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County Gets Good Grades In Education Report – Daily Local News – November 20, 2013
Chester County is a leader in the region’s public education sector, but a lack of state investment and a rising number of low-income students could threaten future performance, according to a new report by Public Citizens for Children and Youth, or PCCY. The report,...
The Bottom Line Is Children: Public Education In Bucks County
Download Bottom Line is Children Report Districts Struggle to Meet Needs of Rising Population of Low-Income Students PHILADELPHIA (November 19th, 2013) – PCCY released a new report today titled “The Bottom Line is Children: Public Education in Bucks County” that finds...
Bucks Schools Get Good Report Card – The Philadelphia Inquirer – November 19, 2013
The news is mostly good for Bucks County public schools, according to a report released Tuesday by an education advocacy group. Twelve of 13 districts in Bucks boast above-average graduation rates, the report said. Standardized test scores are similarly high, and...
The Bottom Line is Children: State of Public Education in Delaware County
Download Press Release Download Bottom Line PDF PCCY and Education Advocates Jointly Call for Improvements to Public Education PHILADELPHIA (Monday, November 18th, 2013) – PCCY released a new report today titled “The Bottom Line is Children: Public Education in...
Delco Schools Underfunded By $45.3 Million – Delaware County Daily Times – November 18, 2013
Delaware County school districts collectively are underfunded by $45.3 million according to a report released Monday by Public Citizens for Children and Youth. The child advocacy group released “The Bottom Line is Children,” a 10-page report examining the state of...
DelCo Sees Rise In Low-Income Students – The Philadelphia Inquirer – November 18, 2013
DELAWARE COUNTY With a lower median income and denser pockets of poverty than in neighboring communities, Delaware County is struggling to educate its students, according to a report from an education advocacy group. Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) on...
PA Charter Bill Bad For Students and School Districts
Download PDF The Pennsylvania Senate is poised to pass Senate Bill 1085, a charter school bill that among its far reaching changes would give for-profit companies that operate colleges or universities the power to authorize new charter schools across the state....
Because of Underfunding, Not All Schools Are Equal in Montgomery County
At first glance, the education situation in Montgomery County appears better than in many of the surrounding areas. But better isn’t good enough. Countywide, education in Montgomery County is strong. Still, despite having the best graduation rate in the...
Public Citizens for Children and Youth, Shapiro Call For Greater State Funding For Montgomery County School Districts – The Times Herald – November 6, 2013
Calling state budget cuts in public school funding handed down “draconian,” representatives from the Public Citizens for Children and Youth assembled on the Montgomery County Courthouse steps Oct. 31 to push for a new formula for financing county school districts....