Medicaid Enrollment Drops in PA., Rises in NJ – Philadelphia Inquirer – August 29, 2013
Pennsylvania dropped more than 9 percent of children, families, and pregnant women from Medicaid last year, nearly triple the rate of any other state,…
What PCCY Is Doing To Ensure The Successful Opening Of Schools – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 23, 2013
In response to a Philadelphia Public School Notebook Blog: PCCY sees three big challenges- first we must get the opening of schools right, second…
Over Jeers and Shouts, SRC Suspends Parts of School Code – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – August 15, 2013
Entering the overflowing room to a chorus of boos, struggling to be heard above the derisive shouts of hundreds of teachers, students, and parents,…
Suspension of Selected Requirements of the School Code and Related Regulations of the State Board of Education
Testimony to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission Re: Suspension of Selected Requirements of the School Code and Related Regulations of the State Board of…
Testimony to School Reform Commission—Suspension of Selected Requirements of the School Code and Related Regulations of the State Board of Education
Read MoreSRC Suspends Seniority Rule For Calling Back Philly School Employees – WHYY Newsworks – August 15, 2013
During a raucous meeting packed with angry teachers and activists, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission voted Thursday to deploy its emergency powers to suspend…
8 Things Parents Should Know About Philly Schools – WHYY Newsworks – August 15, 2013
With so many stories and rumors out there, we consolidated some of the issues on the table ahead of Friday’s funding deadline. Each of…
Leading Education Groups Urge Council to Support Sales Tax Extension for Schools Before Friday’s Deadline
Download PDF Philadelphia, PA (August 13, 2013) – With just 4 days remaining until the deadline for the City of Philadelphia to provide funding…
Parents Meet With Council President Over School Funding (Video) – FOX29 – August 7, 2013
Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29 The hour-long, closed-door meeting with city council president Darrell Clarke gave parents a chance to…
Slim Chance Schools Will Have Adequate Funding – Philadelphia Tribune – August 5, 2013
Philadelphia’s finance director on Monday called a new cigarette tax requiring approval from state lawmakers in Harrisburg the city’s best shot for borrowing the…