An Open Letter From PCAPS Leaders 6a00e54f8c25c988340133f4bf18a4970b-500wi With charter school advocates pressing for a new round of expansion there is a need for those who would lead Philadelphia to address what this will mean for public education in our city. We believe the following points need to be recognized: 1).…
Read MoreYesterday Pennsylvania Voted For Good Schools. Now Let’s Make It Happen!
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Yesterday Pennsylvania’s voters went to the polls in record numbers for an off year election and cast their vote for strong public schools. Tom Wolf, virtually unknown before this year, was able to capture the governor’s office by making this election about education. Tom Corbett, in spite of a strong…
Read MorePaying More and Getting Less, A Tale of Two School Districts
Testimony
The following testimony from Anne Gemmell at last week’s “people’s hearings” prior to the regular session, draws out the inequity in the way education is funded in our state. Good afternoon, Senator Patrick Brown, fellow esteemed members of the Basic Education Funding Commission and concerned citizens of our region. Thank…
Read MoreWe Want Sustainable Community Schools
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Over a hundred people came together at Arch St. Methodist Church last night to kick of a campaign for sustainable community schools. The event was part of a national week of action in 15 cities across the country, sponsored by the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools (AROS) Sustainable community schools…
Read MoreEducation Action Calendar for Week of November 16th
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Monday: PCAPS charter school task force meeting at ACTION United office, 648 N. Broad st., 5PM Tuesday: The 15 member Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission, is making its first and only trip to Philadelphia. Because these “hearings” have not permitted public testimony, PCCY is having people’s hearings at noon. Meet…
Read MoreEducation Report Card Time for Corbett and Wolf
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For this election year we have been asking people to vote for candidates based on their willingness to support the five points highlighted below. With the election scheduled for next Tuesday we have a report card on the two gubernatorial candidates based on how they stack up. 1-Support a funding…
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