May 6, 2022
Giving Back to Those Who Give So Much Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, National Nurses Day today, and Mother’s Day (a bit early). We send best wishes and thanks to all teachers, nurses, and mothers for their compassion, encouragement, and commitment to making...
May 2, 2022
It’s No Joke A priest, a hedge fund millionaire, and a right- wing think tank director walk into a bar. The priest says to the hedge fund guy, “I know you’ve faltered in your now ten-year effort to destroy public education. I have a way for you to...
Apr 8, 2022
Tomorrow’s Leaders Make their Case to Today’s Lawmakers The yellow school bus pulled up to the office of state Representative Jenn O’Mara and a gaggle of pre-k students made their way inside with excited questions and contagious giggles. They...
Apr 1, 2022
Tomorrow’s Leaders Make their Case to Today’s Lawmakers “Our text books are older than the students using them.” The sad state of textbooks was raised by Upper Darby student Tanveer K. in a meeting with House Democratic Leader Joanna...
Mar 30, 2022
The research is clear that there is a strong need for non-traditional hour child care. Pennsylvania child care regulations define non-traditional hour child care as care provided to children whose parent/caretaker work on Saturday, Sunday, or between the hours of 6 PM...
Mar 25, 2022
Business and Families Call for Greater Child Care Investments “We have a hard time hiring and keeping workers because of the lack of child care flexibility,” said Blythe Pruitt of Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS), a skilled trade labor...
