Preschoolers win big in primary election From pre-K classrooms to libraries to playgrounds across the city, you can see and touch the impact of Philadelphia’s coveted Soda Tax. On Tuesday, voters, as they have time and time again, declared our...
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Benefits of pre-K spans generations–May 17, 2019
Preschool benefits span generations: Study It’s hard to think of a more popular program than quality pre-K, but new research released this week only underscore the frustration parents are feeling as City Council still has a bill under consideration that...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Bucks County – Apr 2019
The American Dream is eroding in Bucks County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Delaware County – Mar 2019
The American Dream is eroding in Delaware County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
Tossing the babies out with the soda water–March 15, 2019
"Philadelphia Council Introduces Bill To Phase Out Soda Tax" It’s the headline the soda industry has been thirsting after. While it won’t cause diabetes, obesity, or tooth decay, it may very well give Philadelphia a nasty hangover. Leaving aside the fact the...
Tossing the babies out with the soda water–March 15, 2019
A strong start to a new era in child care in PA–February 1, 2019
A strong start to a new era in childcare in PA A legislator at this week’s launch of Start Strong PA felt a tug on a pantleg and found himself peering into the eyes of a toddler who was asking for a little attention. Responsible grownups who have...
Councilman backs whack attack on Soda Tax–December 14, 2018
Bad facts fuel another whack attack on Soda Tax This week, in the winter doldrums of December, Councilman Allan Domb silently submitted a motion apparently on the the behalf of the American Beverage Association. The motion calls for a hearing on the Soda Tax but cites...
Wait, wait, just tell me…September 28, 2018
Wait, wait, just tell me... Ever hear something on the radio that froze you in your tracks and immediately thought, I’ve got to share this with everyone I know! We did and so we are. This week we were blown away by a conversation that eloquently described five...
No last words, just lasting legacies–August 10, 2018
No last words, just lasting legacies It was a one-two punch that left Philadelphia’s caring community reeling. You can still feel the aftershocks from the recent losses of civic investor Jeremy Nowak and iconoclastic philanthropist Gerry Lenfest, occurring in just a...