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Comments to Dept of Ed on Charter School Regulations – 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...

Nominate an Emerging Youth Leader – 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...

OMG – the news on Philly schools! – 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...

PRESENTATION on American Rescue Plan Funds – 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...

Is PA growing or shrinking? Yes! – Sep 24, 2021

  Down for the Count When Alice journeyed through Wonderland, one potion made her larger and another made her small. The 2020 Census data shows that Pennsylvania is seeing the effects of taking both potions at the same time, and it’s causing a conflict that...