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Protecting generations from toxic lead paint–September 27, 2019
New law will protect generations from toxic lead paint We knew our message had gotten through. We hoped it would be enough. Over the past few weeks, the Lead Free Philly Coalition, led by PCCY’s Colleen McCauley, visited with members of...
It’s worse than it looks–September 20, 2019
It's worse than it looks... Want to know what’s worse than a new report that shows that eight out of ten of the Commonwealth’s kids eligible for child care subsidy go unserved? That figure doesn’t include the impact of a $36 million cut in...
We Rang the Bell…Now Ring the Alarm–September 13, 2019
We Rang the Bell…Now Ring the Alarm–September 13, 2019
We Rang the Bell...Now Ring the Alarm It’s impossible to know if asbestos in her school’s building is behind a veteran teacher’s mesothelioma diagnosis. We do know that around 160 school buildings in the Philadelphia district contain asbestos. We know...
LOCK THEM UP–September 6, 2019
LOCK THEM UP–September 6, 2019
LOCK THEM UP While certainly a controversial issue, there is at least one thing about guns that we can all agree on: Guns must be kept out of the wrong hands, especially children. In the U.S. 89% of children killed by unintentional shootings...
Parents Aren’t the Only Ones Doing Back to School Shopping–August 30, 2019
Parents Aren't The Only Ones Doing Back To School Shopping This Labor Day weekend, parents aren’t the only ones doing back to school shopping. Pennsylvania’s teachers are also jamming the school supply aisles. On average, teachers across...
Endgame for Charter Reform in PA?–August 23, 2019
Bipartisan Consensus Over PA's Charter School Crisis First, a Kafkaesque story: After years of struggle, Erie School District faced insolvency, requiring a $14M bailout and a financial administrator to come up with a five-year-plan. The...