Jul 18, 2025
FUNDING EDUCATION CAN’T TAKE A VACATION In about a month, kids are going to return to the classroom and schools still don’t know what resources they’ll have. The PA state budget is now three weeks overdue, the 14th time in 20 years that...
Jun 15, 2025
REAL CHOICE REQUIRES REAL INVESTMENT State lawmakers have a choice to make. Choice 1: dedicate tax dollars to building an effective public education system where every student who walks through the doors graduates with real world skills. Choice 2: divert...
May 16, 2025
THIS IS WHAT COMMITMENT LOOKS LIKE Penn-Delco student Cameryn Knight-Branch didn’t mince words, standing in the rain as she sent her message to state lawmakers. “I am here in Harrisburg because PA students cannot wait any longer for you to step up and...
May 2, 2025
Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council on Increasing Millage Rate Presented by Inella Ray, Director of Parent Advocacy and Engagement, Children First April 30, 2025 Good morning, City Council President Johnson and members of City Council, My name is Inella Ray. I...
Apr 30, 2025
Testimony to the Philadelphia City Council on Increasing Millage Rate Presented by Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Children First April 30, 2025 On behalf of Children First, I am Donna Cooper here today to ask this council to continue to increase local funds for the...
Apr 8, 2025
LOCAL TEACHER’S POWERFUL PLEA TO SAVE THE DEPT OF ED Dismantling the Department of Education has real consequences for students with disabilities. But don’t just take our word for it. Listen to Nicole Wyglendowski, a K-2 special education teacher, who...
