Download PDF Thousands of Children Removed From Public Health Insurance Programs While PA Loses Bonus Money (Philadelphia, PA) January 16, 2013 – Thousands of children in Southeastern Pennsylvania have lost access to state-subsidized health...
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Hite’s Philadelphia Schools Blueprint Praised And Poked – Philadelphia Inquirer – January 8, 2013
People think William R. Hite Jr.'s new blueprint for the Philadelphia School District is "focused" and "diligent." They say it's "thorough" and the "serious and good work" of a "thoughtful practitioner." But on Monday, it was also judged by some local education...
Singing The Praises Of A Voice For Children – Liberty City Press – December 18, 2012
One day Shelly Yanoff came into the office with pneumonia. When the region’s legendary children’s advocate stepped through the doorway of Public Citizens for Children Youth (PCCY) pale and sweating, at first, her staff stared at her in disbelief. But we should not...
Call For Moratorium on New Cyber Charter Schools in PA – Public News Service – December 17, 2012
Some Pennsylvania groups say cyber charter schools in the state aren't making the grade, and they're urging state education officials to impose a moratorium on any new ones. Rhonda Brownstein, the executive director of the Education Law Center, says only one of the...
Philadelphia School Closings Plan Seems to Dwarf Previous Troubles in a Troubled District – WHYY Newsworks – December 13, 2012
For years I've watched the Philadelphia school system steer a heartbreaking path through history that somehow reminds me of Afghanistan -- moments of peace and promise, followed by conflict and crisis, leaving far too many parents and kids without the educational...
Tireless Advocate For Youth Had Real And Genuine Passion – The Philadelphia Inquirer – December 2, 2012
On many days, for so many years, Shelly Yanoff strode the short distance from her office to City Council's baroque chambers to advocate tirelessly and relentlessly for our region's children. You went to Council, the issue involved kids, Shelly was there. Yanoff...
Former Rendell Aide To Head Nonprofit – Philadelphia Inquirer, November 13, 2012
Donna Cooper, formerly a top aide to Gov. Rendell, was named the new head of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, officials announced Tuesday morning. Cooper, who previously served for eight years as the state's secretary of policy and planning and for three years...
Philly Native Named Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth – WHYY Newsworks, November 13, 2012
With Shelly Yanoff stepping down as head of the Public Citizens for Children and Youth after 26 years, the child-advocacy nonprofit needed a successor. The organization and its board announced today that Philly native Donna Cooper will be Yanoff's successor. “We’re...
Donna Cooper named to lead PCCY – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 13, 2012
Donna Cooper, who was Gov. Rendell's policy chief for eight years and who has experience in both city government and the advocacy world, has been named the new executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth. Cooper will succeed Shelly Yanoff, who is...
Philly’s Head Start Programs Could Be Among Casualties Of Going Over Fiscal Cliff – WHYY Newsworks – October 25, 2012
Bonnie Li says that before her four-year-old daughter, Pearl, started preschool, she was "lost." “She was very scared, very shy," says Li. "When she see a stranger, she would just cry." Li says her daughter's social skills have improved since going to preschool at...