Philadelphia Joins National Campaign Getting Kids To Read Before It’s Too Late – CBSPhilly – August 17, 2014
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Brain researchers have found that learning to read gets much harder after the age of nine. That’s sparked a national campaign…
What’s Going On Crisis For Philadelphia Public Schools – Q102 – August 17, 2014
Donna Cooper Executive Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth talks about the dire consequences Philadelphia Public Schools Face if funding doesn’t come…
Parents anxiously await decision on Philly schools – Philadelphia Daily News – August 15, 2014
With the summer winding down, Erika Ford’s daughter, Jordin, is excited about her first day of kindergarten – or “big kids’ school,” as she…
PCCY eNews: Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons Lighting the League World Series on Fire!; Harrisburg’s Failure to Act Leads to More Cuts to Philadelphia Schools; Read! By 4th Campaign Aims to Double Share of Children Reading on Grade Level; Pennsylvania Needs to Make up Ground in Providing Opportunities for Children – August 15, 2014
August 15th, 2014 Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons Lighting the League World Series on Fire! Philadelphia’s own Taney Dragons pose for a photo after winning the…
Philly Schools Will Open On Time, But With Fewer Resources Than Last Year – WHYY Newsworks – August 15, 2014
Philadelphia’s public schools will open on time and – for the time being – mass layoffs will be averted. Superintendent William Hite made the…
A Citywide Push On Literacy — Read By 4Th — Has Its Official Launch – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 13, 2014
Amarii Simpson, 9, was sitting up front, a copy of My First Dictionary on the table before him in a room at the McVeigh…
Delissio Advocates For Philadelphia School Funding (Video) – Montgomery Media – August 11, 2014
State Rep. Pamela A. DeLissio, D-Montgomery/Phila., attended a Public Citizens for Children and Youth rally on the Capitol rotunda steps on Aug. 4 in…
Stack Praises Chip Eyeglass Replacement Policy – Penns News – August 11, 2014
State Sen. Mike Stack today urged parents whose children are covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to take advantage of the program’s…
PCCY eNews: Governor’s Announcement Does Not Solve the Philadelphia School District’s Financial Crisis; High Quality Pre-K Remains a Struggle for Many Pennsylvania Families – August 8, 2014
August 8th, 2014 Governor’s Announcement Does Not Solve the Philadelphia School District’s Financial Crisis A child holds a sign during a school funding protest…
School, City Assess Impact Of School Funding Crisis – The Philadelphia Tribune – August 8, 2014
City, school and union officials said they expect sub-par conditions in Philadelphia public schools to remain unchanged from last year without an infusion of…