Words Won't Fail You Pennsylvania has $10 BILLION in the bank so far this fiscal year but public school foes are claiming it would be irresponsible to use it to fully fund our schools next year. It's a striking claim to make after four months of...
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When $10 is Priceless – Apr 15, 2021
Spring Cleaning Right Down to the Paint Spring has sprung in Pennsylvania (fingers crossed) and it’s time for a good spring cleaning. Pennsylvania will soon be busy clearing thousands of homes of dangerous lead paint. After a year of making the case to...
When $10 is Priceless – Apr 15, 20221
PA’s Debt to Early Learning – Apr 8, 2022
Tomorrow's Leaders Make their Case to Today's Lawmakers The yellow school bus pulled up to the office of state Representative Jenn O’Mara and a gaggle of pre-k students made their way inside with excited questions and contagious giggles. They listened as...
Announcing the 2022 Champion for Children – Apr 6, 2022
The Celebration of the 2022 Children First “Champion for Children“ honoring Dalila Wilson-Scott, Executive VP and Chief Diversity Officer at Comcast Corporation and President, Comcast NBC Universal Foundation On the evening of Tuesday, May 10, 2022, we will shine a...
Empowering Youth Voices for Education – Apr 1, 2022
Tomorrow's Leaders Make their Case to Today's Lawmakers "Our text books are older than the students using them." The sad state of textbooks was raised by Upper Darby student Tanveer K. in a meeting with House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton this week at the...
Concerned Education Stakeholders and Advocates over the Lifeline Scholarship Program
TO: The Honorable Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives FROM: Concerned Education Stakeholders and Advocates SUBJECT: House Bill 2169 – Lifeline Scholarship Program DATE: March 28, 2022 On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we respectfully urge...
Business runs on child care – Mar 25, 2022
Business and Families Call for Greater Child Care Investments "We have a hard time hiring and keeping workers because of the lack of child care flexibility," said Blythe Pruitt of Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS), a skilled trade labor contracting company...
Get Your Ticket for Philly’s Hottest Event – Mar 18, 2022
Councilmember David Oh wants to repeal the Philly soda tax and deny 4,000 children quality pre-k. If you're a Philly parent, let him know that a few cents on a soda means so much more for kids! Sad but true observation by a 10-year-old girl talking about the...
School Nurse and Counselor Resource Manual – Mar 10, 2022
More than 37,000 children and teens in the Greater Philadelphia area are uninsured. Yet the majority of them are eligible for free or low-cost health insurance. Here’s the good news! Almost every child and teen qualifies for free or low-cost health insurance! School...