For too long, working families have struggled to pay for child care, but many kids are enrolled in lower-quality care. Half the children entering our public schools don't have the basic skills they need to learn to read, do math, or work cooperatively. As a city we...
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2015 PCCY Action Days – May 12, 2015
Be a champion for children! Join PCCY in Philadelphia and Harrisburg throughout the months of May and June to advocate on behalf of our region’s children. Click on the events below to sign up. K-12 Education Action Days Thursday, May 21, 2015: Action Day in...
PreK Ballot Handout
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Pre-K for PA’s Push for Expanded Early Education Makes Headway – Generocity – April 24, 2015
Pre-K for PA is a non-partisan issue campaign that aims to expand access to pre-Kindergarten to all 3 to 4-year-olds in the state by 2018. Now in its second year, the campaign has reached what could be its first major legislative victory: Governor Tom Wolf has...
What are the candidates for Mayor saying about Children’s Issues: Will they increase Pre-K? – April 10, 2015
Three of the candidates list specific actions they would take to provide access to pre-k to all children in Philadelphia. Abraham: calls for mandatory pre-k by 2020 and would use $20 million in City funds to jump-start expansion and proposes a Universal Pre-K...
Paying for high-quality pre-K cast as investment in Pa. future – WHYY Newsworks – March 26, 2015
One Wednesday morning at the Paley Early Learning Center in Northeast Philadelphia, 4-year-old Quincy was learning how to write the letter 'L'. Tracing arrows with his finger, he repeated after his teacher the different parts of the letter: a long line and a short...
What Voters Want in the Next Budget
Pennsylvania Voters Speak: Is Harrisburg Listening? When a majority of Pennsylvania voters get behind a plan, leaders in Harrisburg should pay attention. Across the commonwealth voters are saying yes to investments in early learning, investments in basic and special...
Broad-Based Organizations Announce Pledge for Philadelphia’s Children
Pledge for Philadelphia’s Children 2015
The Pledge for Philadelphia's Children commits our next mayor to championing school funding, achieving universal high-quality Pre-K access, establishing a higher minimum wage, expanding participation in childhood hunger prevention programs, upgrading City healthcare...
Pre-K Commission charter change gets nod from Philly City Council – WHYY Newsworks – February 26, 2015
Philadelphia voters are going to be asked to create a commission on expanding pre-kindergarten citywide. The proposed change to the city charter would establish a commission to investigate how to expand pre-kindergarten for all Philly kids. Donna Cooper of the group...