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TESTIMONY: Ending Hunger in Pennsylvania’s Schools
Statement of Jonathan Stein for Children First PA before the PA House Children & Youth and Education Committees March 30, 2023 Ending Hunger in Pennsylvania’s Schools Good morning, I am Jonathan Stein speaking for Children First PA and first want to thank each of...
Testimony to the School Board of Philadelphia
Testimony to the School Board of Philadelphia January 27, 2023 Kate Fox, Behavioral Health Policy Director, Children First Hello, my name is Kate Fox, and I am leading the policy and advocacy work on mental health at Children First. I am here to testify in support of...
TESTIMONY: Read To Succeed – Nov 17, 2022
Children First Testimony Before the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Hearing Read to Succeed: Early Childhood and Its Effects on Childhood Literacy November 17, 2022 Note: Graphics and images may be better viewed by downloading this PDF. Senators, thank...
TESTIMONY: ChallengeU Cyber Charter School Application – Nov 16, 2022
COMMENTS OPPOSING THE CHALLENGEU CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION Pennsylvania Department of Education November 16, 2022 ML Wernecke, Director, PA Charter Performance Center My name is ML Wernecke and I am the Director of the PA Charter Performance Center, an...
TESTIMONY: Pennwood Cyber Charter School Application – Nov 10, 2022
COMMENTS OPPOSING THE PENNWOOD CYBER CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION Pennsylvania Department of Education November 10, 2022 ML Wernecke, Director, PA Charter Performance Center My name is ML Wernecke and I am the Director of the PA Charter Performance Center, an initiative...
TESTIMONY: GPEC Testimony to Philadelphia Board of Education – Sep 22, 2022
The Greater Philadelphia Extracurricular Collaborative (GPEC) is a coalition of out-of-school time (OST) providers and interested funders in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. Together with Children First, GPEC has been encouraging the School District of...
TESTIMONY: Philadelphia City Council: School District Budget – May 4, 2022
School District of Philadelphia Budget Hearing at City Council Children First Testimony May 4, 2022 Good afternoon. My name is Tomea Sippio-Smith. I am the K-12 Education Policy Director at Children First. Clearly, this has been a rough two years for Philadelphia’s...
TESTIMONY: Elimination of the Bureau of School Audits – May 4, 2022
Children First Testimony May 4, 2022 Presented to the PA House Democratic Policy Committee Regarding Attorney General DeFoor’s Elimination of the Bureau of School Audits Thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the Auditor General’s surprise elimination of...
TESTIMONY: Philadelphia School Board on the budget – Apr 21, 2022
School District of Philadelphia Budget Hearing Children First Testimony April 21, 2022 Good afternoon. My name is Tomea Sippio-Smith. I am the K-12 Education Policy Director at Children First. Clearly, this has been a rough two years for our students. They have...