Poverty rate of kids under 6 eclipses all others We know it in our gut. Science backs our intuition. The most crucial years of brain development are the earliest ones, when children are learning everything, soaking up everything in their environment like...
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Funding crisis reaches boiling point–September 7, 2018
Funding crisis reaches boiling point You don’t cook a frog by throwing it into boiling water, the adage goes. Instead, you place it in tepid water and slowly raise the heat.* Last week, news coverage of the opening of the school year was punctuated by...
New school year, old school problems–September 4, 2018
New school year, old school problems As the academic year kicks off, students are probably wondering about their new teachers and classmates, or whether their new glasses or haircut will get noticed. Hopefully they’re not wondering why things are getting...
Alarmed by inaction, Lead Free Philly rises–August 24, 2018
"Hey, City Hall, GET THE LEAD OUT!" Despite receiving key recommendations from the Mayor’s Advisory Group on Lead Poisoning over a year ago, City Council has not yet taken action to strengthen the City’s lead laws. As yet another day passes, it’s...
Alarmed by inaction, Lead Free Philly rises–August 24, 2018
Building the future, block by block–August 17, 2018
The future is around this table: Mayor Kenney Cameras were rolling when Mayor Kenney stepped into his Cabinet Room, where major affairs affecting the City are discussed and dissected. But as he looked around the room this week, something was different. “The...
PCCY’s Minecraft Gaming Event and STEM Fair Returns!–Press Release
Blockbuster Minecraft gaming event returns to raise funds and ambitions about hi-tech learning in PHL schools STEMCraft to draw thousands of enthusiastic gamers and future scientists to School of the Future with unique challenges and expanded STEM fair! PHILADELPHIA...
No last words, just lasting legacies–August 10, 2018
No last words, just lasting legacies It was a one-two punch that left Philadelphia’s caring community reeling. You can still feel the aftershocks from the recent losses of civic investor Jeremy Nowak and iconoclastic philanthropist Gerry Lenfest, occurring in just a...
LeBron James lives up to Philly’s promise–August 3, 2018
Beating LeBron James to the buzzer The first day of school is just three weeks away for many students. (For readers without school-aged kids, yes, that’s right: Some PA schools start before Labor Day.) For 240 3rd and 4th graders in Ohio, their school year...
PHL leading in push to get more kids reading–July 27, 2018
In push to get more kids reading, Philly is leading We heard some great news for kids in Philadelphia—the district’s share of 3rd graders who tested at a proficient or better reading level increased 17%, outpacing gains made in nearly every major city in the...