A Labor Day Remedy for Working Families As we celebrate the American worker this weekend, here’s an excerpt of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s New York Times commentary, reminding us that parents need help as they labor at work and home. Read the full piece...
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Not Your Average Poltical Campaign – Aug 23, 2024
ARE YOU CHOOSING CHILD CARE THIS ELECTION? The dramatic speeches, celebrity cameos, and flashy lights of the Democratic and Republican political conventions have ended, and millions of Americans are now swept up in election fever. As the electioneering machines...
Using our savings to save our children – 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 savings...
When $160 billion isn’t enough – Aug 9, 2024
POLITICS PROLONGS CHILD POVERTY As families struggle to meet rising costs of food and housing, Congress was poised to offer relief with a new child tax credit. In exchange, businesses would have gotten $160 billion in tax cuts. But that wasn't enough. What’s it...
Building Blocks of Racial Equality in Early Learning – Aug 2, 2024
PUTTING RACIAL EQUITY AT THE FOREFRONT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD "There was so much love and strength in the room, even as they all articulated the dire state of early childhood education, from their different perspectives. One observation is that, although this...
Helping Kids Process the Rhetoric and Realities – Jul 26, 2024
IMPORTANT LESSONS FOR THE CAMPAIGN SEASON The race for the White House is especially chaotic this year and older children and teenagers are not immune to the developments unfolding on the national stage. What lessons can we teach them to help process what...
Priorities of Early Childhood Providers in PA Report Released
In the fall of 2021, the Racial Equity Subcommittee, a subcommittee within the newly formed Early Childhood Provider Council, was created with the task of researching inequities within Pennsylvania’s early childhood system. As a result of this mission, the Racial...
Medal Tally in the Budget Olympics – Jul 19, 2024
THE WINNERS IN THE PA BUDGET! It being a big Olympic year, we felt it appropriate to measure the performance of our elected officials in Harrisburg, and review why some of our key causes lost. Gold Medal: Public Education Agreement Breaks Records There’s a $1...
Did you hear the good news? – July 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...
A Mom’s Message to the Legislature – July 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...