Jan 11, 2018
Since 2012, 23 states have amended their laws to improve the quality of charter schools. Pennsylvania is not one of those states. The legislature has not revised the charter school law to include best practices for access, autonomy or accountability since it was...
Nov 20, 2017
Pennsylvania’s struggling education system is hurting kids and hurting business. The share of education funding from the State has been declining for decades and now PA ranks 7th from the bottom in state share of education funding. Check out the PowerPoint...
Nov 16, 2017
As we all know, Pennsylvania’s schools are underfunded. PCCY’s latest report shows how this underfunding impact kids at the classroom level.
Aug 4, 2017
How to have your cake and hate it too It just doesn’t make any sense. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the issue repeatedly, most recently just last year. So why is Attorney General Jeff Sessions trying to set affirmative action in university admissions on...
Jul 7, 2017
July 7, 2017 Dear Senators, We are writing to you today about House Bill 97 which seeks to amend the charter school law. As advocates for high quality educational options for students, we believe that students should have greater access to high schools, charter or...
Mar 24, 2017
Two Supreme Wins for Children It’s obvious that the failure to pass the repeal of the Affordable Care Act is a win for millions of children. But what you might have missed is that the Supreme Court ruled for kids this week as well. The Supremes unanimously...
