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...
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‘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...
Time to reconsider charter schools? – citizensvoice.com – March 25, 2015
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently voted to “improve” charter schools. HB 530 requires academic performance measures and expects charter schools to implement truancy regulations. It also reduces lunch money payments by $27 million since cyber charter...
Study cites strong performance of Philly charter schools – The Philadelphia Tribune – March 27, 2015
A new study from Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found students attending charter schools in Philadelphia are posting larger gains than their traditional public school peers. Released Wednesday, the study analyzed 41 urban areas...
Paying for high-quality pre-K cast as investment in Pa. future – WHYY Newsworks – March 26, 2015
One Wednesday morning at the Paley Early Learning Center in Northeast Philadelphia, 4-year-old Quincy was learning how to write the letter 'L'. Tracing arrows with his finger, he repeated after his teacher the different parts of the letter: a long line and a short...