Where there are smokes, there's fire It was all hands on deck to beat back the preemption forces threatening 2,000 high quality pre-k seats. A proposed bill to bar PA municipalities from raising funds locally to pay for programs like pre-K was...
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Improving conditions for locked up kids–June 22, 2018
Improving conditions for locked up kids After an onslaught of shocking footage of immigrant children separated from their parents and detained in cages, Philadelphia is working to change the story for its own youth experiencing the horrors of being severed from...
Putting shame where it belongs–June 15, 2018
Putting shame where it belongs After ordering AG Jeff Sessions to tear children from their parents, President Trump claimed the Democrats are making him do it. On Friday morning, President Trump doubled-down on his claim, saying, “Democrats forced that...
I am part of the Pre-K majority–June 8, 2018
I am part of the Pre-K majority A recent poll confirms what we've been hearing across the commonwealth: Thanks to your hard work over the past few years, Pennsylvanians are in lockstep when it comes to support for pre-K! Support for pre-K has swelled to near...
In Southeast PA, 9 of 10 districts are hiking taxes–June 1, 2018
In Southeast PA, 9 of 10 districts are hiking taxes The math is simple. Yet so very hard. We’re talking about the simple math (figuratively speaking) behind school district budgets. School districts need funding to deliver schools ready for...
Southeast PA rises to protect pre-K–May 25, 2018
Southeast PA rises to protect pre-K Accusations of a state overreach flew swift and true over the past few weeks. At stake, 2,000 quality pre-K seats and nothing short of the right of every municipality in Pennsylvania to make local decisions without...
A 5-year transformation at McClure School: Picasso Project
Mayor Kenney Celebrates with McClure Mayor Jim Kenney joined students from Alexander McClure School in North Philadelphia for the dedication of their beautiful new mural, entitled “Growing United”. The project is a transformative series of mosaics covering the...
The anguished cries of isolated children–May 18, 2018
The anguished cries of isolated children She was already in trouble and had run out of chances. Juvenile court sent her to a residential facility, which her mother thought would be good for her. Beatriz Jimenez, 16, testified this week at a hearing...
Legislators hit kids below the belt, twice–May 11, 2018
Legislators hit kids below the belt, twice The legislature is delivering a one-two punch aimed squarely at kids. The first blow strikes PA’s youngest learners the hardest. In a no holds barred approach, the House is taking action to shut down Philly’s pre-K. ...
Because the future won’t wait for U.S…–May 4, 2018
Because the future won't wait for U.S... Very few countries are retooling their education systems for the age of automation. The United States trails 8 other countries, including Estonia and Canada, according to a new study affiliated with The Economist...