Mar 12, 2024
Pa’Lante – It’s Time to Move Forward – State of Hispanic Children Pa’lante is short for para Adelante, meaning to move forward. It is a widely recognized cultural call to action. Philadelphia’s Hispanic children are, in spite of structural...
Sep 22, 2023
GIVING HISPANIC CHILDREN THE FUTURE THEY DESERVE National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the many contributions of the Hispanic community. While we spotlight notable Americans of Hispanic heritage, there are thousands of Hispanic children in...
Sep 22, 2023
Sep 9, 2022
The Teacher Shortage is Not Temporary Schools are back in session. Eager students clamor as they file into classrooms, some for the first time in two years. Yet far too many students won’t be greeted with smiles and words of encouragement from their...
May 20, 2022
Teach Our Children Well Our hearts break for the Buffalo families who are burdened with unspeakable grief. The sickening sadness of witnessing a teenager driven to a murderous rage by racism adds another level of grief altogether. “I need a village to...
May 2, 2022
It’s No Joke A priest, a hedge fund millionaire, and a right- wing think tank director walk into a bar. The priest says to the hedge fund guy, “I know you’ve faltered in your now ten-year effort to destroy public education. I have a way for you to...