesson for 5th graders in Mrs. Morris' art class.
8 years ago