Zero Tolerance Failed City Schools – Philly.com – April 12, 2011
The recent Inquirer series on school violence showed that unsafe schools have serious consequences. But while the series identified the right problem, we must…
Cutting Money for Education Wrong for PA – Daily Times – April 11, 2011
Budgets are about values, and with its $1 billion cut to public education the proposed budget makes the wrong choices about our present and…
Nutter and Ramsey Consider Putting Armed Police Officers in Some Schools – Philadelphia Inquirer – April 9, 2011
Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey are discussing a proposal to put armed city police officers in some schools as part of…
Some Antiviolence Efforts Are Working – Philadelphia Inquirer – April 4, 2011
Ask nearly any student at A.B. Day Elementary what the school rules are, and he or she will rattle them off without a second…
Community Responds To The District Budget Shortfall – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – April 4, 2011
As the District grapples with how to slash $629 million in spending for next year to balance its budget, activists continue to condemn the…
Childwatch: April 2011 – What State Budget Means to Kids
In this Issue: PCCY’s 30th Anniversary Party The Kids Will Not Be Alright Federal Budget Update The State Budget State Budget and Kids It’s…
Philly School Cuts: Call it ‘Every Child Left Behind’ – Philadelphia Daily News -March 31, 2011
WHENEVER young parents ask me about the challenges they’ll face if they educate their kids in the Philadelphia public schools, I tell them about…
Give Kids a Smile Day… Take 2 – Examiner.com – April 1, 2011
As promised, here is your update on the event you’ve been grinding your teeth in great anticipation over (teeth grinding is not recommended). It’s…
How Children Fare In Governors Budget
Download PDF With state legislators scrambling to develop a budget that responds to the many needs and desires of Pennsylvanians, Public Citizens for Children…
Artista Mexicano Ensenara Arte a Estudiantes – Holaciudad – March 23, 2011
“El Brujo de la Mancha”, un artista mexicano de Philadelphia, trabajará de cerca con estudiantes de algunas escuelas y les enseñará a manejar los…