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To the Editor - New York Times: What makes for a successful urban secondary school? In a recent study I co-wrote, conducted by Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, we found that size or type of urban secondary school organization — public, charter, privately...

The beginning of September signals the beginning of two annual fall rites: The start of the school year and the official campaign season. Parents rush around to get children ready for school and candidates put the finishing touches on stump speeches. Although these...

With so much talk about falling educational standards in our country, does it make sense for the only state in the union that has actually posted gains in students’ reading and math achievement at every grade level to cut its funding for education? That’s what could...

Libraries again are being asked to take deep cuts in the city budget. It wasn't enough that they lost 20 percent of their funding last year; now they are being asked to deal with more than a 7.5 percent cut. That means our libraries go back to four days per week. That...

With so much talk about falling educational standards in our country, does it make sense for the only state in the union that has actually posted gains in students' reading and math achievement at every grade level to cut its funding for education? That's what could...

The Philadelphia Education Fund said Monday it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Lenfest Foundation and a $40,000 grant from Peco Energy Co. to support ArtsRising, a collaborative program to make arts education available to children throughout the region. The...

The third, fourth and fifth grade students at Feltonville Intermediate School paraded through their North Philly neighborhood this afternoon, carrying colorful signs that boasted "I Come From..." and handmade, life-sized puppets to celebrate their school’s cultural...