Sep 9, 2024
A rigorous study of Philadelphia CTE high school students, 70% of whom are economically disadvantaged and 85% BIPOC, found that these students were 30% more likely to graduate on-time than students attending comprehensive/neighborhood high schools that shared nearly...
Aug 22, 2024
Philadelphia School Board Testimony Priyanka Reyes-Kaura, K12 Policy Director, Children First August 22, 2024 My name is Priyanka Reyes-Kaura and I work at Children First as the K-12 Education Policy Director. Children First is one of the advocacy organizations in the...
Aug 16, 2024
USING SAVINGS FOR THE MOST CRITICAL NEED: EDUCATION Pennsylvania had $13.6 billion in reserves when lawmakers passed the FY25 budget. After the budget, these reserves will drop to $10.3 billion. That’s because we drew down $3.3 billion from one of our...
Aug 12, 2024
Career-related learning that better connects graduates to future employment and higher education is growing in respect and demand in Pennsylvania. Economists predict the majority of future job growth in the Commonwealth will be in fields that do not require an...
Jul 12, 2024
$500 MILLION TO PA UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS! Eleven days late, but certainly with a history-making bang, lawmakers in Harrisburg passed a state budget that includes extraordinary new resources aimed at boosting the quality of education in the lowest wealth...
Jul 3, 2024
Broken Promises: Private School Vouchers are NOT the Answer While the state legislature is expected to be in budget negotations over the holiday weekend, we thought it important that they hear from Melissa Suarez (photo on left), a Philly mom of three boys with...
