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Have we traded one king for another? – Jul 1, 2022
Our Declaration for Children and Teens Monday is shaping up to be a beautiful day weatherwise for the 4th of July. It’s the day we celebrate ending the tyranny of the Crown of England that extracted taxes from his subjects in the new land while refusing to...
Tell them “No!” – Jun 24, 2022
Stop Harrisburg from Robbing our Future Leaders in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are hell-bent on passing a budget that harms the state's future - our children - and will increase local property taxes once again. You can do something today to stop that from...
What is the legislature thinking? – Jun 17, 2022
Public Schools are Pinching Pennies while Cyber Charters are Rolling in Cash While the General Assembly was busy passing a bill this week to protect charter school interests, the PA Charter Performance Center released a report showing that cyber charters have...
No Better Investment than Kids – May 13, 2022
PA's Budget Surplus Can Be a Game-Changer for Kids For years we’ve been told that the money just isn’t there to meet the needs of schools, child care programs, or children’s health. Routinely, state lawmakers would metaphorically pull out their empty pockets...
Happy Teacher/Nurse/Mother’s Day! – 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...
It’s Gonna Take A Miracle To Stop This – Apr 29, 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 finally get...
PA’s Debt to Early Learning – 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 listened as...
Empowering Youth Voices for Education – 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 McClinton this week at the...
REPORT: Getting Back to Business: Non-Traditional Hour Child Care – Mar 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...