Oct 17, 2013
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...
Oct 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...
Oct 1, 2013
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...
Aug 2, 2013
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...
May 20, 2013
Apr 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...
