Dear Friends, This Thursday, February 26th, City Council will vote whether to let voters decide in the May primary whether to move ahead on a plan to offer Universal Pre-K citywide. Please do these three things to help pass this measure: 1. SIGN our petition now and...
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Insight PCCY School District Tips for Parents – Power 99FM – February 20, 2015
Loraine Ballard Morrill talks with representatives from Public Citizens for Children and Youth and the School District of Philadelphia about Kindergarten registration and a campaign to help kids read at grade level by the fourth grade. Power 99FM - February 20, 2015 -...
Universal Pre-K for Philadelphia- PCCY Testimony – February 18, 2015
City of Philadelphia Committee for Law and Government Public Hearing February 18, 2015 Testimony on Bill No. 15005 and Res. No. 15017 Public Citizens for Children and Youth PCCY Board Chair Leslie Winder Good afternoon Councilman Greenlee and members of the Committee...
Zoning Bill for Pre-K in Philadelphia- PCCY Testimony- February 12, 2015
Testimony submitted by Shawn Towey Early Childhood Policy Coordinator, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) February 12, 2015 Philadelphia City Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections Regarding Bill No. 140944 Thank you for the opportunity to weigh in...
Zoning Code Regarding Group Child Care Homes – PCCY Testimony – February 12, 2015
Testimony submitted by Shawn Towey Early Childhood Policy Coordinator, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) February 12, 2015 Philadelphia City Council Committee on Licenses and Inspections Regarding Bill No. 140944 Thank you for the opportunity to weigh in...
Unfair Funding Pits Schools Against Schools and SRC has Work to Do on Charters – February 6, 2015
Career Training Schools Speak Out about School Funding Inequities When the state fails to provide adequate funding for school districts, it creates a competition for limited resources that discourages school districts from sending students to regional technical...
10K for PreK Petition
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION Help us generate 10,000 signatures asking CIty Council to let the voters decide to move forward to establish universal Pre-K for all 3- and 4-year olds in Philadelphia. Please forward this link: childrenfirstpa.org/10kforprek to your...
Who’s involved in the Read! by 4th campaign – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – January 27, 2015
Memoranda of understanding have been signed by four dozen organizations, detailing what they will do to support three of the main goals of the READ! by 4th initiative – boosting school attendance, reaching out to parents, and preventing summer learning loss. Among the...
New Pa. leaders should invest in prekindergarten – Philly.Com – December 22, 2014
The path to educational success for children begins even before the doors open on the first day of kindergarten. There is already strong agreement across partisan and geographic lines that expanding access to high-quality prekindergarten is a smart, cost-effective way...
Pre-K For PA Campaign Pushes Governor-Elect Wolf, Legislature To Invest In 4-Year-Olds – CBS Philly – December 12, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A top ranking U.S. Department of Education official and members of a statewide campaign to increase early learning opportunities for children swapped stories and strategies on Thursday at a Philadelphia City Hall summit. The Deputy Assistant...