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…
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…
Corporate America Joins the Child Care Cause – Feb 18, 2022
Child Care Builds Bridges for Families and Politicians They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and the same can be said for child care. Parents,…
Sunny with some Clouds: The PA Budget Forecast – Feb 9, 2022
The Pennsylvania Forecast: Mostly Sunny with a Few Clouds Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this…
Gov Wolf’s Budget Proposal: The Forecast for Kids is Bright – Feb 8, 2022
“Budget day is the most optimistic day in the Pennsylvania legislative cycle. In this once in a generation moment, when massive surpluses will be…
Naughty or Nice – Dec 23, 2021
Santa is making his list and checking it twice. Children First has some suggestions for Santa about who’s been naughty and who’s been…
Is PA growing or shrinking? Yes! – Sep 24, 2021
Down for the Count When Alice journeyed through Wonderland, one potion made her larger and another made her small. The 2020 Census data shows…
Something BIG Happened Last Night!
Two Huge Wins for Children Students in the 100 poorest school districts across the state will enter schools that are…
I’ll tell you once. I won’t tell you twice. You better wise up. – May 14, 2021
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again? On July 8, 2005, Pennsylvanians woke up to the shocking news that, in the dead of night,…
Tax Payers & Voters Support Education – Feb 5, 2021
Неудивительно, что реакцией республиканцев на предложение губернатора Вольфа по поводу бюджета стала чрезмерно использованная фраза «Мертвые по прибытии».