Southeast PA pays waaay more for special ed–October 19, 2018
34 Districts surrounding PHL pay highest share The basic skills you learn as a child, thankfully, stay with you your whole life. How to…
So very STEM-ulating–October 12, 2018
Parents sound off on STEMCraft! Blockhead! Nerd! Geek! On October 6, just down the street from the Philadelphia Zoo, those weren’t fighting…
Kids are paying a price for your service–October 5, 2018
Kids are paying a price for your service It’s challenging enough to juggle a rigid work schedule with the demands of your life…
Wait, wait, just tell me…September 28, 2018
Wait, wait, just tell me… Ever hear something on the radio that froze you in your tracks and immediately thought, I’ve got to…
Why we’re doubling-down on STEM–September 21, 2018
Why we’re doubling-down on STEM We’re not ready for the future. It’s time to up our game. You remember it if you read…
TESTIMONY: Transparency of MCSO Protects Parents and Students
Testimony Presented to the Philadelphia Board of Education RE: Transparency of Multiple Charter School Organizations Protects Students Tomea Sippio-Smith, Education Policy Director Public Citizens…
Poverty rate of kids under 6 eclipses all others–September 14, 2018
Poverty rate of kids under 6 eclipses all others We know it in our gut. Science backs our intuition. The most crucial years…
Funding crisis reaches boiling point–September 7, 2018
Funding crisis reaches boiling point You don’t cook a frog by throwing it into boiling water, the adage goes. Instead, you place…
New school year, old school problems–September 4, 2018
New school year, old school problems As the academic year kicks off, students are probably wondering about their new teachers and classmates,…
Alarmed by inaction, Lead Free Philly rises–August 24, 2018
“Hey, City Hall, GET THE LEAD OUT!” Despite receiving key recommendations from the Mayor’s Advisory Group on Lead Poisoning over a…