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At the Thread Bar in Philadelphia’s tony Rittenhouse Square, Bollywood music plays on a loop and the multilingual banter of employees buzzes through the shop as a string of American customers filter in and out.
It was Christmas Eve, I was 4 years old, and my parents were taking my sister to the hospital. She had been diagnosed with Leukemia. No one knew it then, but hospitals would become an indelible part of my family.
Philadelphia’s 2023 Mayoral Elections take place on November 7th, and while a good portion of the youth in Philadelphia are well-versed in their knowledge of our two candidates, it is extremely important for those who aren’t to start educating themselves now. Among many other reasons, our candidates could each have a substantial influence on the Philadelphia school district if elected as mayor. While Philadelphia's mayor has no direct governing power over schools, the mayor does appoint the nine Board of Education members, who in turn hire the superintendent and also oversee all policy and budgetary decisions made by the district. Unbiased profiles of both candidates are presented with the purpose of providing students an overview of the backgrounds, policies, and plans that both candidates have for Philadelphia and the school district.
As a freshman going to Science Leadership Academy (SLA) Center City during the 2021-2022 school year, I never quite understood how two schools could “share” a building. As I walked through the halls, I realized that there was a metaphorical and physical glass divide between the schools occupying the building. One giant glass wall in the lunchroom separates the students on either side, and a glass divide on every floor, in every hallway.