To the Editor - New York Times: What makes for a successful urban secondary school? In a recent study I co-wrote, conducted by Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, we found that size or type of urban secondary school organization — public, charter, privately...
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Education Should Be Top Priority – Delaware County Times – September 13, 2010
The beginning of September signals the beginning of two annual fall rites: The start of the school year and the official campaign season. Parents rush around to get children ready for school and candidates put the finishing touches on stump speeches. Although these...
Education Cuts Will Hinder Children Progress – Delaware County Times – June 22, 2010
With so much talk about falling educational standards in our country, does it make sense for the only state in the union that has actually posted gains in students’ reading and math achievement at every grade level to cut its funding for education? That’s what could...
City Libraries Can’t Take More Cuts – Philadelphia Inquirer – June 16, 2010
Libraries again are being asked to take deep cuts in the city budget. It wasn't enough that they lost 20 percent of their funding last year; now they are being asked to deal with more than a 7.5 percent cut. That means our libraries go back to four days per week. That...
Why Pennsylvania Needs Gov. Rendells Education Funding – Philadelphia Daily News – June 16, 2010
With so much talk about falling educational standards in our country, does it make sense for the only state in the union that has actually posted gains in students' reading and math achievement at every grade level to cut its funding for education? That's what could...
Lenfest Foundation and PECO Give To Arts Rising – Philadelphia Business Journal – June 16, 2010
The Philadelphia Education Fund said Monday it has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Lenfest Foundation and a $40,000 grant from Peco Energy Co. to support ArtsRising, a collaborative program to make arts education available to children throughout the region. The...
Study’s Findings Point To A Lack Of Opportunities For Philadelphia Youth – WHYY – June 15, 2010
Military officials who are worried about finding future soldiers are lobbying for more early childhood education funding. Their plea for Pre-K programs came in response to a new study that found that up to 90 percent of Philadelphia youth lack the qualifications for...
Pennsylvania Adopts New Public Health Insurance Process for CHIP/MA Applications
Citizenship, Identity Verification Now Computerized, Easier Download PDF (Philadelphia, PA) June 10, 2010 – As of this week, Pennsylvania parents will find the process of applying for public health insurance coverage for their children a lot easier. New...
PCCY Launches School-Based Health Insurance Initiative
Push Begins to Make Sure That EVERY Philadelphia Child Has Health Insurance Coverage Download PDF (Philadelphia, PA) June 07, 2010 – With some students in Philadelphia high schools going without health insurance, Public Citizens for Children and Youth,...
Feltonville Students Celebrate Diversity With Giant-Puppet Parade – Philly.com – June 3, 2010
The third, fourth and fifth grade students at Feltonville Intermediate School paraded through their North Philly neighborhood this afternoon, carrying colorful signs that boasted "I Come From..." and handmade, life-sized puppets to celebrate their school’s cultural...