In late July, Notebook editor Dale Mezzacappa and I appeared on PhillyCAM’s Around the Corner, a public access talk show that highlights nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia. The show's host, Albert Lee, spoke with us about “Summer Lost: Stopping the Slide,” the...
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Philadelphia’s Moral Arc Is Bent Toward Justice – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 19, 2014
We Philadelphians have a special kind of love for this old city. It is a love rooted in family, food, neighborhoods, and, yes, our schools. As a “lifer” in the Philadelphia School District, from 1999 to 2012, I have a vested interest in its future. Over the last two...
Manderino to Head New School Funding Campaign
HARRISBURG (Aug. 18) – A former state lawmaker with a reputation for consensus-building will manage a newly formed, non-partisan campaign to address one of Pennsylvania’s most important and challenging issues: the funding of its public schools. Kathy Manderino has...
Philadelphia Joins National Campaign Getting Kids To Read Before It’s Too Late – CBSPhilly – August 17, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Brain researchers have found that learning to read gets much harder after the age of nine. That’s sparked a national campaign to get kids reading on grade level by that age. Last week, Philadelphia city and school officials, non-profits and...
What’s Going On Crisis For Philadelphia Public Schools – Q102 – August 17, 2014
Donna Cooper Executive Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth talks about the dire consequences Philadelphia Public Schools Face if funding doesn't come through. Click here for video. Q102 - August 17, 2014
Parents anxiously await decision on Philly schools – Philadelphia Daily News – August 15, 2014
With the summer winding down, Erika Ford's daughter, Jordin, is excited about her first day of kindergarten - or "big kids' school," as she calls it. "It's like something that she's been waiting for, leading up to, looking forward to," said Ford, of Nicetown....
PCCY eNews: Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons Lighting the League World Series on Fire!; Harrisburg’s Failure to Act Leads to More Cuts to Philadelphia Schools; Read! By 4th Campaign Aims to Double Share of Children Reading on Grade Level; Pennsylvania Needs to Make up Ground in Providing Opportunities for Children – August 15, 2014
August 15th, 2014 Philadelphia's Taney Dragons Lighting the League World Series on Fire! Philadelphia's own Taney Dragons pose for a photo after winning the Mid-Atlantic Little League Championship.Congratulations and good luck to Philadelphia’s own Taney Dragons who...
Philly Schools Will Open On Time, But With Fewer Resources Than Last Year – WHYY Newsworks – August 15, 2014
Philadelphia's public schools will open on time and – for the time being – mass layoffs will be averted. Superintendent William Hite made the announcement Friday morning after a month where he offered both options as a way to cover the district's $81 million budget...
A Citywide Push On Literacy — Read By 4Th — Has Its Official Launch – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 13, 2014
Amarii Simpson, 9, was sitting up front, a copy of My First Dictionary on the table before him in a room at the McVeigh Recreation Center at D and Ontario Street in Kensington. Why was he reading a dictionary? He gave a "duh" look in response to the question. "So I...
Delissio Advocates For Philadelphia School Funding (Video) – Montgomery Media – August 11, 2014
State Rep. Pamela A. DeLissio, D-Montgomery/Phila., attended a Public Citizens for Children and Youth rally on the Capitol rotunda steps on Aug. 4 in response to the cancellation of this week’s House voting session scheduled to address the Philadelphia School...