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“Previously unavailable information” re: Virtual Prep cyber charter school – Jan 27, 2021
Last November, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) rejected Virtual Preparatory Academy of Pennsylvania’s resubmitted application to create a new cyber charter school. This was not a close call. “While a single deficiency would be grounds to deny the...
Hold Harmless Ed Funding Report
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY 347-607-1058 mobile amyk@childrenfirstpa.com NEW PCCY REPORT SHOWS “HOLD HARMLESS” EDUCATION FUNDING FORUMLA DRAMATICALLY HARMS CHILDREN PHILADELPHIA (January 27, 2021) – Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) today...
love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright – Jan 22, 2021
If we merge mercy with might and might with right then love becomes our legacy and change our children's birthright We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next...
“Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children.” – Jan 15, 2021
“Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children." - Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The steps of the beloved Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. King spoke those words in 1963, were filled with thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters...
New Pennsylvania Charter Performance Center Leads the Way to Improve Charter Education Policy
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY 347-607-1058 mobile amyk@childrenfirstpa.com New Pennsylvania Charter Performance Center Leads the Way to Improve Charter Education Policy PHILADELPHIA (January 13, 2021) – In Pennsylvania, charter school enrollment has almost...
We Have to Tell the Truth – Jan 8, 2021
We Need to Tell the Truth There were so many moments over the last four years when parents across America wished that the U.S. Secretary of Education would look out for their children. During her tenure as the nation’s spokesperson for education, Secretary...
What Happens When Public Schools Are Replaced by Charter Schools?
MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY 347-607-1058 mobile amyk@childrenfirstpa.com What Happens When Public Schools Are Replaced by Charter Schools? Lessons Learned from New Orleans PHILADELPHIA (January 6, 2021) – In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans...
Children are our New Year’s Resolution, Dec 31, 2020
Tomorrow, many of us will pledge ourselves to New Year’s resolutions—eating better, exercising, a new hobby, or finishing that book that’s been collecting dust on the nightstand. This year, more than most, is starting off with such enthusiasm that we hope...