Ellie Seif, a retired teacher and principal, has always been fascinated with cameras. Her first exposure to film was in her preteens when she watched her father work as a motion picture projectionist. She's not sure if that's why she loves photography so much, but she...
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The importance of arts in our schools: Testimony to the School Reform Commission
A Chorus of Concern Over Great Schools Compact – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – March 9, 2012
Proponents of traditional public schools are expressing growing concern that the Philadelphia Great Schools Compact could end up favoring charters and being a raw deal for the School District. On Monday, they’ll get the chance to voice their worries before the School...
Resolution 120045 concerning children in the non-school hours: Testimony to Philadelphia City Council Committee on Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Stack, Actor Tony Danza, School Advocates Discuss Proposed School Budget Cuts (Video) – PA Senate.Com – March 5, 2012
As proposed state budget cuts and a budget shortfall bring financial turmoil to the School District of Philadelphia, state Sen. Mike Stack, along with actor and former Philadelphia high school teacher Tony Danza and school advocates, discussed the ongoing...
Shortage of Nurses In Philadelphia Schools Costs Everyone – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 21, 2012
WITH a 25 percent poverty rate ($23,050 or below for a family of four) - up from 18.5 percent in 2000 - Philadelphia is the country's biggest poor city. Seventy percent of its children have public health-insurance coverage. Yet, since the summer, the Department of...
PCCY’s Picasso Project and Arts in Education: Testimony to School Reform Commission
Corbett To State – Pick Your Poison – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 15th, 2012
Gov. Corbett's new budget proposal makes drastic cuts to state funding for education and other services while attempting to shroud them in false claims of more flexibility for local communities. The governor's spending plan does nothing to address Pennsylvania's...
Picasso Project winners: Testimony to the School Reform Commission
Father of Disabled Child: Every Month, I Have To Argue Something – The Philadelphia Inquirer – January 18, 2012
Since the day she was born, 19 months ago, Anabelle Linzey of Ridley Township has been on a category of state Medical Assistance that covers severely disabled children. Profound brain malformations limit her functions to those of a newborn, and she requires...