Jun 12, 2013
June 30th weighs heavily on Philadelphia. That’s city council’s deadline for passing its annual budget. It’s a date that holds particular significance for the cash-strapped School District of Philadelphia. Officials have floated several doomsday scenarios about what...
Jun 11, 2013
MEDIA ALERT WITH CUTS LOOMING, STUDENTS HOLD FINAL PERFORMANCE Download PDF WHAT: Students from Bregy Elementary school will hold their final performance of “The Lion King”. With “Doomsday budget” cuts looming, children will no longer take the...
Jun 10, 2013
Download PDF Great Visuals: Thousands of letters written by students to be presented at council meeting (PHILADELPHIA) June 10th, 2013 – Mothers plan to use the smallest voices in a big way today, Wednesday, June 12th at 2pm to urge Philadelphia City...
Jun 10, 2013
Superhero capes were presented to Councilmen Curtis Jones and Wilson Goode Jr. for their support of enhanced funding for both public and arts education. Back in February, we reported on an exciting new initiative from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA)...
May 30, 2013
About a dozen students from Samuel Powel Elementary in West Philadelphia descended on City Hall today armed with 4-foot terracotta warrior puppets and a large dose of hope in their hearts. Hope that the Philadelphia School District’s budget crisis will soon be...
May 28, 2013
This Wednesday, May 29, Spiral Q Puppet Theatre, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), and a group of students from Powel Elementary are teaming up to stage an “artful action” in front of City Hall and in the City Hall Caucus Room to protest the proposed...
