Take action to level the learning field – Jun 22, 2022
There’s a proposal on the state budget negotiation table that would speed the state’s most underfunded school districts along the slow road toward adequacy. Let’s…
What is the legislature thinking? – Jun 17, 2022
Public Schools are Pinching Pennies while Cyber Charters are Rolling in Cash While the General Assembly was busy passing a bill this week to…
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
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: PA House Democratic Policy Committee – Elimination of the Bureau of School Audits
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 to the Philadelphia School Board on the budget
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…