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Making the Case for Us – Feb 11, 2022

  With Enemies Like These, Who Needs Friends?   Pennsylvania is having its own Brown v Board of Education moment. It’s no surprise to us that the crack team of lawyers led by the Public Interest Law Center and Education Law Center have mounted a persuasive case...

Sunny with some Clouds: The PA Budget Forecast – Feb 9, 2022

  The Pennsylvania Forecast: Mostly Sunny with a Few Clouds Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this once in a generation moment, when massive surpluses will be available to Pennsylvania families, imagine if the...

McDonald’s Career Track – Feb 4, 2022

  A Quality Education…with a Side of Fries   We couldn’t say it better than Jack Earle, a former franchisee of McDonald’s restaurants in the Greater Philadelphia Area and Southern New Jersey, who has real insight into the so-called McDonald’s...

Speech: Fully Fund Public Education – Feb 3, 2022

Speech Presented at Senator Hughes’ Press Conference on Funding Plan at Plymouth Meeting High School February 3, 2022 Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Policy Director Children First PA (Formerly PCCY) Thank you, Senator Hughes for the opportunity to speak this morning and for...