Board of Education July 23, 2026 by Lisa Haver Revised notice of Board of Education meeting in July 18 edition of Philadelphia Inquirer. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to th…

George Gould was one of the original, crusading members of the legal aid community in the 1970s.

Plus, what’s behind the new ICE killing spree.

by Lisa Haver and Deborah Grill “As a board member, I am not willing to ignore low academic outcomes,” said Andrews. “We have to hold schools accountable for outcomes.”  Board Member Sarah Ash…

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! While the treats and accolades teachers get this week are, I'm sure, welcome, public school teachers deserve better. Let's examine what has been done to the teaching pr...

As public revolts against data centers, emails expose cozy relationship between a tech giant and Pennsylvania’s governor.

This summer’s experiment could help Philadelphia develop a strategy to counter the retail apocalypse.

Board of Education Action Meeting: February 26, 2026 by Lisa Haver Robeson High School teacher Andrew Saltz testifies at February action meeting. (Photo: Lisa Haver) “Passing this facilities plan w…

Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. presented his proposal to close 18 schools at a lengthy, emotional meeting that began Thursday afternoon and stretched into Friday morning.

The low enrollment that district officials are now using to help justify closure of Lankenau and a few other magnet schools "is a district-designed and district-created problem," one teacher said.

Second graders at Fanny Jackson Coppin Elementary guessed that "four thousand million" bricks were used in the massive renovation project on S. 12th Street. They were close - it's 17,500.

Organized by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, clergy members, SNAP recipients, and supporters gathered for a rally at Reading Terminal Market.

Instead of releasing a facilities master plan in November finalizing it in December, a survey will go out to families this month and a draft plan delivered sometime in the winter.

by Lisa Haver, Deborah Grill, Lynda Rubin, Barbara Dowdall, Ilene Poses At some time in the future, the Board of Education will cast their final votes on the eighteen charter schools in the 2024-25…

He produced more than 6,000 stories, columns, reviews, previews, lists, and other elements for The Inquirer from 1982 to his retirement in 2011.

She dealt with racism and misogyny as a child and an adult, shared lessons on civil rights to students in the 1960s, and always championed the inclusion of Black history courses in the schools.

Two Philadelphians are working to preserve or archive historic sites at Independence National Historical Park before items are removed or covered by the Trump administration in the fall.

District staff present data to community members at Bluford Elementary (Photo: Lisa Haver)  Cherelle Parker was not my first choice for mayor. I voted for her in November 2023 because she was one of t...

A federal judge has ordered a Philadelphia charter school to close after years operating on an expired charter agreement. But officials representing Memphis Street Academy Charter School say they plan to continue to operate the school.

A federal judge has ordered a Philadelphia charter school to close after years operating on an expired charter agreement. But officials representing Memphis Street Academy Charter School say they plan...

Steeliness has replaced grief in Charlene Maddox Chimilio. The 43-year-old Philly native has come to terms with the fact that the best place for her family might be outside the city she loves so much.

Plus, why doing ‘good’ cost UVA president his job.

Board of Education Action Meeting: June 26, 2025 by Lisa Haver “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell, 1984 CAS…

Universal Vare Charter School will close after the 2025-26 school year, displacing 59 students and 9 staff members.

Board of Education Action Meeting: May 29, 2025 by Lisa Haver Legal Notice on page B2 in May 28,2025 Philadelphia Inquirer In this era of authoritarianism, the will of the people is too often subve…

In February, a federal judge in Maryland blocked ICE agents from entering Quaker, Sikh, and Baptist congregations represented in a separate lawsuit.

Escalating reports of human rights crimes from Kristi Noem's propaganda to ICE cruelty must be wiped clean with justice.

The spate of recent Supreme Court decisions overturning Trump administration losses in the lower courts are all about saving face—and securing power.

The Delaware County District Attorney's Office alleges that some workers used painful methods to restrain students.

Board of Education Action Meeting: March 27,  2025 by Lisa Haver Ilene Poses testifies at March Board of Education Meeting (Photo: Lisa Haver) As far as the Board of Education is concerned, there i…