Dec 15, 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...
Nov 14, 2014
Few Pennsylvanians were surprised that Tom Corbett lost last week. Most pundits point to the Corbett education cuts as the leading reason for his defeat. The Corbett campaign contended that he did not cut education and that his predecessor, Ed Rendell, was responsible...
Nov 7, 2014
A City Council bill that would prohibit small family-run day cares in certain neighborhoods is expected to be watered down when it comes up before council next week. The bill, in its current form, would prohibit “group day cares,” which are usually based in a house...
Nov 7, 2014
Dear Governor-elect Tom Wolf, Congratulations on your victory! Your campaign was historic in so many ways, some obvious and some less so. Among those less discussed implications of your great campaign was the impact you had on the mindset of Pennsylvanians. As the...
Nov 6, 2014
Despite criticism of the idea from some daycare providers, a Philadelphia City Council committee today okayed a bill that changes the approval process for small, neighborhood daycare centers. Philadelphia’s new zoning code — which took effect two years ago — changed...
Nov 6, 2014
Responding to Philadelphia’s City Council Bill 140802 which would amend the city’s new zoning code to make it harder to open a Group Child Care program.
