PHL leading in push to get more kids reading–July 27, 2018
In push to get more kids reading, Philly is leading We heard some great news for kids in Philadelphia—the district’s share of 3rd…
BevTax fight is over–KIDS WIN!!!–July 20, 2018
BevTax fight is over–KIDS WIN! This week, by a degree of magnitude that is all too rare these days, the lives of thousands…
Something stinks in Fishtown–July 13, 2018
Something stinks in Fishtown In May, Forbes magazine declared Fishtown “America’s Hottest New Neighborhood.” Its real estate market is on fire as well as…
PA Schools Work. Harrisburg? Not so much…–July 6, 2018
PA Schools Work. Harrisburg? Not so much… Constitutionally inadequate. That’s what the State Supreme Court thinks of how the legislature funds schools, concluding…
Where there are smokes, there’s fire–June 29, 2018
Where there are smokes, there’s fire It was all hands on deck to beat back the preemption forces threatening 2,000 high quality…
Improving conditions for locked up kids–June 22, 2018
Improving conditions for locked up kids After an onslaught of shocking footage of immigrant children separated from their parents and detained in cages,…
Putting shame where it belongs–June 15, 2018
Putting shame where it belongs After ordering AG Jeff Sessions to tear children from their parents, President Trump claimed the Democrats are…
In Southeast PA, 9 of 10 districts are hiking taxes–June 1, 2018
In Southeast PA, 9 of 10 districts are hiking taxes The math is simple. Yet so very hard. We’re talking about…
Testimony: Fund District Schools
Testimony Presented to Philadelphia City Council Committee of the Whole by Donna Cooper, Executive Director Public Citizens for Children and Youth May 16, 2018…
Legislators hit kids below the belt, twice–May 11, 2018
Legislators hit kids below the belt, twice The legislature is delivering a one-two punch aimed squarely at kids. The first blow strikes PA’s…