In Southeast PA, 9 of 10 districts are hiking taxes The math is simple. Yet so very hard. We’re talking about the simple math (figuratively speaking) behind school district budgets. School districts need funding to deliver schools ready for...
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A 5-year transformation at McClure School: Picasso Project
Mayor Kenney Celebrates with McClure Mayor Jim Kenney joined students from Alexander McClure School in North Philadelphia for the dedication of their beautiful new mural, entitled “Growing United”. The project is a transformative series of mosaics covering the...
Testimony: Fund District Schools
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Committee of the Whole by Donna Cooper, Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth May 16, 2018 I know that each member of City Council cares deeply about our schools. In large part, that’s why you paved...
Legislators hit kids below the belt, twice–May 11, 2018
Legislators hit kids below the belt, twice The legislature is delivering a one-two punch aimed squarely at kids. The first blow strikes PA’s youngest learners the hardest. In a no holds barred approach, the House is taking action to shut down Philly’s pre-K. ...
PCCY Announces Turing Tech Grants Recipients–Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seeking to Boost STEM Learning in PHL Schools, PCCY Announces Turing Tech Grants Recipients Child advocates aim to bring hi-tech learning into classrooms and inspire tomorrow’s tech heroes Philadelphia (May 1, 2018) – Today, the region’s leading...
Executive spite? An important battle to fight–April 20, 2018
Executive spite? An important battle to fight! Her mother now owns and operates a catering business, but when Sarah was much younger, she remembers being afraid of the lights going out because mom was struggling with the bills. Her mother was working...
No debate…we’re in Uncharted Territory–March 16, 2018
No debate...we're in Uncharted Territory High school junior Charlene Canning may very well be the best young debater in the country. But she, and the rest of her Penn Wood HS team, will be denied the national stage simply because they’re in the wrong...
REPORT: Uncharted Territory: Implications of Rising Charter Enrollment in the SE PA Suburbs – Mar 2018
While charter schools in Philadelphia typically take the spotlight, the southeast Pennsylvania suburbs also have a large charter sector. Twenty years into the charter school experiment, this report examines whether charter schools in the suburbs are an efficient and...
PCCY Testimony – Schools Approach Early Literacy Instruction
Testimony before the City Council of Philadelphia Committee on Education March 12, 2018 Presented by Donna Cooper, Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth Thank you to the members of the Education Committee assembled today for this important hearing...
How to fail students and blame them at the same time–March 2, 2018
Fail students and blame them at the same time The fair funding lawsuit takes another step forward on March 7, 2018 when the Commonwealth Court will hear objections filed by PA House and Senate Majority Leaders Turzai and Scarnati. To say that their...