WHY ARE SO MANY STUDENTS FAILING MATH AND SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS? It's beyond depressing that two thirds of American high school seniors cannot do high school level math or science and a majority struggle with high school level English skills. Also depressing is...
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Looming threats to education
HANGING BY A THREAD "I returned last year as a librarian to reopen five elementary school libraries, all of which were closed and basically turned into offices and other uses, and the students were not using the resources that were there. Then we got adequacy...
Removing the danger, not the child
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...
We couldn’t say it better…
State Budget Must Address the 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...
A Better Deal for Kids
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....
Two Weeks and Counting… – 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...
Reversing the Summer Slide – 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 10-year-old. Aaliyah is...
Coming Up Aces for Kids – 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, the competition...
What’s the Story in Harrisburg? – July 18, 2025
FUNDING EDUCATION CAN'T TAKE A VACATION In about a month, kids are going to return to the classroom and schools still don't know what resources they'll have. The PA state budget is now three weeks overdue, the 14th time in 20 years that lawmakers couldn't meet...
It’s Just Cruel… – July 11, 2025
Federal Policy that Harms Children Should be A Non-Starter Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a ban on children living in the U.S. without legal citizenship status from receiving services in essential federally funded health care...