Feb 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...
Feb 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...
Feb 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...
Jan 28, 2015
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...
Jan 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...
Dec 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...
