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Have we traded one king for another? – Jul 1, 2022

  Our Declaration for Children and Teens Monday is shaping up to be a beautiful day weatherwise for the 4th of July.  It’s the day we celebrate ending the tyranny of the Crown of England that extracted taxes from his subjects in the new land while refusing to...

Tell them “No!” – Jun 24, 2022

  Stop Harrisburg from Robbing our Future Leaders in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are hell-bent on passing a budget that harms the state’s future – our children – and will increase local property taxes once again. You can do something today...

Take action to level the learning field – Jun 22, 2022

  There’s a proposal on the state budget negotiation table that would speed the state’s most underfunded school districts along the slow road toward adequacy. Let’s push them over the finish line! Lawmakers are considering corporate tax cuts during...

No Better Investment than Kids – May 13, 2022

  PA’s Budget Surplus Can Be a Game-Changer for Kids For years we’ve been told that the money just isn’t there to meet the needs of schools, child care programs, or children’s health. Routinely, state lawmakers would metaphorically pull out their empty...

Didn’t You Get the Memo? – Apr 22, 2022

    Words Won’t Fail You  Pennsylvania has $10 BILLION in the bank so far this fiscal year but public school foes are claiming it would be irresponsible to use it to fully fund our schools next year. It’s a striking claim to make after four...

Corporate America Joins the Child Care Cause – Feb 18, 2022

  Child Care Builds Bridges for Families and Politicians   They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and the same can be said for child care. Parents, government, business, social conservatives, and liberal advocates all agree that child care is a priority for...