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...
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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....
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...
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...
PA State Graduation Test Draws Fire As Unfair To Kids In Poorly Funded Schools – WHYY Newsworks – November 22, 2013
Beginning with the class of 2017, students in Pennsylvania will have to pass a state standardized test to earn a high school diploma. The Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved the Keystone graduation test requirement Thursday in a 3-2 vote...
Committee Hears Testimonies For Revamped School Funding – The Philadelphia Tribune – November 21, 2013
Education advocates painted a stark picture for Philadelphia public schools, with grave consequences for hundreds of thousands of students during an Education Committee hearing held Wednesday in the city council’s chambers. There were renewed calls from the public to...
Chester County Gets Good Grades In Education Report – The Mercury – November 21, 2013
Chester County is a leader in the region’s public education sector, but a lack of state investment and a rising number of low-income students could threaten future performance, according to a new report by a Philadelphia-based advocacy group. The report, “The Bottom...
Opinion: Senate Bill 1085 – Weekly Press – November 20, 2013
The Pennsylvania Senate is poised to pass Senate Bill 1085, a charter school bill that among its far reaching changes would give for-profit companies that operate colleges or universities the power to authorize new charter schools across the state. Senate Bill 1085...