From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): High-quality child care plays a crucial role in supporting children’s healthy development, learning, and school readiness, while also supporting parents’ ability to work, train, or pursue an education. Sadly, too many families struggle … Continued
From Children First (http://www.childrenfirstpa.org): The Pennsylvania legislature is attacking teacher and student free speech six ways to Sunday with the introduction of yet another piece of legislation looking to stifle them. Although the exact text of the “Back to Basics … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-10-05/childrens/pa-pandemic-toll-on-children-shows-progress-racial-disparity-and-recommendations/a80878-1 October 5, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The 13th annual Pennsylvania State of Child Welfare report is out. Children advocates said the 2021 pandemic numbers showed some progress and … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): We are excited to share with you our brand new Education Voters of PA issues and advocacy training series! The modules in our series will give parents and advocates an opportunity to develop a … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): House Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Katie Porter (D-CA), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) led an effort last week that generated a bi-partisan letter from 48 Members of Congress to House and Senate leadership urging an … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Public education is the bedrock of our society and it’s currently crumbling. In 2020, school enrollment crashed to its lowest level since 1943.1 This drop directly impacts funding for public schools, student performance, … Continued
Here are the details concerning the forgiveness of student loan debt. It will: Provide up to $20,000 in debt cancellation to Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 in debt cancellation to non-Pell Grant recipients. Borrowers who earn less than … Continued
From Children First (http://www.childrenfirstpa.org): We’re writing to bring your attention to a dangerous bill, HB 1532, dubbed the “Erasing Our History” bill. It includes provisions that would severely restrict the free flow of ideas in our public schools and promote … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Over the last 18 years, EPI has closely tracked trends in teacher pay, and we’ve seen an alarming trend. Teachers are paid less (in weekly wages and total compensation) than their nonteacher college-educated counterparts, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Free school meals for all children, which have been in place for the past two years because of the pandemic, are ending next month. And, at the same time, gas, rent, and grocery costs are soaring. … Continued