Education

Philly Schools Don’t Need More Money…

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 6, 2026

Originally published by The Philadelphia Citizen. A majority of the Philadelphia students receiving diplomas cannot read or do math at grade level. In 2025, …

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Education

Governor Shapiro, Give PA Kids Access to a New Scholarship Program

  • Andrew Lewis
  • March 17, 2026

Originally published by The Philadelphia Citizen. Last Thursday, educators, advocates, lawmakers, and students gathered to deliver a simple yet profound message: Gov. Josh Shapiro must opt…

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Education

Special Needs Students Need School Choice

  • Rachel Langan
  • December 17, 2025

Originally published by The Philadelphia Citizen. Shannon Mitchell will never forget the first words from her nonverbal eight-year-old daughter, Brianna. “Hi, mama,” Briana said after getting…

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Education

Philadelphia’s Educational Double Standard

  • David P. Hardy
  • October 6, 2025

Originally published by The Philadelphia Citizen. The Philadelphia Board of Education has had enough with abysmal academic records—sort of. The school board recently voted not…

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Education

What Happens in Philly Schools’ “Rubber Rooms”?

  • David Osborne
  • May 22, 2025

Originally published by the Philadelphia Citizen. What happens in Philadelphia schools stays in Philadelphia schools—or so it seems based on the District’s lack of transparency. As The…

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Regulation

Time for Shapiro to Ditch Corporate Welfare and Cut Red Tape

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 26, 2024

Originally published at The Philadelphia Citizen For two years, Gov. Josh Shapiro has talked about the need for government to “move at the speed of business.” Though…

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Education

Rigor. Standards. Responsibility.

  • David P. Hardy
  • November 20, 2023

Originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen This November marks the 50th anniversary of the murder of a lesser-known Black hero, arguably the most innovative educator of his…

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Education

School Choice Report, Episode 16

  • David P. Hardy
  • September 12, 2023

Ryan Boyer is the business manager of Laborers’ District Council and head of the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council. It’s been written that he’s a no-nonsense operator in the…

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