Feb 20, 2019
PA School Funding Coalition Calls on Legislature to Go Further on 2019-20 Education Funding Advocates Commend Governor Wolf, Ignite Efforts to Persuade Legislature to Invest Further HARRISBURG, PA (Nov. 8, 2018) — PA Schools Work, a non-partisan coalition of...
Jan 25, 2019
Mandated costs for PA districts wolfs down $2B Here’s why property taxes keep climbing in Pennsylvania. Mandated school district costs for special education, pensions, and charter school tuition increased by nearly $4 billion between 2011 and 2017. State...
Jan 11, 2019
Nov 16, 2018
Read all about it–Philly students come out on top! PCCY had a vision for students in Philadelphia public schools four years ago, and, as we are wont to do, we quickly found partners and allies who shared that vision. We called it Read by 4th. Steadily,...
Nov 9, 2018
Escalate the fight for public school funding Our students are in classrooms that are underfunded and overcrowded. Teachers are paying out of pocket and picking up the slack. And public education is suffering. In the wake of the mid-term elections, PCCY urges you to...
Oct 22, 2018
Testimony to the School Reform Commission Regarding Charter Renewals, April 28, 2016 Presented by Public Citizens for Children and Youth My name is Abel McDaniels. I am a graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Urban Studies and Urban...
