Mar 22, 2024
BUILDING BETTER FUTURES FOR HISPANIC KIDS IN PHILLY As the number of Hispanic Philadelphians continue to grow, the city benefits from their contributions to business, politics, and economic development; food, art, and music; and their passion to give their...
Mar 8, 2024
CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENTS JUST AS UNDERFUNDED Philadelphia’s charter schools are failing the large majority of its students, according to a new Children First report. But why? Because Philadelphia’s charter school students are just as underfunded as all of...
Mar 1, 2024
CAREER LEARNING IS SOMETHING WE CAN AGREE ON Two members of the influential state Senate Appropriations Committee questioned why the Governor’s budget didn’t spend more on career and technical education (CTE). Here’s the clincher – they’re Republicans who are...
Feb 23, 2024
PA CHILD CARE CRISIS HAS NO BORDERS The child care crisis in greater Philadelphia persists. And it’s no wonder with preschool teachers making around $35,000 – the lowest of the fastest-growing occupations in the city. Hundreds of children are...
Feb 16, 2024
LOCKING UP TEENS WON’T MAKE OUR CITY SAFER While it is incredibly welcome news that gun deaths in Philadelphia decreased in 2023 from the peaks of the COVID-19 years, there is so much work that needs to be done to prevent people — especially our young...
Feb 15, 2024
Children First is working on the campaign to pass paid family and medical leave in Pennsylvania, and we have an opportunity for small business owners to help make a big impact. Fourteen states have passed paid leave — including Pennsylvania’s neighbors in...
