Statement by Donna Cooper on Mayor’s Budget Proposal PCCY once again lauds Mayor Kenney for adopting the cause of school children of Philadelphia as his top priority. We wholeheartedly agree with the Mayor that it’s time for a new chapter for our schools and we...
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Healing after violence touches a schoolyard–February 23, 2018
Healing after violence touches a schoolyard Gunfire rings out from a schoolyard and a garden of hope blooms. This is a story about one school community, four years of crafty 5th graders, and the transformative power of arts education. Six years ago, a...
Transform grief into action: March on March 24
Get on the bus for “March For Our Lives” March 24, 2018: The rally in Washington, DC to end mass school shootings Grieving student survivors of last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, have demanded meaningful action to make schools safer for...
We’re kids. You’re adults: Parkland student, survivor – February 16, 2018
We're kids. You're adults: Parkland student, survivor Like you, our hearts were broken on Valentine’s Day when reports of yet another school shooting started trickling in. As we mourn the 17 lives lost (and brace ourselves over the possibility that the death toll...
Working for Infants and toddlers of the Eagles Generation–February 9, 2018
Are we ready for the Eagles Generation? Oh baby, have we suffered. There were a few near misses and many off-by-a-mile seasons, and now the Eagles are world champs. The deep freeze is over. It warms the heart…and in nine months, we’ll likely see that it warmed...
Statement on Governor Wolf’s 2018 Budget Address
PCCY Responds to Wolf Budget Proposal A Conservative Down Payment On What Our Children Need Governor Wolf proposed a budget that puts the state’s 2.6 million children first. While much more must be done to open-up the doors of opportunity for every child in every...
What it takes for underdogs to win–February 2, 2018
What it takes for underdogs to win The Eagles' fight song is booming in hallways, restaurants, supermarkets and subways all over Philly. Naysayers’ predictions are falling on deaf ears. In nearly every state but Massachusettes, headlines about the Super Bowl...
DACA–Broken promise, broken dreams–January 26, 2018
Broken promise, broken dreams If you’ve had moments recently where America didn’t quite seem itself, well, here’s another one. Authorized immigrants and even U.S. citizens feel compelled to avoid signing up for health insurance and receiving basic care....
The Benefits of Pre-K Keep Going and…–January 19, 2018
The benefits keep going and going and... There’s no argument about the success-building power of high quality pre-k in the early learning years of children. But there are critics of the early education pillar still harping about flawed studies that claim by 3rd...
How “worst” charter law fails students and taxpayers–January 12, 2018
How "worst" law fails students and taxpayers At this week’s launch event for PCCY’s new charter school report, a packed house representing every opinion, pro or con, on charter schools rallied behind a single message: Pennsylvanians are paying for a lousy charter...