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What are the candidates saying about kids? – Oct 4, 2024
Kids and family issues are in the debates...how refreshing Pennsylvania is center of the campaign universe. PA voters have the power to tilt the political playing field in one direction or another. So much so that in this week alone, four major debates gave...
When cell phones are like cigarettes – Sep 27, 2024
The Anxious Generation Needs Phone-Free Classrooms Four out of ten Pennsylvania children and teens report feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed. A popular new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental...
Why is no one talking about kids issues in the election? – Sep 20, 2024
A Telling Presidential Debate Children First is a non-partisan organization focused on improving the lives of children. Every national election is a chance for candidates for federal office to demonstrate how if elected they will make the lives of children...
Our Take on President Trump’s Child Care Proposal – Sept 13, 2024
TARIFFS 1; CHILDREN'S ISSUES 0 Children First is reviewing the statements of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on important economic issues for families – expanding the child tax credit and saving child care. This week’s focus is on former President Donald Trump....
Living Up to Labor Day Speeches – Sep 6, 2024
TO REALLY HONOR WORKERS, PASS PAID FAMILY LEAVE Over the Labor Day weekend, Pennsylvanians took part of the great tradition of celebrating the American worker. Elected leaders from both sides of the aisle marched alongside labor unions in parades and plastered...
Listen to the Doctor – Aug 30, 2024
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...
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...