From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): When it comes to public school underfunding in PA, the facts are plain: 86% of the students in PA public schools attend school districts that are not adequately funded according to state law. For years, the … Continued
Harrisburg, PA. — Governor Tom Wolf announced today the availability of $5 million in funding to support local efforts to reduce community gun violence in Philadelphia and other regions across the state experiencing recent surges in shootings, homicides and other … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-05-20/education/rescue-plans-funds-can-help-students-catch-up/a74372-1 May 20, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania schools will have some major federal help as they reopen their doors, and teachers want districts to use those … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): President Joe Biden has proposed a much-needed recovery agenda that makes critical investments in the systems and services that we all need to thrive – transportation, quality education, affordable child care, health … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/18/just-20-companies-produce-over-half-all-single-use-plastic-waste-report Published on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 by Common Dreams “Transitioning away from the take-make-waste model of single-use plastics will take more than corporate leadership and ‘enlightened’ capital markets; it will require immense political will.” By Jenna McGuire, … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): They’re at it again. You may recall that we recently emailed you about the state legislature resurrecting failed polices from past sessions to weaken the process for passing new or updated regulations. Well, now the … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Immigrants are essential. During the pandemic, an estimated 23 million immigrants, including 5 million undocumented people, have served as health care workers or researchers, public health and safety workers, and food system workers … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): When 18-year-old Tyjuan Malachi walked outside to wait for an Uber, he didn’t know his life was about to be stolen by gun violence. He was shot in April in Pittsburgh while visiting family, planning to head … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): No kid should ever be excluded from playing sports or denied gender-affirming health care they need just for being themselves. But legislatures in over 30 states are trying to do just that–attacking trans kids for … Continued
From the Environmental Defense Fund (https://www.edf.org/): Cleaning up our transportation system is critical to putting ourselves back on the path to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 — and the Biden Administration is taking the steps necessary to get us there. Tell the … Continued