We Need You to Act Today to Give All Philadelphia Kids a Chance – February 24, 2015
Dear Friends, This Thursday, February 26th, City Council will vote whether to let voters decide in the May primary whether to move ahead on…
SRC feels heat for adding five charters – The Philadelphia Inquirer – February 23, 2015
he School Reform Commission continued to take heat Thursday for its decision to approve five new charter schools, with critics from both sides railing…
Charter Hearing Exposes the State’s Failure to Fund Schools and Universal Pre-K in Philly – February 20, 2015
Charter Hearing Exposes State’s Failure to Fund Schools Although new charters have not been granted in Philadelphia since 2007, charter school enrollment in Philadelphia…
Insight PCCY School District Tips for Parents – Power 99FM – February 20, 2015
Loraine Ballard Morrill talks with representatives from Public Citizens for Children and Youth and the School District of Philadelphia about Kindergarten registration and a…
School financing 101: Where are we now? – Solomon Jones – February 18, 2015
There are a lot of things that you probably know about me thanks to the bio that’s on my page here on SolomonJones.com. But…
Philadelphia Charter School Applications – PCCY Testimony – February 18, 2015
Testimony to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission Charter School Applications February 18, 2015 Carolyn Adams, Immediate Past President of Public Citizens for Children and…
Philadelphia doesn’t need more charter schools – Philly.Com – February 18, 2015
The problem of educational inequity and school failure is much bigger than teachers and schools: It has to do with access to health care,…
Contentious debate over Philly charter expansion comes to a head Wednesday – WHYY Newsworks – February 18, 2015
It’s one of the essential questions of urban education. If you can give some children a better opportunity, but you potentially undermine the system…
Universal Pre-K for Philadelphia- PCCY Testimony – February 18, 2015
City of Philadelphia Committee for Law and Government Public Hearing February 18, 2015 Testimony on Bill No. 15005 and Res. No. 15017 Public Citizens…
Charter school vote set for Wednesday – The Philadelphia Tribune – February 17, 2015
Just days ahead of Wednesday’s vote on new charter school applications, another organization has asked the school reform commission to stay objective in reaching…