Fair Funding Lawsuit One Year Anniversary
February 7th is the one-year anniversary of the historic Commonwealth Court ruling in favor of education funding and the day after Governor Shapiro releases…
Childwatch Newsletter – Fall/Winter 2018
Read MoreAnalysis of Governor’s 2018 Budget Proposal
PCCY Analysis Governor Tom Wolf’s 2018 Budget Proposal A conservative down payment The Commonwealth’s 2.6 million children will be able to access more…
Advocate for a Child Care System that Works
We Need a Child Care System that Works for PA Raise Your Voice! Let our state legislators know that cutting funding to the state…
Take action on lead TONIGHT–March 6, 2016
Chipping away at lead poisoning What’s the difference between the way government handled childhood lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan and Philadelphia? In Flint, children…
How Medicaid is Still Making a Difference for Kids at 50
50 YEARS OF SAVING CHILDREN “My husband and I felt like we had hit rock bottom trying to get help for our children,” said…
Pre-K Providers Make the Most of Every Dollar for Kids
MAKING EVERY DOLLAR COUNT Judging by the sticker shock many families face when enrolling their child into high-quality pre-k, you would think the best…
PA Budget Not a Guessing Game
LESS IS LESS Numbers don’t lie. Governor Wolf’s proposed budget would invest an additional $410 million in schools, with over $44 million coming to…
5 Things You Need to Know About Kids in Southeastern Pennsylvania
The Annie E. Casey Foundation just released its 2015 Kids Count Data Book. Here are 5 takeaways about children in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Spread the…
WHY HIGH-QUALITY PRE-K INVESTMENTS CAN’T WAIT- July 20th, 2015
About 140,000 children will be born in Pennsylvania this year, and they’ll be preschool age in 2018. Those young learners don’t get to delay…