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
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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...
PCCY eNews: Governor’s Announcement Does Not Solve the Philadelphia School District’s Financial Crisis; High Quality Pre-K Remains a Struggle for Many Pennsylvania Families – August 8, 2014
August 8th, 2014 Governor's Announcement Does Not Solve the Philadelphia School District's Financial Crisis A child holds a sign during a school funding protest outside the Governor's office in Philadelphia on Tuesday, August 5th.In just seven days, the Philadelphia...
School, City Assess Impact Of School Funding Crisis – The Philadelphia Tribune – August 8, 2014
City, school and union officials said they expect sub-par conditions in Philadelphia public schools to remain unchanged from last year without an infusion of cash from a cigarette tax bill that still needs state approval. “Last September, our schools opened with a...
Key Questions And Answers On The Budget Crisis – The Notebook – August 7th, 2014
Notebook editors Paul Socolar and Dale Mezzacappa prepared a question-and-answer sheet, updating the budget crisis for distribution at E! Day, the District's annual back-to-school event to be held Friday at School of the Future. This is the event at which the District...
Philadelphia Public School Advocates Push Governor for More Action to Guarantee Schools Open
Download press release PHILADELPHIA (August 6th, 2014) – Philadelphia’s leading public school advocacy organizations joined in calling for the Governor to back up his words with actions, this morning. In response to Governor Corbett’s call for the legislature to...