A newly formed coalition in Philadelphia is joining the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, an effort to make sure that as of the year 2020, all city students read on grade level by the end of 3rd grade. "Reading proficiency by 3rd grade is the most important...
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Council, legislators receive low marks on school funding – Philadelphia Tribue – December 20, 2013
The Philadelphia City Council performed just slightly better than Pennsylvania’s General Assembly on a report issued Thursday by the city’s watchdog groups. The city council received a grade of C minus and the state’s lawmakers scored a D grade on an Education Funding...
Philadelphia Joins Nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Download PDF City Leaders, Agencies Join Groups to Improve Student Success PHILADELPHIA, PA (December 20th, 2013) –Philadelphia is taking a big step toward improving student success in school by joining the nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The city...
Groups Release Report Card On School Funding (Video) – CBS3 – December 19, 2013
Education advocates held a news conference today to jointly release a report card that grades funding for Philadelphia public schools. The advocate groups rated the performance of Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania General Assembly on how the Philadelphia...
Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania General Assembly Earn Low Grades on School Funding Report Card
Download PDF Report Card Cites Many Incomplete Assignments by Legislative Bodies PHILADELPHIA, PA –Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania General Assembly received low marks in a report card grading their performance on funding for Philadelphia public...
Inequity In Schools An Ongoing Problem – Chester County Press – December 18, 2013
A recently released report titled “The Bottom Line is Children: Public Education in Chester County” contends that Chester County's public schools are underfunded by $42 million annually. The study found that only one-third of Chester County students have the option to...
How one Philly family fought to find the right school – Newsworks – December 18, 2013
Tatiana Berrios was slipping. The 15-year-old had been in Frankford High School only for a few months and already she was charting a course for mediocrity. Last spring, the honor-roll student started skipping school, cutting classes, leaving assignments undone. "Just...
Editorial: DCCC Plan Saves Money, Accelerates Education – Delaware County Times – December 4, 2013
A couple of weeks ago the good folks at the child advocacy group Public Citizens for Children and Youth rolled out a study that explained the way Delaware County children are being shortchanged when it comes to education funding. It’s called an uneven playing field....
Southeastern PA Children’s Advocates Seek United Front In Harrisburg – WHYY Newsworks – December 3, 2013
Would children's advocates in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs be better off if they joined forces? The Philly-based nonprofit Public Citizens for Children and Youth will soon find out. PCCY executive director Donna Cooper said the group is expanding its...
Nearby Districts Struggle To Make Up For Shortfalls – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – December 3, 2013
When his counterparts describe handing out iPads to students, Joseph Otto just tunes out the conversation. Otto is chief operations officer of the William Penn School District in Delaware County, just across Cobbs Creek from Southwest Philadelphia. His district limps...