Contact: Amy Kobeta amyk@childrenfirstpa.com, 347-607-1058 mobile PCCY PUTS “CHILDREN FIRST” OFFICIALLY PHILADELPHIA (August 5, 2021) — For 40 years, Public Citizens for Children and Youth has put children first. Today they made it official with their new name:...
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Follow the Right Example – Jul 30, 2021
INDIANA, YES. ARIZONA, NO. Instead of Pennsylvania following Arizona’s example of chasing down non-existent election fraud, we should be following Indiana’s example of ensuring that charter schools aren’t illegally bilking the taxpayers. Indiana’s...
Gold medal winners? – Jul 23, 2021
KIDS' HOPES SHOULD SOAR, NOT CHARTER SCHOOL COSTS Twenty athletes from Pennsylvania are fighting for Olympic gold this month, representing the best from the Keystone State. Sadly, were Pennsylvania’s students competing on the global stage, their chances...
Move Over, Bezos – Jul 16, 2021
REACH FOR THE STARS While working families are struggling to provide for their children, the super-rich are lining up to pay $25 million for a space jaunt with Jeff Bezos. Here on Earth, American children are getting some help thanks to the American...
Playing the Race Card – Jul 9, 2021
WHITEWASHING HISTORY The historic lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding system is finally scheduled to have its day in court, but opposition lawyers are "playing the race card" in a desperate attempt to prevent that. Lawyers for PA House...
A New Take on Patriotism – Jul 2, 2021
A Novel Way to Show Your Patriotism Since the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, Americans have been working tirelessly to perfect our democracy. Child labor laws, women’s suffrage, civil rights, and environmental protections are outcomes of...
Something BIG Happened Last Night!
Two Huge Wins for Children Students in the 100 poorest school districts across the state will enter schools that are less starved for resources this September because our Level Up proposal was enacted last night by the Pennsylvania...
Show me the money! – Jun 23, 2021
Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are sitting on millions of dollars in resources, according to a new report by the PA Charter Performance Center, raising new questions about charter school spending and their commitment to improving student performance. A...
Cyber Charters Are Stockpiling Dollars That Should Go To Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY amyk@childrenfirstpa.com, 347-607-1058 mobile CYBER CHARTERS ARE STOCKPILING DOLLARS THAT SHOULD GO TO STUDENTS New Report Shows PA’s Cyber Charters Are Banking Millions Download Press Release Download Report...
Major Returns on 1% Investment – June 18, 2021
An early learner shows her appreciation of Councilmember Cindy Bass for supporting Philly Pre-K. Four-year-olds Aiden and Brooke stole the show at the five-year anniversary celebration of Philly Pre-K (PHLpreK). Mama Ingrid, their storied teacher, shared...