Nov 14, 2025
With Disappointment at the Federal Level, Pennsylvania’s State Budget is a WIN for Kids. Ask most Pennsylvanians how they would grade the performance of their state and federal representatives and senators and they’d generously give them an F. In our...
Mar 6, 2025
Testimony for House Finance Information Session In support of the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit bill Priyanka Reyes-Kaura, K-12 Education Policy Director at Children First February 26, 2025 Children First supports a refundable Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit...
Feb 7, 2025
MOVING THE BALL FOR CHILDREN & TEENS Pennsylvania is energized for the Eagles to win on Sunday and bring the Vince Lombardi Trophy back to Philadelphia. After Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address this week, Pennsylvania is also gearing up for the FY26...
Jul 19, 2024
THE WINNERS IN THE PA BUDGET! It being a big Olympic year, we felt it appropriate to measure the performance of our elected officials in Harrisburg, and review why some of our key causes lost. Gold Medal: Public Education Agreement Breaks Records There’s a $1...
Feb 15, 2024
A RAINBOW AFTER A LONG, CLOUDY FEW YEARS “As I listened to that budget, [it was] a bunch of unicorns and rainbows…” said Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R – Westmoreland). In a time when children and teens continue to struggle,...
Jul 7, 2023
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY The budget negotiations were as wild as trying to ride a broncin’ buck in a rodeo. While the House reluctantly voted to accept the Senate’s less ambitious budget plan, the deal is not done until the Senate sends the...
