PHILADELPHIA (October 28, 2015) – In partnership with PCCY, a group of students from an area elementary school will be visiting Philadelphia City Council on Thursday, October 29th to say thank you to Council President Clarke and all members of Council for meeting...
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Less Tricks… More Treats – October 26, 2015
Enough of the tricks... It's time to treat our children with some respect.
Great Scott! – October 23, 2015
This week national media outlets couldn’t resist a flurry of Back To the Future references as we approached the mythical date featured in the 1985 movie portraying time travel to Oct. 21, 2015. Meanwhile here in Pennsylvania, it was a Back to the Future redux, as...
School District of Lancaster, community leaders urge fair funding for schools
Community leaders doing their part to deliver education, ask lawmakers to quickly resolve differences and deliver the right budget LANCASTER (Oct. 20, 2015) – During a press conference today at King Elementary, representatives from the School District of Lancaster and...
For quality pre-K, look for more than the ABCs – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – October 19, 2015
Take a tour of Children’s Village, a highly regarded child-care center in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood, and some of the elements that make it a high-quality program are immediately evident. In Room 303, a group of 3- and 4-year-olds is absorbed in a variety...
You Can’t Fix a Broken Record…Or Can You? – October 16, 2015
You Can’t Fix a Broken Record…Or Can You? In an analysis of the 2013-14 SPR data, the Daily News’s "Rating Schools on more than Test Scores" found that: Seventy-five percent of the 291 schools are low-performing — with only 18 of 71 high schools, or about 25 percent,...
Statement on Philadelphia Superintendent’s Recommended Changes to Schools
CONTACT: Kate Philips, katephilips2010@gmail.com, 215-850-4647 (c) PHILADELPHIA (October 15, 2015) – PCCY Executive Director Donna Cooper issued the following statement today regarding recommended changes to schools by Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite....
Schuylkill Haven School District Hosting Free Performance of School Play TONIGHT
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN – Pennsylvania's school funding crisis will take center stage in School Play tonight, Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Schuylkill Haven High School. The timing of School Play could not be more relevant as the three-month-old budget standoff continues in...
Play about Pennsylvania school funding issues comes to Lancaster County – Lancaster Online – October 15, 2015
The drama of Pennsylvania’s school funding crisis is coming to Lancaster. Literally. “School Play,” a theater production created by three Philadelphia artists, will be performed here next week as part of a 12-stop tour across the state. The play, which is billed as a...
St. Marys Area High School Hosting Free Performance of School Play TONIGHT
The timing of School Play could not be more relevant as the three-month-old budget standoff continues in Harrisburg, with new funding for education at the top of the agenda. The documentary-based live theatre production from playwrights Arden Kass and Seth Bauer,...