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...
May 6, 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...
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...
May 4, 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...
Apr 6, 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...
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...
