Testimony Presented to the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education April 30, 2020 Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Policy Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth Good evening, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to submit this written testimony. First,...
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Can teachers truly connect with students online?–April 24, 2020
Can teachers truly connect with students online? Yes. They absolutely can. This week saw Philadelphia schools roll out their online teaching resources, a complex and, of course, at times frustrating endeavor. We asked the PCCY team for their thoughts on what...
Overwhelmed parents, teachers get practical help–April 17, 2020
Overwhelmed parents, teachers get practical help When schools first shut down in March, it was a wake up call about how non-normal things were going to be. But the shock wore off quickly and the implications started to mount. What will happen to the school year...
Introducing Picasso Project’s ArtsEdAtHome Guide
Philadelphia’s Leading Arts Education Funder Fills Void In Harried Online Instruction Efforts During COVID Shutdown Overwhelmed parents and educators in the region get thoughtful, practical help from PCCY’s Arts Education At Home guide PHILADELPHIA (April 14, 2020) –...
Be the light of these dark holidays–April 10, 2020
Collapse of child care system endangers PA economy–March 27, 2020
Collapsing child care system is its own crisis We may not know how long shelter in place orders will remain in effect, but we do know that if they last longer than a month, the economy of Pennsylvania isn’t likely to rebound any time...
TESTIMONY: Board of Education: Urgent Educational Needs of Children – Mar 26, 2020
Testimony Presented to the Philadelphia Board of Education March 26, 2020 Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth I commend the Board and the Superintendent for attending to the urgent nutritional needs of the tens of thousands of...
#TEACHOURKIDS–Help us avoid a crisis for 200k students during the COVID shutdown
[Post your photos using the hashtag #TEACHOURKIDS and help avoid an educational crisis for students as they shelter-in-place.] Our Children Must Continue to Learn We know that a crisis can bring out the best of us and the worst of us. We laud the compassionate and...
For PA schools, inequity is a preexisting condition–March 20, 2020
Inequity is a preexisting condition in PA Despite what you may have heard, COVID-19 is striking children. They may be spared the fatal symptoms of the virus, but they are certainly not protected from the consequences of the frayed national, state and local...
Getting bigger to make learning better–February 21, 2020
There’s a palpable excitement in numerous Philadelphia schools this term. It’s boosting critical thinking, empathy and tolerance. Educators tell us it awakens the imaginations of students, inspires a new level of curiosity, and reinvigorates their drive to excel...