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...
Jul 31, 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...
Jul 30, 2024
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...
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...
Jul 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...
Jul 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...
