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new PA House Republican Representatives for 2013-14
Meet the new PA House Democratic
lawmakers for 2013-14
A state
legislative update from the PA House
Democratic Caucus
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- Today, there is only
1 book for every 300 children living in poverty in the U.S.
- Sixty-one percent of
low income families have zero books in their households.
- In
- It is now common for
a
Chestnut Hill
College
Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer
POSTED: Monday, December 10, 2012 ,
3:01 AM
Jessica Kahn remembers how she felt when she
learned Emlen Elementary in East Mount Airy had no library. "It broke my heart," said Kahn, 66,
a reading specialist and professor of education at Chestnut Hill
College
Kahn collected 7,000
books and, with the help of her students, cataloged them, attached pockets and
cards, and affixed little white squares with call numbers. The college donated
book shelves. And Emlen had a library. Over
the last four years, Kahn - now known as "the book lady" - has made
it her mission to help other Philadelphia
Because of efforts
spearheaded by Kahn, Fitler Academics Plus in Germantown and John S. Jenks in
Chestnut Hill - both in the school district - and charter school Eugenio Maria
de Hostos in Hunting Park, Franklin Towne in Bridesburg, and Antonia Pantoja in
North Philadelphia have received thousands of books.
Here are a couple prior
KEYSEC postings about getting books into the hands of kids who might not
otherwise see them….
Reach Out And Read Greater Philadelphia
Doctors and nurses know that growing up healthy means growing up
with books. That’s why 600 primary care doctors and nurse practitioners at 47
Reach Out and Read practices across the Greater Philadelphia region give
brand-new books to young children when they get a checkup. By talking with
parents and caregivers about the importance of reading aloud, they provide
families with the tools they need to put their children on the path to school
success.
First Book - Philadelphia
First Book provides new
books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors
affecting literacy access to books. An innovative leader in social enterprise,
each year First Book distributes millions of free and low-cost books to
disadvantaged children and the programs that serve them.
In 2009 First Book
Philly provided 21,568 books to 3,334 kids in the Greater Philadelphia
area. That’s 8 books for each child to take home – a mini library in
neighborhoods where suitable children’s books are simply not available.
At Pennsylvania
By Laura Olson and Karen Langley / Pittsburgh
Much of the buzz focused
on the 2014 gubernatorial contest, with Democrats jockeying to become their
party's nominee in the effort to make Republican Gov. Tom Corbett the state's
first one-term governor in decades.
“…CREDO is in part funded by
Pearson, the largest education company in the world, and the Walton Foundation,
which donates millions of dollars each year to expand the world of charter
schools.”
New Jersey
A new report on
charter schools in New Jersey
It turns
out that it shows something far less. Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor
of public policy at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public
Policy at Rutgers University wrote here on
the N.J. Spotlight Web site, about big problems with the report, which was done
by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford
University’s Hoover Institution.
Auditor general criticizes PA Cyber Charter
School
One of Gov. Tom Corbett’s priorities early next year is to examine how the state funds charter and cyber charter schools, the Department of Education said Thursday, responding to Auditor General Jack Wagner, who said an “out of whack” formula left the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter school flush with cash.
Wagner said the audit
shows that the Midland , Beaver County
Saturday postings: Why do hedge funds
ADORE charters? Pt. II: 39%+ Return/Meet PA new House members
Sunday Postings: Why Is Pennsylvania
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