A Bipartisan Win for Mental Health. Now Comes the Bigger Work. When a child needs mental health care, a geographical state line should not create an unnecessary barrier between that child and a qualified counselor. PA lawmakers agree – and a new lifeline will...
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Pushback on the Pushout
Pulling Back the Pre-K Pushout For many years, the educators and staff in the early learning sector rang the alarm on the low wages of the sector and underfunding of programs that are critical to our nation’s economy. Simultaneously, health professionals warned...
Doing the Math to Succeed
Algebra: A Formula for Success Want to solve an equation for student success, greater economic mobility, and a stronger economy? Teach algebra in 8th grade. Research shows that learning algebra before high school builds the core foundation for higher-level...
A Plan for Brighter Futures
How Do We Get to the Stars? FROM THE DESK OF MAI MIKSIC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR We are standing at a critical moment in time for Children First. We just completed a significant leadership transition and completed the five year strategic plan launched in 2021. Today...
The Devil’s in the Details
The Budget is Done. Our Work is Not. FROM THE DESK OF MAI MIKSIC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR This week Pennsylvania lawmakers finally passed the budget. As I write to you in my first months as Executive Director, I want to share what this budget means for children and...
Settling the Score in Youth Sports
FOUL ON THE PLAY As soccer/fútbol fans around the world cheer on their World Cup teams, young American soccer players dream of their shot at being on the pitch. Unlike aspiring athletes from other countries, players in America can’t make it to the global arena unless...
In the Footsteps of the Founders
Education as a Revolutionary Ideal "The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both of private Families and of Commonwealths." – Benjamin Franklin As we celebrate our country’s 250th...
To Infinity and Beyond…Cellphone Bans
To Infinity and Beyond…Cellphone Bans In the latest Toy Story movie, Woody, Buzz, and Jessie worry about their “extinction” at the hands of Lilypad, a frog-shaped electronic tablet. Together, the gang of toys navigate a new world in which kids are connecting...
When We Fight, We Win
One Week, Three Big Wins for PA Kids FROM THE DESK OF MAI MIKSIC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR I've been doing policy and advocacy long enough to know that wins don't come easy; it’s a long game. Wins come from years of showing up at hearings, in district offices, in the...
Virtual La-La Land
CYBER CHARTERS: FACT vs. FICTION Cyber charter schools are playing the victim…again. Just this week, our Executive Director, Mai Miksic, took to the airwaves on a panel discussing education funding. Also on the panel was a representative of the cyber charter...