It's Important...and it's the Law In 2011, Philadelphia City Council passed an ordinance regarding lead paint disclosure and certification of properties built before 1978 (the last year before lead paint was banned) to be rented to tenants with...
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No debate…we’re in Uncharted Territory–March 16, 2018
No debate...we're in Uncharted Territory High school junior Charlene Canning may very well be the best young debater in the country. But she, and the rest of her Penn Wood HS team, will be denied the national stage simply because they’re in the wrong...
Rising charter enrollment with lackluster results in Delaware County–Press Release
Rising charter enrollment with lackluster results in Delaware County PCCY points out urgent need for an overhaul to worst charter law in the country Lansdowne (March 15, 2018) – Charter school performance is a mixed bag while costs and enrollment are rising in...
Unpredictability…Unhealthy and Unnecessary–March 9, 2018
Unpredictability: Unhealthy and Unnecessary Every day, thousands upon thousands of Philadelphians walk into their local Wawa’s, the region’s superior response to 7-11. It’s a ritual for many, picking up a hoagie or grabbing a coffee, that helps...
Philadelphia PreK By The Numbers
How to fail students and blame them at the same time–March 2, 2018
Fail students and blame them at the same time The fair funding lawsuit takes another step forward on March 7, 2018 when the Commonwealth Court will hear objections filed by PA House and Senate Majority Leaders Turzai and Scarnati. To say that their...
Statement on Mayor Kenney’s 2018 Budget Proposal
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...
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...