PCCY Announces Turing Tech Grants Recipients–Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seeking to Boost STEM Learning in PHL Schools, PCCY Announces Turing Tech Grants Recipients Child advocates aim to bring hi-tech learning…
No debate…we’re in Uncharted Territory–March 16, 2018
No debate…we’re in Uncharted Territory High school junior Charlene Canning may very well be the best young debater in the country. But…
PCCY Testimony – Schools Approach Early Literacy Instruction
Testimony before the City Council of Philadelphia Committee on Education March 12, 2018 Presented by Donna Cooper, Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and…
Làm thế nào để học sinh thất bại và đổ lỗi cho họ cùng một lúc – ngày 2 tháng 3 năm 2018
Fail students and blame them at the same time The fair funding lawsuit takes another step forward on March 7, 2018 when…
Statement on Mayor Kenney’s 2018 Budget Proposal
Statement by Donna Cooper on Mayor’s Budget Proposal PCCY once again lauds Mayor Kenney for adopting the cause of school children of Philadelphia as…
Statement on Governor Wolf’s 2018 Budget Address
PCCY Responds to Wolf Budget Proposal A Conservative Down Payment On What Our Children Need Governor Wolf proposed a budget that puts the state’s…
The Benefits of Pre-K Keep Going and…–January 19, 2018
The benefits keep going and going and… There’s no argument about the success-building power of high quality pre-k in the early learning years…
How “worst” charter law fails students and taxpayers–January 12, 2018
How “worst” law fails students and taxpayers At this week’s launch event for PCCY’s new charter school report, a packed house representing every opinion,…
Don’t Dream It’s Over–September 8, 2017
Don’t Dream It’s Over Surprising (almost shocking, really) bi-partisan moves in Washington succeeded in keeping 800,000 children safe from deportation for at…
How to have your cake and hate it too–August 4, 2017
How to have your cake and hate it too It just doesn’t make any sense. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the…