7-15 PHLPrek with Otis Hackney , Chief Educational Officer City of Philadelphia

Published: July 13, 2018, 9:23 p.m.

Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Otis Hackney, Chief Education Officer for the City of Philadelphia discuss the drive to enroll Philadelphia children in the PHLPreK program. PHLPreK is available to 3 and 4 year olds who live in the city of Philadelphia. There are no income or employment requirements. To find out more call 844-PHL-PREK or go to http://www.phlprek.org/. Also discussed – the inauguration of the new Philadelphia School Board and Hackney shares his personal origin story – how he went from being an academic underachiever to teacher, principal and Chief Education Officer.