Aug 12, 2024
Career-related learning that better connects graduates to future employment and higher education is growing in respect and demand in Pennsylvania. Economists predict the majority of future job growth in the Commonwealth will be in fields that do not require an...
Jul 27, 2024
In the fall of 2021, the Racial Equity Subcommittee, a subcommittee within the newly formed Early Childhood Provider Council, was created with the task of researching inequities within Pennsylvania’s early childhood system. As a result of this mission, the Racial...
Apr 2, 2024
In March 2024, Children First published a policy brief entitled “Optimizing Medicaid to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Pennsylvania.” In that brief, five specific reforms to optimize Medicaid as a sustainable funding source to improve child and adolescent...
Mar 19, 2024
Children are enduring unprecedented rates of anxiety and depression. In Pennsylvania, 50% of children who died by suicide in 2021 never had a prior mental health diagnosis. The social, emotional, and developmental health needs of our children are not being met. The...
Mar 13, 2024
Philadelphia Charter School Students Not Immune to Consequences of State Underfunding All of Philadelphia’s students are being denied the best K-12 education because of Pennsylvania’s inadequate and unconstitutional school funding system. Students’ low academic...
Mar 12, 2024
Here you will find a list of the sources used for the report: Pa’Lante – It’s Time to Move Forward – State of Hispanic Children. READ THE REPORT IN ENGLISH READ THE REPORT IN SPANISH