Don’t Hang Up on Kids – Jun 10, 2022
All Good Things Shouldn’t Come to an End Hundreds of thousands of PA kids are at risk of losing their health insurance and…
Lower Property Taxes by Reforming Charter Schools – Jun 3, 2022
Montgomery County superintendents, school board members, and a bipartisan group of state legislators came together to demand charter school reform at a Children First…
Stop the NRA – May 27, 2022
Hunting…for Children D.N.A. The carnage at Robb Elementary was so horrible that children had to be identified with D.N.A., like soldiers on a…
Teach our children to be well and do good – May 20, 2022
Teach Our Children Well Our hearts break for the Buffalo families who are burdened with unspeakable grief. The sickening sadness of witnessing a teenager…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It’s Gonna Take A Miracle To Stop This – Apr 29, 2022
It’s No Joke A priest, a hedge fund millionaire, and a right- wing think tank director walk into a bar. The priest says…
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…