May 16, 2018
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...
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. ...
May 1, 2018
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...
Apr 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...
Mar 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...
Mar 15, 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...
