Local Child Care Centers Speak Out The swath of bankruptcies might inure us to the risk of losing some businesses or organizations over others. Nieman Marcus, J.C. Penny, Payless, Brooks Brothers and now Ann Taylor are among the first casualties in retail of the...
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10 Things to Keep Kids Safe From COVID at School–July 17, 2020
10 Things to Keep Kids Safe From COVID at School–July 17, 2020
Keeping Kids Safe at School You don’t have to be a parent to be worried about children heading back to school in September—due to COVID, keeping students safe affects us all. That’s why districts across PA are working hard to plan for this exceedingly complex...
It’s supposed to last Forever…–July 10, 2020
It’s supposed to last Forever…–July 10, 2020
It's supposed to be Forever... When traditional public services get privatized, taxpayers typically end up paying more, public accountability diminishes, and access to quality services often erodes. One obvious example of the link between privatized public...
Living Up to the Promise of our Nation–July 3, 2020
Living Up to the Promise of our Nation–July 3, 2020
Living Up to the Promise of our Nation Mixed-emotions abound this Fourth of July, as we yearn to celebrate the founding of this nation while simultaneously grappling with its founding oppressions, which include the subjugation of Indigenous Americans and the...
How flat funding schools is actually a cut…June 26, 2020
How flat funding schools is actually a cut As districts in the region draw up their tentative plans to reopen schools in September, the feasibility of maintaining social distancing and staggered class scheduling (to limit the number of students at any...
What Are We Thinking About Juneteenth? – June 19, 2020
A Holiday That Demands Action It's Juneteenth! PCCY's call to action after the murder of George Floyd spoke to some of the ways that PCCY will fight the systemic racism that continues to this day, 155 years since Juneteenth. Today, we invite you to read the...
Teens inspire hope and change…June 22, 2020
Teens inspire hope and change As protests approach their third week, teens from across Southeast PA spoke out against racism during a capacity town hall, sharing their thoughts and experiences with a broad audience that included local, state, and federal officials,...