Aug 29, 2025
ASKING HOW TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER What if we could keep more children safely in their homes by asking a couple of questions? A lot of good. Kids and teens who are abused or neglected must be protected but keeping families whole with support is a better...
Aug 22, 2025
STATE BUDGET MUST ADDRESS CHILD CARE CRISIS While SEPTA and K-12 education are dominating the headlines during the state budget impasse, families continue to face child care challenges. State Rep. Gina Curry reminded us of that in a recent commentary in...
Aug 15, 2025
CYBER CHARTER REFORM IS NO GAME Today’s state budget negotiations feel like a game of UNO – find a match, skip, reverse, lose a turn. It’s not a fun game for the schools and vital programs that have been dealt a financially losing hand with the budget delay....
Aug 8, 2025
Students Going Back to School But PA Senate Still Stalling State Budget Negotiations With 447,330 PA students returning to classrooms in just two weeks, education advocates demand that the Senate GOP fulfill their constitutional obligation to adequately fund...
Aug 1, 2025
SOME GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE “Aaliyah is learning so much at her summer program. She has fun, she learns a lot and gets to do things like museums and field trips that I can’t do,” said Aaliyah’s grandmother, Michelle, who is raising the...
Jul 25, 2025
WHO’S WINNING IN THIS GAME? PA students could hit the jackpot if the players in Harrisburg would agree on how to tax “video-gaming” terminals in bars, fire halls, taverns, and convenience stores. In a rare public display of intramural rivalry,...
