School Breakfasts Nourish Academic Performance, Study Finds – Philadelphia Inquirer – March 1, 2013
Children who eat breakfast in school do better in math and miss fewer class days than those who don’t, according to a new national…
Los recortes en todo el país podrían dañar a los niños de bajos ingresos y a las personas mayores - Philadelphia Inquirer - 1 de marzo de 2013
Milk could be taken from babies in low-income families if automatic federal budget cuts go into effect Friday. At the same time, meals normally…
School Breakfast Means Better Math Skills, Study Says – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 29, 2013
Children who eat breakfast in school do better in math and miss fewer class days, according to a new national study released Wednesday. “The…
Edelman, ex funcionario de Clinton, hablará sobre la pobreza - Philadelphia Inquirer - 27 de febrero de 2013
When it comes to the poor, people still quote President Ronald Reagan’s line, “We fought a war on poverty, and poverty won.” That notion…
The Better Students Eat, The More They Learn – Philadelphia Inquirer – January 25, 2013
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, why are so many public-school students needlessly going hungry? Only 35 percent of New…
Study in Philly Finds A Wide Range of School-Breakfast Participation – Philadelphia Inquirer – January 21, 2013
Although school breakfast is universally considered to be vital for health and learning, there is a wide disparity in the number of students who…
Hola Congreso: Tienen que trabajar juntos - Philadelphia Inquirer - 15 de noviembre de 2012
NOW THAT this year’s important political question – Who will be our leaders? – has been answered, we face a pressing issue that affects…
Election 2012: Who Speaks For Children? – Daily Times – November 1, 2012
Big Bird notwithstanding, children were missing from the presidential debates (and the vice presidential debate as well). While more than 16 million children across…
PCCY Forum: Concentrated Poverty’s Effect on Pennsylvania Schools
Download PDF Panel Will Discuss Impact, Outcomes and Policy Recommendations (Philadelphia, PA) October 17, 2012 – Concentrated poverty, a reemerging phenomenon since the…
Costs Without Government Assistance Are Rising in the Philadelphia Area, Study Says – The Philadelphia Inquirer – October 16, 2012
It costs a lot of money to live in the Philadelphia region without government assistance – as much as $70,000 a year or more…