A local education advocacy group is sponsoring a grant program to revive arts programs in city public schools where they were dropped after budget cuts. Public schools from elementary grades to high school without full-time art or music teachers has become the norm in...
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Synagogue Volunteer Project Goes Back to School – Jewish Exponent – December 23, 2014
Vincent Edwards, a middle school student wearing a red polo shirt buttoned to the very top, stood in front of Vare-Washington Elementary School with a look of disquietude. “I wish for a life with no problems,” reads the caption below his photo in the book, All About...
Grants trying to help Philly school art programs – WHYY Newsworks – December 23, 2014
Fifteen Philadelphia area schools have something to be thankful for. They are being awarded grants totaling $70,000 through Public Citizens for Children and Youth's Picasso Project — a philanthropic reaction to budget cuts that have decimated art and music resources...
Pa. standardized test scores continue slide over past three years – WHYY Newsworks – December 22, 2014
Pennsylvania's standardized test scores have steadily declined over the past three years, according to the state department of education's filings with the federal government. The dropoff has been especially stark amongst some of the commonwealth's most at-risk...
New Pa. leaders should invest in prekindergarten – Philly.Com – December 22, 2014
The path to educational success for children begins even before the doors open on the first day of kindergarten. There is already strong agreement across partisan and geographic lines that expanding access to high-quality prekindergarten is a smart, cost-effective way...
2014 year-end review – The Examiner – December 20, 2014
2014 has been quite a year for public education in Philadelphia and the surrounding the counties. Massive budget cuts, undemocratic decisions, and more continue to plague public schools. Yet, in the midst of this ongoing struggle organizations and advocates continue...
Past problems saddle School of the Future – The Philadelphia Tribune – December 18, 2014
It was touted as a groundbreaking achievement in a public-private partnership for education. But eight years in, the former Microsoft’s High School of the Future is struggling through a legacy of broken promises and deferred dreams. The School of the Future looked...
Pre-K For PA Campaign Pushes Governor-Elect Wolf, Legislature To Invest In 4-Year-Olds – CBS Philly – December 12, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A top ranking U.S. Department of Education official and members of a statewide campaign to increase early learning opportunities for children swapped stories and strategies on Thursday at a Philadelphia City Hall summit. The Deputy Assistant...
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Vote delayed on bill that would have reduced Philly schools funding – Philadelphia Daily News – December 11, 2014
A CITY COUNCIL bill that threatened funding for the Philadelphia School District and angered education advocates will not be voted on today, its author said. Councilman Bobby Henon's legislation, which would exclude manufacturers from paying the city's Use and...