Deep Poverty is a Deep Problem in the Region More than 60,000 children live in deep poverty in Philadelphia, making the city the poorest big city in America, according to the latest U.S. Census Data. “Deep poverty” means the average family of three lives on less than...
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Fewer than half Phila. students meet state standards – Philadelphia Inquirer –
The results of the Philadelphia School District's 2014 state exams are in, and overall, city students' performance dipped slightly from the previous year. Fewer than half of all students met state standards, and both reading and math scores dropped. In reading, 42...
The Politics of Pre-K: How A Program Known to Help Poor Mothers Could Doom Your Candidacy – The American Prospect – September 22, 2014
In Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race, education has emerged as one of the most heated issues. A Quinnipiac University poll released this month found education ranked as the most important issue for voters, after jobs and the economy. Despite contentious politics...
PCCY eNews: What’s the Difference Between the Candidates; Senate Bill 76; Cigarette Bill; Child Poverty on the Rise in SEPA – September 19, 2014
What’s the Difference Between the Candidates? Find out at the First Gubernatorial Debate Monday Night The first debate between incumbent Governor Tom Corbett and his challenger Tom Wolf will be held Monday, September 22nd at 7:30 pm. A new bipartisan poll shows that...
Franklin Square Park event pushes pre-k education – The Philadelphia Tribune – September 18, 2014
Franklin Square Park, with its gushing fountain, carousel, canopy of trees and green space, provided a backdrop this week for a renewed push for high-quality prekindergarten options for parents. Toddlers and children danced, sang and laughed to original songs written...
ELC Joins New School Funding Campaign – PA School Talk – August 28, 2014
The Education Law Center has joined a statewide coalition of more than 40 organizations representing educators, business and labor leaders, faith-based organizations, civic and child advocacy groups who want to address one of Pennsylvania’s most important and...
Leading Education Organizations and Parent Groups United in Call for Passage of Cigarette Tax for Philadelphia Schools
Leading Education Organizations and Parent Groups United in Call for Passage of Cigarette Tax for Philadelphia Schools Parents, School Leaders, Advocates and Faith-Based Organizations Join Together to Call on Legislature to Pass Legislation to Prevent Further Cuts to...
Another Try: Pa. House Committee Approves Phila. Cigarette Tax for Schools – CBS Philly – September 16, 2014
After a key committee vote this afternoon, the Pennsylvania House is poised to vote within the next week on a bill to authorize a cigarette tax to fund Philadelphia schools. For some, it was déjà vu: the House passed a bill more than two months ago to authorize the...
As summer ends, promising start in push to curb learning loss – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – September 15, 2014
Christopher Gale, a counselor at the Northeast Frankford Boys & Girls Club, had an ambitious goal this summer: Immerse his campers in 30 minutes of structured reading time every day. He was motivated by the phenomenon known as summer learning loss, or summer...
PCCY eNews: School Funding Commission; State Cuts to Schools; Federal NURSE Act ; 2014 Children’s Sabbath; Picasso Project Student Art Exhibit – September 12, 2014
School Funding Commission Needs to Make Sure Schools No Longer Open with Inadequate Resources Students from Philadelphia Electrical and Technology Charter School read letters written by Philadelphia public school children on the need for school funding outside the...