In January 2017, the Mayor’s Office launched PHLpreK, a publically-funded pre-K option for Philadelphia families. The Notebook investigates how it’s working for both families and providers. | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)
The city program clears its biggest legal hurdle and continues to grow as it enters year three. | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)
Salary and prestige of these jobs are still low, despite their importance to child development. | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)
The Free Library is required to spend 12% of its budget on its materials and collections according to state mandate. Actual spending since 2010 has fallen below the mandated levels. | From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)
Could a Baltimore nonprofit hold the answer to turning around the lives of Philly’s most at-risk teens—and our city at-large? | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Temple sociologist Sara Goldrick-Rab hosts a town hall this week on college debt. Here she talks about her groundbreaking work—and the hope it brings her. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
From NBC Philadelphia: More than half of Philadelphia’s 54 facilities that make up the Free Library system were closed for weekends, starting in September. But criticism forced officials to rethink the plan. (Read more.)
From The Notebook: When an offense is relatively minor, the child goes into a diversion program, receiving extra supports. Recidivism is also much lower. (Read more.)
From Next City: Oklahoma’s done it longer; New York City does it bigger. What Philadelphia can learn in crafting a pre-K program to close the achievement gap for kids from economically disadvantaged communities. (Read more.)
From the Philadelphia Media Network: City officials say Philadelphia’s public library system has a green light to hire dozens of new employees by year’s end and extend service hours at a dozen branches, but advocates maintain that the system needs a more dedicated and robust funding stream to help it grow and thrive. (Read more.)
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