Mar 18, 2022
Councilmember David Oh wants to repeal the Philly soda tax and deny 4,000 children quality pre-k. If you’re a Philly parent, let him know that a few cents on a soda means so much more for kids! Sad but true observation by a 10-year-old girl talking about...
Feb 25, 2022
The Fate of Democracy Is In Our Hands The stories and images coming out of Ukraine are horrifying. Our hearts are breaking for the Ukrainian people as they face death and destruction at the hands of Russian invaders in an unfounded military attack that...
Feb 11, 2022
With Enemies Like These, Who Needs Friends? Pennsylvania is having its own Brown v Board of Education moment. It’s no surprise to us that the crack team of lawyers led by the Public Interest Law Center and Education Law Center have mounted a persuasive case...
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...
