If you want teen parents to graduate, the solution is very simple: Help them gain access to child care. Imagine that you’re 17 years old. You’ve been out of school for over a year after the difficult birth of your first baby. You know that you need an education to...
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Disparities in Graduation Rates, New Idea on Standardized Testing
Disparities Hold Back Pennsylvania Graduation Gains Pennsylvania is above the national average when it comes to children graduating high school, but there are glaring disparities between poor and more affluent students, according to a report from Johns Hopkins...
Helping our kids through pre-K education- Bucks County Courier Times May 22, 2015
Much of what is written in this space every day can be debated. But there is no debate when it comes to the importance of educating our children. These days, the lack of a good education is not just a ticket to the limited future; too often, it is a one-way ticket to...
Universal Pre-K Outperforms All Other Ballot Questions and Most Candidates
In a historic vote, more than 80% of Philadelphia voters make it clear; we want Universal Pre-K. Key Facts on the Approval of Ballot Question Four: 124,000 voters voted “yes” on ballot question four, the most votes in favor of a ballot measure since 2007. More people...
Universal Pre-K Outperforms All Other Ballot Questions and Most Candidates – May 20, 2015
In a historic vote, more than 80% of Philadelphia voters make it clear; we want Universal Pre-K. Key Facts on the Approval of Ballot Question Four: 124,000 voters voted “yes” on ballot question four, the most votes in favor of a ballot measure since 2007. More people...
Election Eve: Looking at the Issues – NBC10 – May 18, 2015 (video)
Preschool Children and D.A. Seth Williams Vote “Yes” for Universal Pre-K – May 18, 2015
High-quality pre-k is not available to two-thirds of preschool age children in Philadelphia, according to research from Public Citizens for Children and Youth. Philadelphia voters can put the city on track to provide high-quality pre-k for all children by voting...
DA Seth Williams Wants To See Pre-K Ballot Question Approved – CBS3 – May 18, 2015
Philadelphia’s district attorney is urging voters to approve a question on tomorrow’s ballot that would create a panel to recommend a plan for provide for universal pre-kindergarten. Why is DA Seth Williams pushing a “yes” vote on the pre-K ballot question? “The most...
Neighborhood schools: Fragile gains at risk – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – May 18, 2015
The faces of young Philadelphia can be found sitting around a table in the sunny classroom of a neighborhood high school. There’s a young woman from Bangladesh who loves learning, but who just two years ago spoke hardly any English. There’s a young African American...
DA Seth Williams Joins Children to Support Universal Pre-K Ballot Question
With less than 24 hours before the May 19th Primary Election, District Attorney Seth Williams made an impassioned plea for ballot question number four. And that ballot question, which eighty percent of Philadelphia voters supported, asked if the Philadelphia Home Rule...