Sep 21, 2018
Why we’re doubling-down on STEM We’re not ready for the future. It’s time to up our game. You remember it if you read it: Pennsylvania students are spending 12 years in school but are trying to enter the workforce at a level of skill 3 years behind...
Sep 14, 2018
Poverty rate of kids under 6 eclipses all others We know it in our gut. Science backs our intuition. The most crucial years of brain development are the earliest ones, when children are learning everything, soaking up everything in their environment like...
Sep 7, 2018
Funding crisis reaches boiling point You don’t cook a frog by throwing it into boiling water, the adage goes. Instead, you place it in tepid water and slowly raise the heat.* Last week, news coverage of the opening of the school year was punctuated by...
Sep 4, 2018
New school year, old school problems As the academic year kicks off, students are probably wondering about their new teachers and classmates, or whether their new glasses or haircut will get noticed. Hopefully they’re not wondering why things are getting...
Aug 27, 2018
Aug 27, 2018
“Hey, City Hall, GET THE LEAD OUT!” Despite receiving key recommendations from the Mayor’s Advisory Group on Lead Poisoning over a year ago, City Council has not yet taken action to strengthen the City’s lead laws. As yet another day...
