THE END OF the Walter Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School is official. The School Reform Commission voted unanimously last night to revoke the school's charter for a host of reasons, including poor academic performance and fiscal mismanagement. The...
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Lynne Abraham’s charter school obstructs access to neediest students through obfuscated app process – The Daily KOS Blog – January 16, 2015
Former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham is running for mayor, but should she be focused on reforming the Reading, PA charter school over which she is chairwoman? An excerpt from my latest piece, below the fold. Lynne Abraham, who is part of the real...
Phila. Mayoral Candidates Need Better Ed. Advisors, Like Yesterday – The PHL Blog – January 16, 2015
Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) released a report on charter school performance among currently operating charter school applicants wishing to expand that you should probably read. If I had things my way, it would be required reading for every person...
Philly mayoral candidates mull charter school expansion – WHYY Newsworks – January 15, 2015
Should there be more charter schools in Philadelphia? That's the question currently being weighed by the School Reform Commission as it reviews 40 applications from operators hoping to open new schools. With the race to become Philadelphia's next mayor heating up, the...
Group: Any new charter would hurt Phila. public schools – The Philadelphia Inquirer – January 15, 2015
All 40 applications for new charter schools should be rejected because additional charters would only deepen the district's financial problems, Public Citizens for Children and Youth urged the Philadelphia School Reform Commission on Thursday. And absent new revenues,...
School Reform Commission Should Not Approve Any New Charter Schools Report shows legal, fiscal and oversight challenges in granting new charters in Philadelphia – Weekly Press – January 15, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (January 15th, 2015) – Public Citizens for Children and Youth urges the School Reform Commission to reject all 40 applications for new charter schools in Philadelphia based on the findings of PCCY’s latest report, “The Legal, Fiscal, and Oversight...
School Reform Commission Should Not Approve Any New Charter Schools – January 15, 2015
Report shows legal, fiscal and oversight challenges in granting new charters in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (January 15th, 2015) – Public Citizens for Children and Youth urges the School Reform Commission to reject all 40 applications for new charter schools in...
REPORT: The Legal, Fiscal and Oversight Challenges of Granting New Charters in Philadelphia – Jan 2015
Download the press release Public Citizens for Children and Youth has identified sufficient legal, fiscal and oversight reasons to deny all new charter school applications at this time. This report details PCCY's research.
Report finds Pennsylvania lags in early childhood education access, equity – WHYY Newsworks – January 9, 2015
A new report finds that Pennsylvania ranks 41st nationally, lagging behind New Jersey, Delaware, 37 other states and the District of Columbia in early childhood education. This week, the non-profit Education Week Research Center released its annual Quality Counts...
Widening equity gap? Corbett administration, advocates differ on AP education funding report – WHYY Newsworks – January 5, 2015
The gap between what wealthy and poor school districts spend on education in Pennsylvania has doubled since Gov. Tom Corbett took office, according to a recent study by the Associated Press. In 2014-15, wealthier districts are expected to spend nearly $1,800 more per...