PCCY Response to 21-22 Wolf budget
PHILADELPHIA (February 3, 2021) – Governor Wolf’s FY 2021-2022 budget proposal includes historic levels of investment that will improve the life chances of all…
TESTIMONY: New Charter Application for the Proposed Pride Academy Charter School – Jan 29, 2021
Comments on the New 2020-21 New Charter Application for the Proposed Pride Academy Charter School ML Wernecke Director, PA Charter Performance Center Public Citizens…
TESTIMONY: New Charter Application for the Proposed Philadelphia Collegiate School for Boys – Jan 29, 2021
Comments on the New 2020-21 New Charter Application for the Proposed Philadelphia Collegiate School for Boys ML Wernecke Director, PA Charter Performance Center Public…
TESTIMONY: New Charter Application for the Proposed Shirley Chisholm Empowerment Charter School – Jan 29, 2021
Comments on the New 2020-21 New Charter Application for the Proposed Shirley Chisholm Empowerment Charter School ML Wernecke Director, PA Charter Performance Center Public…
TESTIMONY: ASPIRA Bilingual Business, Finance and Technology Charter High School – Jan 29, 2021
Testimony Presented to the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education on the proposed ASPIRA Bilingual Business, Finance and Technology Charter High School Public…
School funding shouldn’t harm our kids – it’s only logical, Jan 29, 2021
It defies logic. Over a quarter century ago, lawmakers passed a funding policy known as “hold harmless” which mandates that school districts…
Speak up to fix the broken way that Pennsylvania funds public schools
Pennsylvania is the only state that maintains a “hold harmless” approach to funding schools. This system protects school districts that are losing students at…
Hold Harmless Ed Funding Report
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY 347-607-1058 mobile amyk@childrenfirstpa.org NEW PCCY REPORT SHOWS “HOLD HARMLESS” EDUCATION FUNDING FORUMLA DRAMATICALLY HARMS CHILDREN PHILADELPHIA (January 27,…
“Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children.” – Jan 15, 2021
“Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children.” – Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The…
We Have to Tell the Truth – Jan 8, 2021
We Need to Tell the Truth There were so many moments over the last four years when parents across America wished that the…