Download PDF Grants Will Fund Educational Arts Projects to Benefit Thousands of Philadelphia Students PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 27th, 2014)- The Picasso Project, a Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) mini-grant program that brings arts education to schools...
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Casi reprobados en proveer fondos – Al Dia – December 26, 2013
Un nuevo reporte de calificaciones publicado por la organización Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) evidenció el bajo rendimiento que varios cuerpos legislativos han tenido sobre la financiación adecuada de las escuelas en la región. El reporte de...
Philly Joins National Effort to Boost Youth Literacy – Philadelphia Daily News – December 23, 2013
WITH MORE than half of its third-graders behind in reading skills, Philadelphia has signed on to take part in a national campaign to boost literacy in the early grades. Mayor Nutter and Superintendent William Hite made the announcement yesterday, joining 140 other...
Advocates pledge to improve early education – The Philadelphia Tribune – December 22, 2013
Local education advocates across Philadelphia made a pledge Friday to overhaul early education programs so that every child, within six years, is reading at grade level before completing third grade. High numbers of Philadelphia students are falling behind in basic...
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...
Education Advocates Give City Council, State Lawmakers Low Marks – WHYY Newsworks – December 20, 2013
A report card from a coalition of education advocates gives barely-passing grades to City Council and the state legislature, when it comes to funding Philly schools. City Council gets a C-minus. And the state legislature gets a “D” in a report card from a coalition of...
Grading PA lawmakers and Philly City Council – WHYY Newsworks – December 20, 2013
Education advocates have released a report card on the performance of Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In this budgetary climate, there's no such thing as an "easy" A. They're the kind of report cards kids might hide in the bottom of...
Local Campaign Launched To Have All Students Reading Proficiently by 3rd Grade – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – December 20, 2013
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...
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 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...