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...
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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...
Opportunity, Not Optics
Giving Families What They Really Need Affordability is the hot political word of the moment and with good reason – the economy is the most important issue for voters. And for many parents, it’s impossible to ignore that it costs around $32,000 per year to raise...
Hot off the presses!
All the Children First News That's Fit to Print Have you heard the latest from Children First? Our Spring 2026 edition of Childwatch is filled with updates on the progress Children First is making for kids. Here are some highlights: Paid Family Leave Thanks to...
What to do about child care
What Do the Experts Say? The buzz around child care is not dying down, especially in this time when families are trying to manage soaring costs of living. Families need affordable child care, and child care providers need a stable workforce to meet families’...
Whose Schools? Our Schools!
Education is a Shared Responsibility Sparks flew at the Philadelphia School Board meeting last week when it voted behind closed doors to approve a $3 billion facilities plan, closing 17 schools and modernizing 169 others. The vote took place shortly after...
Meet Mai Miksic, our New Executive Director!
Making Children the Top Priority Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am proud to introduce myself as the new Executive Director of Children First. It’s a great honor to take the helm of this amazing organization that has been my professional home having served as...
Someone’s Doing It Right
Support Can't Wait Until Crisis What if we stopped waiting for children to reach a breaking point before helping them? Across PA, families and schools are seeing the signs of children and teens struggling with their mental wellness, but too often, support...
Giving People What They Want, April 17, 2026
Giving the People What They Want Want to talk about affordability? Lowering child care costs? Expanding health insurance for kids? How about keeping property taxes low? The PA House of Representatives did more than talk about affordability this week – they passed a...
The cost to the cost of living
Giving the People What They Want Want to talk about affordability? Lowering child care costs? Expanding health insurance for kids? How about keeping property taxes low? The PA House of Representatives did more than talk about affordability this week – they...