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  CAREER LEARNING IS SOMETHING WE CAN AGREE ON Two members of the influential state Senate Appropriations Committee questioned why the Governor’s budget didn’t spend more on career and technical education (CTE). Here’s the clincher – they’re Republicans who are...

  WHAT WILL GOVERNOR SHAPIRO DO NEXT?   The Shapiro Administration shocked advocates for quality schools by approving a new cyber charter school to operate in PA, the first time that’s happened in eight years. It's shocking because already every one of the 13...

February 7th is the one-year anniversary of the historic Commonwealth Court ruling in favor of education funding and the day after Governor Shapiro releases his state budget. Join Children First and PA Schools Work for a rally at the State Capitol, calling on...

  ALL THREE BRANCHES IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION In a huge step toward delivering a quality, 21st century education to every child in the Commonwealth, the Shapiro Administration and influential legislators reported that PA's public schools are being...

  WE KNOW WHAT WORKS - LET'S DO IT AGAIN Sometimes it’s a good thing that history repeats itself. It’s worth considering when it comes to funding public schools. This year's public school assessments (PSSAs) are a stark warning that far too many students in the...

  EMPOWERING YOUNG VOICES TO BUILD LASTING CHANGE  Fati Sidibe is a bright senior attending public school and a member of our Justice in Education program. Fati, and the other teens we trained, helped us dispel the myth that kids don’t care and can’t do anything...

  BOOSTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ISN'T A MYSTERY The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test results are in and they’re a call to action to lawmakers to invest in education. Students are doing better today than during COVID. With the resources schools...