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Pennsylvania State Sales Tax Loopholes

It’s no secret the State Legislature faces two big challenges in this year’s budget: providing fair and adequate funding for schools and closing a $2 billion deficit.  What few people realize however is that Pennsylvania gives away twice as much in sales tax breaks...

School Play To Go

Ready to put on your own SCHOOL PLAY? School Play is portable, adaptable, and free! We encourage unlimited performances by any group of people who feel motivated to help spark a conversation about public education and its value to us all. You can create formal...

School Play: Write Your Legislator

Tell you local legislator to put education center stage. Voices from across the Commonwealth make it clear: we need to address how the state funds its schools.  Click here to contact your House and Senate members and urge them to work with their colleagues to...

School Play: Supporters

PCCY is grateful for the extraordinary dedication of the creative team of Arden Kass, Seth Bauer and Ed Sobel and the many contributors who made this play possible:       Anonymous Barbara & Ted Aronson The Berwind Foundation Bob Victor Brian &...

School Play: About The Play

Is public education a constitutional right, an ethical obligation, or a line item? Is money spent on public education “a wasted drop in a cracked bucket?” If my kids aren’t in a public school, why should I even care? School Play, a documentary-style theatre piece,...

School Play: Characters

Click below for a listing of the characters whose quotes on education funding is the basis of the script for School Play.