Feb 4, 2022
A Quality Education…with a Side of Fries We couldn’t say it better than Jack Earle, a former franchisee of McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater Philadelphia Area and Southern New Jersey, who has real insight into the so-called McDonald’s...
Feb 4, 2022
Speech Presented at Senator Hughes’ Press Conference on Funding Plan at Plymouth Meeting High School February 3, 2022 Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Policy Director Children First PA (Formerly PCCY) Thank you, Senator Hughes for the opportunity to speak this morning and for...
Jan 27, 2022
Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are over-funded and under-regulated compared to similar programs in 27 other states. The PA Disconnect in Cyber Charter Oversight and Funding, a new report by the PA Charter Performance Center, explores how other states...
Jan 27, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (January 27, 2022) — Compared to the 27 other states that permit cyber charters, PA has the most cyber charter students and is spending the most taxpayer money on cyber charters, yet it has the weakest systems to ensure students and taxpayers are getting...
Jan 22, 2022
Use Your Voice to Shape the Electoral Landscape It’s an American tradition to come together to do good. We saw evidence of that in the nationwide volunteering in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. We see it in 1,000+ people who gave just to...
Jan 14, 2022
Teachers Asked, Children First Delivered COVID is once again taking a toll on the arts. Stages are going black as performances are being canceled with band members sick or worried their concerts will become super-spreader events. Even the 2022 GRAMMYs, the...
