Philadelphians have grown accustomed to parents, students and teachers marching to demand adequate funding for education. Today, a group of Pennsylvania law-enforcement officials will have its own pro-education demonstration, of sorts. Philadelphia District Attorney...
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City Slashes Pre-K, Head Start Programs – The Philadelphia Tribune – October 11, 2013
President Barack Obama has placed early childhood education high on his agenda, but the School District of Philadelphia has scaled back on the number of seats that serve students in pre-kindergarten and Head Start programs for a third straight year. The school...
Fewer Pre-K Slots Spell Trouble For The Philadelphia School District
Last year the School District announced its Action Plan to “prioritize early literacy” by “working with our partners to increase the number of high quality pre-K seats across the city.” So, one year in, how are we doing? This year sees a nearly 300-seat change...
National Survey Finds Overwhelming Support For Public Investments In Early Learning
Large majority of voters, including Republicans and Independents, see early learning as an important national priority Download PDF WASHINGTON – The First Five Years Fund today released the results of a national survey of voters which finds that a significant...
Testimony to House Democratic Policy Committee—Child Care Subsidy
PA Lawmakers Urged To Support Stronger Investments In Early Learning – PR Newswire – April 23, 2013
Early learning advocates today called for greater state investments in high-quality, publicly funded pre-kindergarten and school-day and afterschool child care programs, citing the proven benefits of such investments and the need to reach more children. Hundreds of...
REPORT: Philadelphia’s Early Intervention System: Progress, But Still Not Good Enough For Our Kids – Mar 2013
PCCY's report finds Philadelphia trails other cities across the state in serving children with developmental delays or disabilities.
To The Editor: Head Start Gains Downplayed – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 5, 2013
Head Start gains downplayed With good reason, a national study's authors critical of Head Start urged that their findings be considered alongside existing research ("Head Start fails poor children," Jan. 27). That research includes work by the University of...
Philly’s Head Start Programs Could Be Among Casualties Of Going Over Fiscal Cliff – WHYY Newsworks – October 25, 2012
Bonnie Li says that before her four-year-old daughter, Pearl, started preschool, she was "lost." “She was very scared, very shy," says Li. "When she see a stranger, she would just cry." Li says her daughter's social skills have improved since going to preschool at...