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Gov Wolf’s Budget Proposal: The Forecast for Kids is Bright – Feb 8, 2022
“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 legislature decided it was time to raise expectations and go farther.”...
Is PA growing or shrinking? Yes! – Sep 24, 2021
Down for the Count When Alice journeyed through Wonderland, one potion made her larger and another made her small. The 2020 Census data shows that Pennsylvania is seeing the effects of taking both potions at the same time, and it's causing a conflict that even...
Something BIG Happened Last Night!
Two Huge Wins for Children Students in the 100 poorest school districts across the state will enter schools that are less starved for resources this September because our Level Up proposal was enacted last night by the Pennsylvania...
I’ll tell you once. I won’t tell you twice. You better wise up. – May 14, 2021
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again? On July 8, 2005, Pennsylvanians woke up to the shocking news that, in the dead of night, lawmakers voted themselves an immediate pay raise despite constitutional provisions barring such action. The grand jury that investigated this...
Tax Payers & Voters Support Education – Feb 5, 2021
It is no surprise that the Republican reaction to Governor Wolf’s budget proposal was the overused budget burial phrase “Dead on Arrival.” The Governor’s sweeping package to invest in the state’s future, with $1.5 billion more for public schools and...
PCCY Response to 21-22 Wolf budget
PCCY Response to 21-22 Wolf budget
PHILADELPHIA (February 3, 2021) - Governor Wolf’s FY 2021-2022 budget proposal includes historic levels of investment that will improve the life chances of all children, especially children of color and low-income children in the commonwealth. It is hard to overstate...
TESTIMONY: Response to Gov. Wolf’s 2020 Budget Address – Feb 4, 2020
TESTIMONY: Response to Gov. Wolf’s 2020 Budget Address – Feb 4, 2020
Our response to Gov. Wolf's 2020 Budget Address WHY HOLD BACK THE PROGRESS OF OUR CHILDREN? Pennsylvania families need the Governor and the legislature to do much more to meet the needs of children. Governor Wolf’s proposed budget keeps the Commonwealth moving in the...