Oct 28, 2021
Speech Presented at PASW Press Conference in Harrisburg October 27, 2021 Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Policy Director Children First Good morning. My name is Tomea Sippio-Smith. I am the K-12 Education Policy Director at Children First, formerly known as Public Citizens...
Oct 22, 2021
Vote Like Kids’ Lives Depend on It ‘Cause They Do Steve Bannon might be missing from the witness stand in Congress, but he is omnipresent at the ballot box, especially in this November’s school board elections. This is no surprise because last May...
Oct 19, 2021
Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Department of Education 22 PA CODE CH 713 Charter Schools and Cyber Charter Schools – #6-349 DOWNLOAD PDF Children First (formerly PCCY) works to improve the lives of our region’s children by developing initiatives and advocating...
Oct 6, 2021
Justice in Education Dear Education Leaders and Advocates, It’s impressive and inspiring! Students across the region are speaking out, taking the lead, and deciding to be a part of something bigger. They’re calling it a movement, a time for change, or an...
Oct 1, 2021
Dr. Hite’s Departure is an Opportunity It’s so completely unacceptable. School meals not available for hungry children. Parents bribed to drive their children to school as school bus drivers sit on the sidelines waiting for more pay or more virus...
Sep 29, 2021
The ‘Children Can’t Wait’ – 2021 BELL Summit Sponsored by the People’s Emergency Center on September 29, 2021 Donna Cooper, Executive Director of Children First, discussed K-12 education challenges, how American Rescue Plan should be...
