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CONTACT:     Kate Philips, katephilips2010@gmail.com, 215-850-4647 (c) PHILADELPHIA (October 15, 2015) – PCCY Executive Director Donna Cooper issued the following statement today regarding recommended changes to schools by Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite....

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – Pennsylvania's school funding crisis will take center stage in School Play tonight, Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Schuylkill Haven High School. The timing of School Play could not be more relevant as the three-month-old budget standoff continues in...

The drama of Pennsylvania’s school funding crisis is coming to Lancaster. Literally. “School Play,” a theater production created by three Philadelphia artists, will be performed here next week as part of a 12-stop tour across the state. The play, which is billed as a...

The timing of School Play could not be more relevant as the three-month-old budget standoff continues in Harrisburg, with new funding for education at the top of the agenda. The documentary-based live theatre production from playwrights Arden Kass and Seth Bauer,...

LAWRENCE PARK---The idea started when the son of play-writer Arden Kass came home from school one day. "He came home and told me he'd be learning Spanish from Rosetta Stone and I literally thought he was kidding," Kass said. It turns out, Kass' son did not have money...

Editor: I saw Public Citizens for Children + Youth's presentation of "School Play" at the Reading High School ("Issues of funding for schools put on the stage," Reading Eagle, Oct. 6). It was an inspiring performance that openly and honestly brought to light the...

Public schools are just one of the many areas in Pennsylvania suffering from the budget impasse. In an effort to generate attention to the lack of funding, a Philadelphia-based group called Public Citizens for Children and Youth are "acting out" the funding crisis in...

After months of hearings over the escalating fees that the Chester Upland School District pays to its three main charter schools, a judge Friday agreed the payments should be cut by $20 million, or nearly a third. But to cover the cuts, he also ordered the state to...

BRYN MAWR – Pennsylvania's school funding crisis will take center stage in School Play on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at Wolf Performing Arts Center, 1240 Montrose Ave., Bryn Mawr. The timing of School Play could not be more relevant as the three-month-old budget...

ALLENTOWN – Pennsylvania's school funding crisis will take center stage in School Play on Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at Civic Theatre 514, 527 N. 19th St. The timing of School Play could not be more relevant as the three-month-old budget standoff continues in...