Great Learning
Statewide Evaluation Finds Benefits for Students Who Participated in Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program
Monday, December 14, 2020
Positive effects on students’ language and math skills equivalent to approximately 4-5 more months of learning compared to peers
Creative Communities
William Penn and Mellon foundations give $8 million to Philly arts and culture groups hit by COVID-19
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Two major backers of arts and culture in Philadelphia have teamed up to award $8 million in COVID-19-related relief for the sector.
Creative Communities
The Andrew W. Mellon and William Penn Foundations Announce $8 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Support for Philadelphia Arts Organizations
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
The emergency grants from Mellon and William Penn in combination, ranging from $50,000 to $400,000, will support organizations at the heart of the...
Statement Re: A Complete Count
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
This year’s election witnessed one of the highest voter turnouts in the last century.
Philly didn’t become America’s poorest big city by chance. Here’s how we fix it.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
There are two stories that we can tell about Philadelphia in the first decades of the 21st century.
Great Learning
Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy
Monday, October 12, 2020
The lobby of the Nationalities Service Center, on the fourth floor of a building near the Reading Terminal Market in Center City, is a boring place...
