Group Supporting Improved Teaching Methods for Philadelphia Children Grows Download PDF WHAT: The Coalition for Effective Teaching- a broad group of youth-focused, non-profit organizations that calls on the School District of Philadelphia and the...
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Council Leader Clarke Draws Praise For His Work – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 19, 2013
In President Darrell L. Clarke's second year at the helm, City Council last month managed to pass the city's budget and massive property tax reform with virtually no public conflict. No meetings stretching into the wee hours like last year, no members befuddled about...
State Budget Secretary Questions Clarkes Idea On School Funding – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – July 17, 2013
The tug-of-war between the city and the state over how to keep the Philadelphia School District solvent heated up on Wednesday, with City Council President Darrell Clarke announcing that he is not on board with a key piece of the funding package worked out in...
PA House Approves $45 Million More for Philly Schools – WHYY Newsworks – July 16, 2013
The Pennsylvania House passed a bill Monday that directs $45 million in additional state aid to Philadelphia's cash-starved schools, but only under certain conditions. One of those conditions is that the money actually materializes. The state has apparently persuaded...
A Step In Right Direction: PCCY Responds To Philadelphia’s Plan To Fight Poverty
Download PDF (PHILADELPHIA) July 11th, 2013 – Today the City of Philadelphia announced a comprehensive plan to fight poverty among city residents. The plan calls on city agencies, organizations and community groups to work together to achieve five goals. Among...
Chillin Wit Donna Cooper – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 9, 2013
THE HYDRANGEAS are in high definition, so blue and vivid in this backyard paradise in Fishtown, and a hint of jealousy blooms in Donna Cooper. A few blocks away, Cooper's hydrangeas, and every other rooted thing in her yard, all live in the shade of a cherry tree. She...
PCCY Receives $40,000 Grant From The Philadelphia Foundation
Grant Will Fund PCCY’S Advocacy Initiatives Download PDF (PHILADELPHIA) July 7th, 2013 – To further its mission of improving the lives and life opportunities for children in the Greater Philadelphia area, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) is...
Many in Philly Protest As PA House Acts On School Funding – WHYY Newsworks – July 2, 2013
The Pennsylvania House passed key pieces of Gov. Tom Corbett's Philadelphia schools funding package Monday night. While many education advocates and Democratic state lawmakers said the deal was woefully inadequate, Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite and School...
The Shell Game – Philadelphia Daily News – June 28, 2013
IT LOOKS as if Pennsylvanians have figured out Gov. Corbett's shell game. His "no new taxes" approach at the state level has led to a combination of deep cuts in the budgets of local school districts, plus a round of local tax increases to lessen the impact. The...
PA Urged To Restore School Funding – The Philadelphia Tribune – June 27, 2013
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson plans to start fasting Thursday in protest of drastic budget cuts that threaten to cripple Philadelphia public schools, joining other parents and district employees who restricted themselves to a diet of water and juice for more than...