Kids These Days…Dec 18, 2020
“Kids these days.” It’s a familiar refrain around the holiday table when older adults regale us with tales of walking to school…
Children learn what they see, Dec 4, 2020
Children learn what they see. When they hear the President is inviting guests to the White House for more than a dozen…
PCCY Working to Block Cyber Charter Viruses
“This application fails to describe how teachers will deliver instruction, assess academic progress and communicate with students to provide assistance.” This tough critique concluded…
TESTIMONY: Executive Education Cyber Charter Application – Nov 5, 2020
TESTIMONY REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CYBER CHARTER APPLICATION Pennsylvania Department of Education November 5 and 12, 2020 Tomea Sippio-Smith K-12 Education Policy Director Thank…
TESTIMONY: Virtual Prep Academy of PA Cyber Charter Application – Nov 5, 2020
TESTIMONY REGARDING VIRTUAL PREP ACADEMY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S CYBER CHARTER APPLICATION Pennsylvania Department of Education November 5 and 12, 2020 Tomea Sippio-Smith K-12 Education Policy…
TESTIMONY: HB526 – Cyber Charter Reform – Oct 29, 2020
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HB: 526 (CYBER CHARTER REFORM) TESTIMONY Philadelphia City Council October 29, 2020 Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Education Policy Director, PCCY Thank…
Private school sweepstakes, sponsored by YOU–October 2, 2020
Private school sweepstakes, sponsored by YOU Pennsylvania school districts are in a crisis of historic proportions. Not since the Great…
Virtual classes fail kids and taxpayers, actually–September 25, 2020
Virtual classes fail kids and taxpayers, actually Students are back in school, sort of. In 2020, for most kids, “in school” means online learning.…
Stop saying Black Lives Matter and start acting like they do–September 18, 2020
Live the truth that Black Lives Matter Earlier this month, 15-year-old Abington student Autumn Smith’s powerful commentary was published in several Southeast…
How to put kids first this election–September 11, 2020
How to put kids first this election Child care was among the many important government services that were long long undervalued. Now, for businesses…