PCCY eNews: School Year Begins With Uncertainty, Alternative Medicaid Expansion Plan Approved, Family Services in Schools: Idea That Needs More Work – August 29, 2014
August 29th, 2014 First Day of School Provides an Opportunity for the Governor to Show Leadership On September 8th, Philadelphia public school students will…
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Read MorePCCY eNews: We Believe in Dragons!; Fair State Funding: The Only Solution to Pennsylvania’s School Funding Crisis; New School Year Just Around the Corner, but Not All Children Will Start Kindergarten Ready to Learn – August 22, 2014
August 22nd, 2014 We Believe in Dragons! Congratulations to Philadelphia’s own Taney Dragons for their incredible run in the Little League World Series! They…
Stack Praises Chip Eyeglass Policy – Philadelphia Public Record – August 21, 2014
State Sen. Mike Stack is urging parents whose children are covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to take advantage of the program’s…
Local Public Schools To Open On Time – South Philly Review – August 21, 2014
In an announcement by Superintendent William Hite on Friday morning, the Philadelphia School District (PSD) laid out a plan to open schools Sept. 8…
Bucks County Commissioners Read To Kids, Advocate Early Childhood Ed – Bucks County Courier Times – August 20, 2014
“My mom has a garden and grows tomatoes,” one student said. “I have tomatoes,” another said. “I don’t,” said another. Bucks County Commissioner Robert…
Event explores benefits of early education programs – Delaware County Daily Times – August 19, 2014
Richard Dunlap sat before 22 children Tuesday at Sonshine Christian Academy, reinforcing the Pre-K students’ mastery of the alphabet by using the alliterative character…
Talking Summer Learning Loss With Phillycam – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 19, 2014
In late July, Notebook editor Dale Mezzacappa and I appeared on PhillyCAM’s Around the Corner, a public access talk show that highlights nonprofit organizations…
Philadelphia’s Moral Arc Is Bent Toward Justice – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 19, 2014
We Philadelphians have a special kind of love for this old city. It is a love rooted in family, food, neighborhoods, and, yes, our…
Manderino to Head New School Funding Campaign
HARRISBURG (Aug. 18) – A former state lawmaker with a reputation for consensus-building will manage a newly formed, non-partisan campaign to address one of…