Budget Impasse Pits Little Kids Against Big Natural Gas What’s more important: restoring cuts to schools or protecting the natural gas industry? That’s the big debate in Harrisburg as the Governor and legislative leaders work to reach an agreement on a new state...
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What Does The Latest Poll Say? – July 10, 2015
What Does The Latest Poll Say? Yesterday households across the state received an email from some Republican House lawmakers asking recipients to take a poll on various state tax and spending proposals. Among the questions one sticks out as particularly poor form. It...
‘School Play’ Highlights Lack of Education Funding in Pennsylvania – The Vantage Times – July 9, 2015
A play written about school funding has turned a political topic into a personal one. Playwright Arden Kass used interviews from 100 students, teachers and politicians from 30 different communities across Pennsylvania to create a play, titled “School Play,” to promote...
SDP announces $30 million to improve early literacy – Al Dia – July 9, 2015
The School District of Philadelphia, The Lenfest Foundation and the William Penn Foundation announced a collective $30 million effort to improve literacy education that eventually could impact the 48,000 children in kindergarten through third grade (K-3) at SDP. The...
Nutter names Commission on Universal Pre-K – The Philadelphia Inquirer – June 30, 2015
Mayor Nutter announced Tuesday the members of a new Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten, who will look at the cost, space and staffing needs associated with providing an education to all 3- and 4-year-olds in the city. The Commission, which met for the first time...
New Commission on Universal Pre-K launched – The Philadelphia Daily News – July 1, 2015
MAYOR NUTTER yesterday introduced the members of a new commission tasked with devising a plan to expand the city's high-quality preschool options and fund it. The city's Commission on Universal Pre-K - overwhelmingly approved by voters in May - consists of 17 members,...
Philadelphia’s universal pre-K commission begins work – WHYY Newsworks – June 30, 2015
Philadelphia's push to make quality preschool available citywide has taken another step with the inaugural meeting of the Mayor's Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten. The 17-member commission, established by a voter referendum last May, now faces a long list of...
Educating Kids is Good Business but Budget Talks are Making Little Progress – June 26, 2015
Budget Drama Shows Some Progress, But Not Enough for Children Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and education advocates held a rally in the Capitol on Tuesday to call for fair funding for Pennsylvania Schools. Only four days remain until the end of the fiscal...
DN Editorial: A HEALTHY START – The Philadelphia Daily News – June 26, 2015
POPE FRANCIS hasn't even arrived, but already yesterday brought two miracles. Both are court rulings, and both will ensure millions of Pennsylvanians will be able to lead healthier lives. First, the state Commonwealth Court struck down Act 192 that would have allowed...
Report: Barriers to health care for undocumented youth – The Philadelphia Tribue – June 23, 2015
A new report released by Philadelphia’s Public Citizens for Children and Youth highlights barriers to health care for 24,000 undocumented children in Pennsylvania. Current state law bans undocumented children from enrolling in the state’s Children’s Health Insurance...