Download Full Report Montgomery County Schools Face Changing Economic Landscape (PHILADELPHIA) Thursday, October 31st, 2013 – Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman Josh Shapiro joined Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) to release the findings of a new...
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The Bottom Line Is: Public Education Montgomery County
Montgomery County Schools Face Changing Economic Landscape (PHILADELPHIA) October, 31 2013 – The number of low-income children in Montgomery County school districts have increased by nearly 50% in the last four years, and without adequate funding for schools, many of...
Picasso Project Arts Grants for up to $5,000 Available for Public Schools
Download PDF Project Seeks to Support Classroom Teachers & Enrich Student Experience (Philadelphia, PA) October 18, 2013 – The Picasso Project, an arts advocacy program of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), announces grants available for...
Education Funding In Pennsylvania: Is It Fair Or Not? (Audio) – WHYY Radio Times – October 18, 2013
It’s a fact that the Philadelphia School District is starved for cash. How it got there and how we fix it is the subject of much debate. Local education advocates and critics of Governor Corbett say it’s about massive cuts from the state and an unfair funding formula....
D.A.’s Urge More Spending On Preschool – The Philadelphia Inquirer – October 17, 2013
Philadelphians have grown accustomed to parents, students and teachers marching to demand adequate funding for education. Today, a group of Pennsylvania law-enforcement officials will have its own pro-education demonstration, of sorts. Philadelphia District Attorney...
New Challenges in Delaware County – PCCY Blog Spot – October 16, 2013
Public education in Delaware County is a study in contrasts. It has a countywide graduation rate 3% higher than the state average, but lags behind the other Southeastern Pennsylvania counties. Delaware County’s median income is significantly above the national...
City Slashes Pre-K, Head Start Programs – The Philadelphia Tribune – October 11, 2013
President Barack Obama has placed early childhood education high on his agenda, but the School District of Philadelphia has scaled back on the number of seats that serve students in pre-kindergarten and Head Start programs for a third straight year. The school...
At A Symposium, A Call For State Education Funding Formula – The Philadelphia Inquirer – October 9, 2013
If the Pennsylvania Legislature had not scrapped a statewide education-funding formula in 2011 it had approved three years earlier, the Philadelphia School District would have received $360 million more in state aid this year and would not be in a fiscal crisis now,...
District’s Best Schools Affected By Shortfall – The Philadelphia Tribune – October 4, 2013
Nuwar Ahmed, 18, of West Philadelphia is making more trips to the local bookstore these days since the library at her high school was closed due to cutbacks in funding. Ahmed is a senior at Masterman High School, one of the district’s distinguished and highest...
The Coatesville Area School District: Lessons In Bigotry
We recently learned that the Superintendent and Athletic Director of the Coatesville Area School District exchanged viciously racist text messages. Individuals occupying these roles are not just educators and administrators; they are community leaders whose work...