We Need to Tell the Truth There were so many moments over the last four years when parents across America wished that the U.S. Secretary of Education would look out for their children. During her tenure as the nation’s spokesperson for education, Secretary...
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What Happens When Public Schools Are Replaced by Charter Schools?
MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: Amy Kobeta, PCCY 347-607-1058 mobile amyk@childrenfirstpa.com What Happens When Public Schools Are Replaced by Charter Schools? Lessons Learned from New Orleans PHILADELPHIA (January 6, 2021) – In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans...
Children are our New Year’s Resolution, Dec 31, 2020
Tomorrow, many of us will pledge ourselves to New Year’s resolutions—eating better, exercising, a new hobby, or finishing that book that’s been collecting dust on the nightstand. This year, more than most, is starting off with such enthusiasm that we hope...
Our children are not our children – Dec 24, 2020
“Our children are not our children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.” As we approach the holiday weekend, we decided to take some liberty with the powerful words of the great poet Kahlil Gibran to describe the compassion and...
Our children are not our children – Dec 24, 2020
Kids These Days…Dec 18, 2020
“Kids these days.” It’s a familiar refrain around the holiday table when older adults regale us with tales of walking to school 10 miles uphill (both ways) in the snow. But let me tell you about kids these days—they are remarkable. Kids these days are...
New Reporting Leads to Strategic Insights into Child Lead Poison Prevention, Dec 16, 2020
Half of Pennsylvania kids are not getting tested for lead by their second birthday, despite CDC guidelines. There is no safe level of lead in a child’s system; exposure to lead, even at low levels, can cause intellectual, behavioral, and academic...
New Reporting Leads to Strategic Insights into Child Lead Poison Prevention, Dec 16, 2020
Politics Not as Usual – a Kids’ Pennsylvania Society, Dec 11, 2020
The second weekend of December holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the most influential political players in the state. It’s the Pennsylvania Society event, a time-honored weekend in the archaic tradition of PA industrialists meeting in the...