Beginning Wednesday, the School District will hold a series of neighborhood hearings to discuss the District's proposed fiscal 2016 budget. The hearings are being co-sponsored by several community organizations, including the Philadelphia Education Fund, POWER...
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The Mayoral Candidates and Kids – Here are the Details – April 10, 2015
The Pledge for Philadelphia's Children - signed by five of the seven candidates The Pledge for Philadelphia’s Children – signed by five of the seven candidates Campaign commercials tell us far too little about the candidates. That’s why PCCY led an effort to get...
New Play At Constitution Center Puts Education Funding Under The Lights – CBS3 – April 8, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new theater production premieres tonight at the National Constitution Center, with Pennsylvania’s education funding system taking center stage. The production entitled “School Play" was born from the effects of Philadelphia school district...
‘School Play’ spotlights Pennsylvania’s educational funding quandary – WHYY Newsworks – April 7, 2015
A play about the current state of Pennsylvania public schools will premiere at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this week. The script of the documentary-style play, called "School Play," comes directly from the mouths of 150 people involved with public...
‘School Play’ addressing budget issues – NBC10 Video – April 8, 2015
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Play dramaticizes PA school funding crisis – Philadelphia Daily News – April 6, 2015
PHILADELPHIA writer and parent Arden Kass became outraged a couple of years ago when the school district slashed its budget and classroom education suffered. Teachers were laid off and class sizes ballooned. "It seemed like they were attacking the school system," Kass...
‘School Play’ makes funding crisis personal – The Philadelphia Inquirer – April 8, 2015
In 2013, Arden Kass was one of about 20 Philadelphia parents who traveled to Harrisburg to deliver 4,000 letters by schoolchildren pleading to restore education funding. It didn't go well. "The mothers were shocked at how callous the environment was, and, when they...
Letters: Teachers need to rethink seniority – Philly.Com – March 13, 2015
IN A SURPRISING MOVE, the new chairwoman of the School Reform Commission, Marjorie Neff, made it clear that she's 110 percent on board with her predecessor Bill Green's demands for dramatic changes to the teachers union contract. Her bold stance is likely to be music...
Performing Arts Advocacy Group Hopes To Teach Life-Changing Lessons – Fox 29 – March
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Budget picture emerges for public schools – The Philadelphia Tribune – March 20, 2015
Gov. Tom Wolf and acting Education Secretary Pedro Rivera want assurances state funding will be spent directly on students in the classroom. Both want a quality education that will make Pennsylvania high school graduates more competitive. “This plan puts us on a path...