Daniel Pearson

Jan 6, 2025 | inquirer.com | Daniel Pearson

As a cold front struck a large part of the country, bringing with it ice and snow, school leaders had a choice to make: would school be canceled or would the day be spent doing virtual learning? Philadelphia School Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. granted students a reprieve. Meanwhile, New York City’s Schools Chancellor David Brooks stuck to his belief that the end of snow days was “one of the good things to come out of COVID.”As a parent and snow day enthusiast, I strongly disagree.

Oct 30, 2024 | inquirer.com | Daniel Pearson

Americans are once again being subjected to a torrent of lies about our elections. These fabrications are more than just the desperate excuses of a potential loser and his enablers. Much like they were four years ago, they are a danger to the public servants and volunteers who help make our democracy function. In 2020, election workers across the country faced open intimidation as ballots were being tallied.

Dec 29, 2023 | inquirer.com | Daniel Pearson

Growing up in Frankford, it often felt like my family lived on the border of two entirely different cities: Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia. Philadelphia, of course, was the home of most of the region’s history and culture. The Northeast was not. Movies and TV shows were occasionally set in our fair city, but they rarely ventured up Roosevelt Boulevard. Most city residents didn’t, either, unless they had work or family in the area. Getting to the Northeast is a hike.

Oct 26, 2023 | inquirer.com | Daniel Pearson

More than most journalists, I owe a lot of my success to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. As a young adult, I had never really planned to get into journalism. It didn’t look like a very sensible career choice. (People still occasionally warn me that it isn’t.) Many newspapers have closed, while others have shrunk. Without Twitter, I probably would never be part of The Inquirer Editorial Board. The site served as my invitation to the global public square.

Sep 12, 2023 | jacksonprogress-argus.com | Daniel Pearson

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