FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PCCY’s Picasso Project Director, Tim Gibbon, to receive esteemed The Friend of Art Education award Philadelphia (October 16, 2020) – PCCY’s Picasso Project Director, Tim Gibbon, will receive the Pennsylvania Art Education Association, The Friend...
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When the Government Doesn’t Respond for Kids… We Do – October 16, 2020
When the Government Doesn’t Respond for Kids… We Do – October 16, 2020
When the Government Doesn’t Respond for Kids…. We Do A shock to economists and a blow to families—last week the number of unemployment claims surprisingly surged. With nearly a million more Americans tapping their unemployment accounts, it seems less and less likely...
With A Friend Like This… October 10, 2020
With A Friend Like This... Speaking boldly before Philadelphia City Council 9th grader Aniyah Comer exclaimed, “Art Helps us be our best selves at school." Her statement and dozens of others from students were clarion calls to decision-makers to preserve the arts in...
Private school sweepstakes, sponsored by YOU–October 2, 2020
Private school sweepstakes, sponsored by YOU Pennsylvania school districts are in a crisis of historic proportions. Not since the Great Depression has the public education system in the Commonwealth faced such dire circumstances. ...
Virtual classes fail kids and taxpayers, actually–September 25, 2020
Virtual classes fail kids and taxpayers, actually Students are back in school, sort of. In 2020, for most kids, “in school” means online learning. Although more than 90% of the state’s school districts now offer an online education program, some families have chosen...
Stop saying Black Lives Matter and start acting like they do–September 18, 2020
Live the truth that Black Lives Matter Earlier this month, 15-year-old Abington student Autumn Smith’s powerful commentary was published in several Southeast Pennsylvania newspapers. Fierce and honest, Autumn’s piece, a masterclass in how to make a...
How to put kids first this election–September 11, 2020
How to put kids first this election–September 11, 2020
How to put kids first this election Child care was among the many important government services that were long long undervalued. Now, for businesses and voters, child care tops the list of things to support. U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Suzanne Clark, Sen. Lisa...
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear – September 4, 2020
Despite COVID, Our Vision Remains Clear Give Kids Sight Day is PCCY’s annual hallmark event. It not only draws attention to the failure of the Commonwealth to provide CHIP coverage for all children (as they falsely claim to), but hundreds of PCCY volunteers...