Jun 11, 2025
A Call to Action by the Early Childhood Provider Council Racial Equity Subcommittee The Early Childhood Provider Council’s Racial Equity Subcommittee, supported by Children First, is dedicated to addressing systemic inequities in Pennsylvania’s early childhood...
Apr 15, 2021
Enrollment in cyber charter schools skyrocketed has during the pandemic, causing school districts to pay $350 million more and intensifying pressure on local property taxes. The House and Senate Education Committees are charged with setting policy to solve this...
Apr 9, 2021
Pennsylvania’s share of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act is $360 billion and is a real game changer for kids. But what impact will this have for Pennsylvania’s children? PCCY has created these resources to help better understand the plan and how this...
Feb 3, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (February 3, 2021) – Governor Wolf’s FY 2021-2022 budget proposal includes historic levels of investment that will improve the life chances of all children, especially children of color and low-income children in the commonwealth. It is hard to...
Feb 4, 2020
Our response to Gov. Wolf’s 2020 Budget Address WHY HOLD BACK THE PROGRESS OF OUR CHILDREN? Pennsylvania families need the Governor and the legislature to do much more to meet the needs of children. Governor Wolf’s proposed budget keeps the Commonwealth moving...
Mar 30, 2011
Download PDF With state legislators scrambling to develop a budget that responds to the many needs and desires of Pennsylvanians, Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) today released an analysis showing proposed cuts are spread across a number of programs that...
