Escalate the fight for public school funding Our students are in classrooms that are underfunded and overcrowded. Teachers are paying out of pocket and picking up the slack. And public education is suffering. In the wake of the mid-term elections, PCCY urges you to...
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Bid to rid homes of lead paint belongs in court–November 2, 2018
Bid to rid homes of lead paint belongs in court Finally, the lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan has begun to subside. The latest data reveals that 146 children under six years old in the City of Flint and its Genesee County suburbs tested positive for...
Bid to rid homes of lead paint belongs in court–November 2, 2018
A huge leap forward in fight to end childhood lead poisoning–October 26, 2018
Councilwoman Reynolds Brown: Time to get the lead out! In August, after over a year of maddening inaction by City Hall, PCCY assembled the Lead Free Philly Coalition to launch a meaningful strategy to protect the 2,400 children poisoned by toxic lead...
A huge leap forward in fight to end childhood lead poisoning–October 26, 2018
Southeast PA pays waaay more for special ed–October 19, 2018
34 Districts surrounding PHL pay highest share The basic skills you learn as a child, thankfully, stay with you your whole life. How to read. How to tie your shoes. How you learn best. Unfortunately, being denied the opportunity to learn basic skills can stay with you...
So very STEM-ulating–October 12, 2018
Parents sound off on STEMCraft! Blockhead! Nerd! Geek! On October 6, just down the street from the Philadelphia Zoo, those weren’t fighting words—they were rallying cries for the 700 Minecraft gamers and future scientists at STEMCraft 2018. Including...
Kids are paying a price for your service–October 5, 2018
Kids are paying a price for your service It’s challenging enough to juggle a rigid work schedule with the demands of your life schedule. But for many Philadelphians in the workforce, particularly in the low-wage service industry, juggling would be a luxury...
Wait, wait, just tell me…September 28, 2018
Wait, wait, just tell me... Ever hear something on the radio that froze you in your tracks and immediately thought, I’ve got to share this with everyone I know! We did and so we are. This week we were blown away by a conversation that eloquently described five...
Why we’re doubling-down on STEM–September 21, 2018
Why we're doubling-down on STEM We’re not ready for the future. It’s time to up our game. You remember it if you read it: Pennsylvania students are spending 12 years in school but are trying to enter the workforce at a level of skill 3 years behind others. You...