DelCo Sees Rise In Low-Income Students – The Philadelphia Inquirer – November 18, 2013
DELAWARE COUNTY With a lower median income and denser pockets of poverty than in neighboring communities, Delaware County is struggling to educate its students,…
The Bottom Line is Children: State of Public Education in Delaware County
Download Press Release Download Bottom Line PDF PCCY and Education Advocates Jointly Call for Improvements to Public Education PHILADELPHIA (Monday, November 18th, 2013) –…
PA Charter Bill Bad For Students and School Districts
Download PDF The Pennsylvania Senate is poised to pass Senate Bill 1085, a charter school bill that among its far reaching changes would give…
Public Citizens for Children and Youth, Shapiro Call For Greater State Funding For Montgomery County School Districts – The Times Herald – November 6, 2013
Calling state budget cuts in public school funding handed down “draconian,” representatives from the Public Citizens for Children and Youth assembled on the Montgomery…
Childcare Rivals College For Biggest Kid-Related Expenses – CBS Philly – November 6, 2013
Thinking that college may be the largest child-related cost? Don’t forget daycare. A nationwide study suggests that daycare can rival or surpass the cost…
Childwatch: Fall/Winter 2013 – Miplaced Priorities Put Children’s Futures at Risk
In this Issue: Funding For Schools Is A Top Priority Demanding High Standards For Charters Contract Talks Present Opportunity for Education Reform Philadelphia School…
Report Card Issued On Public Education In Montco – WNPV AM 1440 – November 1, 2013
A public interest group has issued a report card on the state of public education in Montgomery County. Public Citizens for Children and Youth…
PCCY, Shapiro Call For Greater State Funding For Montgomery County School Districts – The Times Herald – November 1, 2013
NORRISTOWN — Calling state budget cuts in public school funding handed down “draconian,” representatives from the Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) assembled…
PCCY Calls For More School Funding in Montco – The Philadelphia Inquirer – November 1, 2013
A child-advocacy organization said Thursday that Montgomery County’s public schools have the greatest per-classroom spending disparity among the four suburban Pennsylvania counties. It also…
Montgomery County Officials Look To The State For Help With School Funding – CBS Philly – November 1, 2013
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CBS) – A report on public education in Montgomery County says while it has the best graduation rate in the region, the…