No More Dreams Deferred: Building An Education System That Works for Black and Hispanic Students Across the region, the share of students of color attending suburban public schools is growing. In fact, one of four students attending 61 suburban school districts in...
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REPORT: No More Dreams Deferred – Mar 2021
No More Dreams Deferred: Building An Education System That Works for Black and Hispanic Students Across the region, the share of students of color attending suburban public schools is growing. In fact, one of four students attending 61 suburban school districts in...
APPENDICES: No More Dreams Deferred Report – Mar 2021
No More Dreams Deferred: Building An Education System That Works for Black and Hispanic Students A Full Copy of the No More Dreams Deferred report can be downloaded here. The Appendix section is attached and can also be downloaded here.
New Report: Racial Achievement Gap Plagues Suburban Schools
NEW REPORT: RACIAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP PLAGUES SUBURBAN SCHOOLS County-specific data shows pervasive lack of equity in Bucks, Chester, Delco, and Montco PHILADELPHIA (March 18, 2021)— Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) is releasing the first in-depth analysis...
From Information…to Conversation…to Action – March 17, 2021
If anything good has come out of this difficult past year, it is the rise of long overdue conversations on race, poverty, and inequity. “The time is now to address these inequities head on. Students who were struggling will keep struggling unless we take...
Vaccines – Just the Tip of the Iceberg – March 12, 2021
Vaccines - Just the Tip of the Iceberg To be sure, when anything is in short supply, folks immediately want to know if they are getting their fair share. The firestorms over the suburban Philadelphia counties’ access to vaccines has created a shocking public...
When all safety nets are pulled out from under you – Mar 5, 2021
If we didn’t know it before the pandemic, we sure know it now: child care and schools provide essential services beyond their core mission. As schools and child care centers closed their doors during the COVID outbreak, women were forced to choose between their...
“Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children.” – Jan 15, 2021
“Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children." - Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The steps of the beloved Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. King spoke those words in 1963, were filled with thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters...
The Race Conversation is Not Over-August 28, 2020
The Race Conversation Is Not Over “Daddy changed the world,” exclaimed Giana, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd, in a viral video responding to the international condemnation of police brutality against Black Americans. As inspiring as her courage and...
PCCY-PR-Teens talk Racism in Town Hall QUOTES AND VIDEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jin David Kim (c) 215- 900-9030 (o) 215-563-5848 ext. 23 davidk@childrenfirstpa.com #BlackLivesMatter Teens from Across Southeast PA Speak Out Against Racism In PCCY’s Teen Town Hall Link for Video and Quote Sheet Now Available ...