Education
In Defense of Trigger Warnings
Last week, the University of Chicago made national headlines when the school announced to incoming freshman that it does not support trigger warnings. (You can […]
Pa. Department of Education Ramping Up Charter School Oversight
The Pennsylvania Department of Education will create a new branch specifically geared toward overseeing the state’s charter schools, Governor Tom Wolf announced yesterday.
Philadelphia School District: We’ve Filled 99 Percent of Teacher Vacancies
Philadelphia School District superintendent William R. Hite Jr. announced Wednesday that the school district is on track to have all teacher vacancies filled by the […]
TOP PICKS: The Best LGBTQ Events This Weekend
FRIDAY EVENTS Ladies of Bounce Reunion — Summer Beach Blast! 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 South 12th Street; over 21. […]
Philly Organization Hopes to Recruit 1,000 Black Male Teachers by 2020
A group of local teachers has put together a plan to increase recruitment of black men into the profession. The Fellowship, a recently founded organization, […]
Why Pa.’s New School Funding Formula Is Still Unfair and Unconstitutional
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Michael Churchill. Churchill is a staff attorney at the Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia.) While […]
Q&A: James Mergiotti, President of Center City’s Peirce College
During Villanova’s run to the national championship this year, there was much commotion about the team not being a “city school.” It’s true, of course: […]
Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About the Soda Tax
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Randi Weingarten, written in response to an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Weingarten is […]
A.C. Teacher Intervenes in Fight, Gets Fired
An Atlantic City teacher has been fired, accused of using excessive force after intervening in a fight between sixth graders. The Press of Atlantic City […]
Penn Prof: “Don’t Grade Schools on Grit”
There’s probably no person in America who has done more to popularize the idea of “grit” as an essential component of a child’s success than […]
A Class of Their Own: African-American Homeschoolers in Philadelphia
Ama Mazama, slight in stature and wearing a tightly fastened Ruth Bader Ginsberg ponytail, is revving up an Epson projector on a cold and rainy […]
Kids Are Mummifying Chickens at Main Line School
It will cost you $21,000 to send your fifth grader to the Haverford Friends School, but when you take into consideration the fact that she’ll […]
5 Takeaways From Kenney’s Chamber of Commerce Speech
In his first few weeks as mayor, Jim Kenney didn’t announce many new or surprising initiatives. On Inauguration Day, City Council Darrell Clarke unveiled more ambitious plans than Kenney did; just […]
Philly Adding Bachelor’s Degrees at Second-Highest Rate in U.S.
Philadelphia’s population is much more educated than it was just four years ago — but it’s still got plenty of room for improvement compared to other […]
Former Tennessee Education Chief: Universal Pre-K Might Not Work
One of the top priorities in Mayor Jim Kenney’s still-young administration is to expand the city’s pre-K programs to include all children. The tab will be […]