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...
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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...
TESTIMONY: Impact of Cyber Charter Schools on Rising Property Taxes – Apr 4, 2022
Testimony for the House Democratic Policy Committee Impact of Cyber Charter Schools on Rising Property Taxes and What We Can Do About It Irvis Office Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg Monday, April 4th, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM G-50 My name is Tomea...
TESTIMONY: Dept of Ed re: charter school regulations – Mar 21, 2022
Testimony on the Final Form Regulations from the PA Department of Education 22 PA CODE CH 713 Charter Schools and Cyber Charter Schools - #6-349 March 21, 2022 My name is Tomea Sippio-Smith, and I am the K-12 Education Policy Director at Children First. I am here...
TESTIMONY: Phila BOE re: New Charter School Applications – Mar 3, 2022
Testimony to the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education at the Special Action Meeting to Consider Three Applications for New Charter Schools Prepared by Tomea Sippio-Smith, K-12 Policy Director, Children First (Formerly known as Public Citizens for...
TESTIMONY: New Pathways to Behavioral Health Services Will Boost the Wellness of Children in Philadelphia and Across the Nation – Oct 25, 2021
New Pathways to Behavioral Health Services Will Boost the Wellness of Children in Philadelphia and Across the Nation DOWNLOAD Date: October 25, 2021 To: Committee on Finance, State Senate, mentalhealthcare@finance.senate.gov From: Children First Re: Improving...
TESTIMONY: New Pathways to Behavioral Health Services Will Boost the Wellness of Children in Philadelphia and Across the Nation – Oct 25, 2021
TESTIMONY: Massachusetts Lead Bills H2346 and S1430 – Jun 23, 2021
Testimony to the Massachusetts’ State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health for Bills H2346 and S1430 Submitted by Colleen McCauley, RN BSN MPH, Health Policy Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth Honorable members of the Joint Committee on Public...