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Children First Testimony Regarding Charter Schools
Testimony to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission: Charter School Applications - April 28, 2016. Click here Testimony to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission: Charter School Applications - April 28, 2016. Click here Testimony to the Philadelphia School...
REPORT: How Does Access to Child Care Affect High School Completion? – Aug 2014
PCCY's report finds that teen parents encounter multiple barriers as they try to return to the classroom and earn their high school diploma.
Local Public Schools To Open On Time – South Philly Review – August 21, 2014
In an announcement by Superintendent William Hite on Friday morning, the Philadelphia School District (PSD) laid out a plan to open schools Sept. 8 that will include serious temporary cuts to bridge the District’s $81 million budget deficit. Flanked by members of the...
Bucks County Commissioners Read To Kids, Advocate Early Childhood Ed – Bucks County Courier Times – August 20, 2014
“My mom has a garden and grows tomatoes,” one student said. “I have tomatoes,” another said. “I don’t,” said another. Bucks County Commissioner Robert Loughery had made the mistake of distracting the 5-year-olds with tomato talk. But he steered them back to why he was...
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REPORT: Family Economic and Food Security in Montgomery County – Aug 2014
The share of children receiving SNAP increased by 53% from 2009 to 2013.
REPORT: Family Economic and Food Security in Delaware County – Aug 2014
School breakfast participation in Delaware County public schools dropped by 10% from 2008 to 2012. Less than one in three eligible students receive breakfast at school.
REPORT: Family Economic and Food Security in Chester County – Aug 2014
The number of Chester County children enrolled in SNAP increased by nearly 56% from 2009.
Talking Summer Learning Loss With Phillycam – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 19, 2014
In late July, Notebook editor Dale Mezzacappa and I appeared on PhillyCAM’s Around the Corner, a public access talk show that highlights nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia. The show's host, Albert Lee, spoke with us about “Summer Lost: Stopping the Slide,” the...