For years I've watched the Philadelphia school system steer a heartbreaking path through history that somehow reminds me of Afghanistan -- moments of peace and promise, followed by conflict and crisis, leaving far too many parents and kids without the educational...
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PCCY Forum: Concentrated Poverty’s Effect on Pennsylvania Schools
Download PDF Panel Will Discuss Impact, Outcomes and Policy Recommendations (Philadelphia, PA) October 17, 2012 – Concentrated poverty, a reemerging phenomenon since the 1990s, and its implications for education in Pennsylvania is the subject of PCCY’s latest...
PCCY Education Roundtable Opens New Season with Dr. William Hite
Download PDF New Philadelphia School Superintendent’s First Extended Television Interview (Philadelphia, PA) October 11, 2012 – PCCY’s Education Roundtable, the monthly discussion program featuring local education journalists, opens its...
Hearing on Homeless Children. Testimony to the PA House Democratic Policy Committee—Committee on Education.
Includes a PowerPoint Presentation.
Back To School, More Cuts Coming – Philadelphia Daily News – September 12, 2012
While elected officials spent recent weeks shuttling off to political conventions, parents have had something else on their minds: preparing children to go back to school. In addition to helping them adjust to new teachers and routines, parents know schools have been...
Newly-formed Friends of Mifflin group sets sights on arts funding and tutoring partnerships – WHYY Newsworks – September 5, 2012
It's been a busy summer for the Friends of Mifflin School Committee of the East Falls Community Council. Unanimously approved by civic membership in mid-June, the volunteer-based group has partnered with the public elementary school with hopes of bolstering its...
Checklist: What Every School Should Have
This is a checklist to help evaluate our schools and determine whether they have the basics required to provide our children with an adequate education. Use this checklist to review the schools in your community; your findings can be a starting point for needed...
POLICY PAPER: Trickle Up: The Impact of Increasing Poverty on Education Outcomes – Jul 2012
How areas of concentrated poverty affect children and their educational opportunities.
POLICY PAPER: Why High School Graduation Rates Matter- Jul 2012
PCCY brief outlines the critical importance of investing in education.
Letter To The Editor: Schools Bad For Business? – Philadelphia Daily News – June 25, 2012
AFTER MANY years we have listened to why many in leadership in the local business community say they cannot support business taxes or any other kind — because it's bad for business. Yet, they acknowledge that they need an educated workforce, and deep inside know that...