Education Advocates Give City Council, State Lawmakers Low Marks – WHYY Newsworks – December 20, 2013
A report card from a coalition of education advocates gives barely-passing grades to City Council and the state legislature, when it comes to funding…
Grading PA lawmakers and Philly City Council – WHYY Newsworks – December 20, 2013
Education advocates have released a report card on the performance of Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. In this budgetary climate, there’s…
Local Campaign Launched To Have All Students Reading Proficiently by 3rd Grade – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – December 20, 2013
A newly formed coalition in Philadelphia is joining the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, an effort to make sure that as of the year…
Council, legislators receive low marks on school funding – Philadelphia Tribue – December 20, 2013
The Philadelphia City Council performed just slightly better than Pennsylvania’s General Assembly on a report issued Thursday by the city’s watchdog groups. The city…
Philadelphia Joins Nationwide Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Download PDF City Leaders, Agencies Join Groups to Improve Student Success PHILADELPHIA, PA (December 20th, 2013) –Philadelphia is taking a big step toward improving…
Groups Release Report Card On School Funding (Video) – CBS3 – December 19, 2013
Education advocates held a news conference today to jointly release a report card that grades funding for Philadelphia public schools. The advocate groups rated…
Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania General Assembly Earn Low Grades on School Funding Report Card
Download PDF Report Card Cites Many Incomplete Assignments by Legislative Bodies PHILADELPHIA, PA –Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania General Assembly received low marks…
Inequity In Schools An Ongoing Problem – Chester County Press – December 18, 2013
A recently released report titled “The Bottom Line is Children: Public Education in Chester County” contends that Chester County’s public schools are underfunded by…
How one Philly family fought to find the right school – Newsworks – December 18, 2013
Tatiana Berrios was slipping. The 15-year-old had been in Frankford High School only for a few months and already she was charting a course…
Study: Montgomery County child poverty rate rises to 2008 level – Springfield Sun Times – December 14, 2013
The Montgomery County child poverty rate rose in 2012, returning to the early recession level of 2008, according to a report from the Public…