Feb 18, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In Philadelphia, providing a world class public education to every student is a daunting challenge due to decades of underfunding that starved our schools of essential resources and robbed our students of opportunity. Nevertheless, we must...
Feb 13, 2026
WHERE YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING From our nation’s capital to small-town PA, taxpayers are footing a hefty bill for the chaos that ICE is creating. Starting tomorrow, the agencies within the Department of Homeland Security will either shut down or work...
Nov 14, 2025
With Disappointment at the Federal Level, Pennsylvania’s State Budget is a WIN for Kids. Ask most Pennsylvanians how they would grade the performance of their state and federal representatives and senators and they’d generously give them an F. In our...
Oct 29, 2025
Exclusionary discipline in early childhood education (ECE), including suspension, expulsion, and informal removals (soft suspensions), disrupts learning during children’s most critical years and disproportionately impacts Black children, Hispanic boys, and children...
Oct 17, 2025
Schools Forced to Make Due with Less Sometimes local reporting gets to the heart of an issue. Evan Brandt, the intrepid Pottstown Mercury journalist, wrote a compelling article on education funding that gets right to the point. Here is an excerpt of his full...
Oct 9, 2025
Parents today are balancing the demands of work, child care, and household responsibilities while striving to nurture their children’s growth. Low-wealth families have the added worry of limited resources; families of color also face systemic oppressions. This results...
