1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (534+ words) Home " Education " Can We Get a PA Miracle for Literacy? Sixty-seven percent of Pennsylvania fourth grade students can't read at grade level. The PA Literacy Coalition is advocating for evidence-based literacy policy and end our literacy crisis. Find out all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (793+ words) Home " Opinion " Guest Commentary: Teaching Kids to Cook Is a Public Health Strategy Philadelphia Can't Afford to Lose Many Philadelphians are struggling with nutrition-related conditions like heart disease and diabetes. These conditions'take shape over years, driven by a complex mix…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1686+ words) Home " Health " Citizen of the Week: Deborah Burnham Our 3rd Annual Citizen of the Year Awards take place Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the Fitler Club Ballroom in Center City. Put on your best cocktail attire and join us for a reception from…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (789+ words) Home " Opinion " Guest Commentary: We're Angry About Literacy Rates Too Reach out to the School District of Philadelphia. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in the district's regular Action Meetings. You can'find the schedule here'as well as information…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (546+ words) Home " Opinion " Are Our Kids Not Learning Good? Reach out to the School District of Philadelphia. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in the district's regular Action Meetings. You can'find the schedule here'as well as information on'how to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (517+ words) Home " Education " Trump's Latest Attempt to Bully Universities Submit your public comment on changes to the System for Award Management (SAM) to'regulations. gov. They say by March 30, but if you've missed the date, send it anyway " and copy your Congressional…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1682+ words) Home " General News " Citizen Must Reads: Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. We…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1187+ words) Home " Events " Citizen of the Year Awards: Educator Charlie Mc Geehan Our 3rd Annual Citizen of the Year Awards take place Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the Fitler Club Ballroom in Center City. Put on your best cocktail attire and join us for…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (583+ words) Home " Education " Are Campuses Ideological Battlegrounds? One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. We hope to do that in our Good…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (431+ words) In the fall of 2003, I met Lucy, a young single mother who had been on her own since age 18, working tirelessly just to get by. Despite the challenges, she held fast to one hope: that her daughter, Marcy, would have…...