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With Philly’s Opt-Out Movement Growing, Council Holds Hearing On Standardized Tests – NBC10 – November 20, 2014
In a sign that the "opt-out" of testing movement is gaining traction, the Philadelphia City Council Education Committee Wednesday heard parents, teachers, and education advocates decry the state and federal emphasis on high-stakes standardized testing. "Standardized...
The Budget Commission comes to Philadelphia – Examiner – November 20, 2014
On Tuesday, November 20 at noon, the Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) scheduled a news conference at City Council with testimonials from members of PCCY, the Youth Commission, parents, community members, and advocates in response to the Basic Education...
Philadelphia Parents and Advocates Give Real Input on School Funding – Philadelphia Weekly Press – November 20, 2014
Philadelphia public school parents and education advocates told members of the Basic Education Funding Commission to recommend a new statewide school funding formula that adequately and fairly meets the true costs of education. Public Citizens for Children and Youth...
With Philly’s opt-out movement growing, Council holds hearing on standardized tests – WHYY Newsworks – November 20, 2014
In a sign that the "opt-out" of testing movement is gaining traction, the Philadelphia City Council Education Committee Wednesday heard parents, teachers, and education advocates decry the state and federal emphasis on high-stakes standardized testing. "Standardized...
Pa. lawmakers take heat over school funding – Philadelphia Inquirer – November 19, 2014
Members of the Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission got an earful Tuesday at City Hall. State legislators charged with developing a new formula to distribute state funds for public schools heard from parents, school principals, education advocates, experts,...
Philly’s opt-out movement grows as Council holds hearing on testing – WHYY Newsworks – November 19, 2014
In a sign that the "opt-out" of testing movement is gaining traction, the Philadelphia City Council Education Committee Wednesday heard parents, teachers, and education advocates decry the state and federal emphasis on high-stakes standardized testing. "Standardized...
Hite and others see racial disparities in funding as alarming – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 18, 2014
"Stark" and "alarming" are words that were used Friday to describe the results of a recently published analysis of state education aid. It shows that Pennsylvania districts with similar rates of poverty that are almost all White get higher per-pupil amounts of basic...
Pennsylvania grassroots groups plan action around ed funding talks – Education Dive
Dive Brief: Advocacy groups like Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) and faith-based organizing group POWER are planning events around Pennsylvania's Basic Education Funding Commission's Tuesday meeting in Philadelphia. The legislative body has been hosting...
Ed Funding Committee to Meet in Philadelphia Advocacy groups plan to make themselves heard — wanted or not. Philadelphia Magazine – November 17, 2014
The Notebook reports that the state’s Basic Education Funding Commission will meet in Philadelphia two days this week — Tuesday and Wednesday — but that the commission seems interested only in hearing from official sources. Mayor Nutter, Superintendent William Hite,...