Your Vote Decides – Nov 1, 2024
ELECTIONS MATTER Only four more days until the frenzy of the campaign season comes to an end, especially in PA where the presidential…
Feed their Bodies to Fuel their Minds – Oct 18, 2024
ENDING CHILD HUNGER, ONE SCHOOL LUNCH AT A TIME It’s National School Lunch Week and he’s what Ryan Prater, Director of Public Policy…
When cell phones are like cigarettes – Sep 27, 2024
The Anxious Generation Needs Phone-Free Classrooms Four out of ten Pennsylvania children and teens report feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed. A popular new…
Testimony: School District of Philadelphia – CTE in Philly Schools
A rigorous study of Philadelphia CTE high school students, 70% of whom are economically disadvantaged and 85% BIPOC, found that these students were 30%…
Testimony: Philadelphia School Board on School Funding
Philadelphia School Board Testimony Priyanka Reyes-Kaura, K12 Policy Director, Children First August 22, 2024 My name is Priyanka Reyes-Kaura and I work at Children…
Using our savings to save our children – Aug 16, 2024
USING SAVINGS FOR THE MOST CRITICAL NEED: EDUCATION Pennsylvania had $13.6 billion in reserves when lawmakers passed the FY25 budget. After the budget,…
Did you hear the good news? – July 12, 2024
$500 MILLION TO PA UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS! Eleven days late, but certainly with a history-making bang, lawmakers in Harrisburg passed a state budget that…
A Mom’s Message to the Legislature – July 3, 2024
Broken Promises: Private School Vouchers are NOT the Answer While the state legislature is expected to be in budget negotations over the holiday…
Guns, Booze..and Education? – Jun 28, 2024
1001 Reasons Why Canned Cocktails are Getting More Attention than the Constitutional Crisis in Public Education! The annual June stroll to a stalemate…
Letter to the PA Senate on Cyber Charter Schools – June 28, 2024
June 28, 2024 Dear esteemed lawmakers, As you enter the final stage of budget negotiations, we write today about cyber charter sector reforms because…