Newly-formed Friends of Mifflin group sets sights on arts funding and tutoring partnerships – WHYY Newsworks – September 5, 2012
It’s been a busy summer for the Friends of Mifflin School Committee of the East Falls Community Council. Unanimously approved by civic membership in…
States target aid recipients while Romney paints Obama as welfare king – Philadelphia City Paper – August 28, 2012
Mitt Romney’s non-fact-based accusation that President Barack Obama “gut[ted] welfare reform by dropping work requirements” takes place against the backdrop of states nationwide making…
Reducing Federal Deficits Without a Significant Revenue Increase Would Cost Pennsylvania Billions – Northcentralpa.com – August 15, 2012
HARRISBURG, PA (August 8, 2012) — If Congressional budget proposals do not include significant new revenue efforts to reduce federal deficits, the burden would…
Childwatch: July 2012 – Questions and Answers on State Budget
In this Issue: A Look To The Future Make Kids Matter Campaign Pennsylvania Education Budget The City Schools Story Charter School Update Early Care…
Letter To The Editor: Schools Bad For Business? – Philadelphia Daily News – June 25, 2012
AFTER MANY years we have listened to why many in leadership in the local business community say they cannot support business taxes or any…
Treatment And A Way To Pay For It Are Difficult To Find For Many – Philadelphia Inquirer – June 25, 2012
Louis Morris was nervously massaging his jaw over and over. The hygienic scent of dentistry around him was only deepening his anxiety. The burly…
PCCY Hosts 8th Annual Give Kids A Smile Day – CBS Philly – June 17, 2012
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Public Citizens for Children and Youth is hosting its 8th Annual “Give Kids A Smile Day.” “Twenty-nine dentists have graciously opened…
Report: Kids Go Hungry Despite Programs – The Philadelphia Tribune – June 15, 2012
A new report shows that thousands of Pennsylvania children needlessly go hungry, in spite of national programs set up specifically to head off just…
District Likely To Get No More Than $40 Million From Council – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – June 15, 2012
City Council is poised to approve a compromise that could raise as much as $40 million for the School District, far short of the…
Pennsylvania Children Missing Out on Meals Over the Summer
(Philadelphia, PA) June 12, 2012 – As many families throughout Pennsylvania and nationwide struggle to rebound from the recession, participation in the Summer Nutrition…