MAKING EVERY DOLLAR COUNT Judging by the sticker shock many families face when enrolling their child into high-quality pre-k, you would think the best of the best providers would be rolling in the dough. Well, they’re not. In fact, they’re barely getting by according...
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PA Budget is Not a Guessing Game
LESS IS LESS Numbers don’t lie. Governor Wolf’s proposed budget would invest an additional $410 million in schools, with over $44 million coming to suburban districts in Southeast PA. The budget passed by the legislature and vetoed by the Governor underfunds Southeast...
Jim Kenney: “Arts and Culture are a Tremendous Part of a Person’s Development.” – Jump, The Philly Music Project – August 4, 2015
In May, former city councilman Jim Kenney won the Democratic primary to become the party’s nominee for mayor in the November general election. In a town where registered Democratic voters outnumber registered Republicans 7-to-1, Kenney is all but guaranteed to become...
What’s the PA Budget Standoff Costing You? July 31, 2015
LESS IS LESS Numbers don’t lie. Governor Wolf’s proposed budget would invest an additional $410 million in schools, with over $44 million coming to suburban districts in Southeast PA. The budget passed by the legislature and vetoed by the Governor underfunds Southeast...
Gov. Wolf stumps for school funding in Phoenixville – The Mercury News – July 28, 2015
Pennsylvania’s budget battle moved to Phoenixville Area Middle School Tuesday with Gov. Tom Wolf touting the benefits of his budget plan and a local Republican state legislator taking aim at Wolf’s claims. With the state budget impasse now stretching into its fourth...
Advocacy group, Pottstown School District officials seek more state funding – The Reading Eagle – July 24, 2015
Pottstown consistently ranks among the top 10 tax-burdened communities in the Pennsylvania, but local educators say that's not translating into additional state funding for borough schools. "Fair and adequate funding for all public schools in the commonwealth is a...
Pottstown school officials demand more education funding – The Mercury News – July 23, 2015
Pottstown educators stepped into the state budget battle Thursday, calling on local legislators to adopt a budget that significantly increases funding for public education. In a press conference staged on the front steps of Rupert Elementary School, Superintendent...
5 Things You Need to Know About Kids – July 24th, 2015
5 Things You Need to Know About Kids – July 24th, 2015
Latest Report Shows Status of Children in Southeastern Pennsylvania Here are 5 key takeaways from the 2015 Kids Count Data Book just released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Share this infographic on social media! Click here to download and save a copy. You can...
Lawmakers Earn Incomplete Grades for Work on Budget for Schools
Parents and School Officials Urge Lawmakers to Approve $410 Million in New State Funding for Education POTTSTOWN, PA (July 23rd, 2015) – Montgomery County parents and school officials gave Pennsylvania lawmakers “incomplete” grades for their work on a new state...