Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble – Jan 21, 2022

  Use Your Voice to Shape the Electoral Landscape It’s an American tradition to come together to do good. We saw evidence of that in the nationwide volunteering in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. We see it in 1,000+ people who gave just to...

It’s Good News this Time! – Jan 14, 2022

  Teachers Asked, Children First Delivered  COVID is once again taking a toll on the arts. Stages are going black as performances are being canceled with band members sick or worried their concerts will become super-spreader events. Even the 2022 GRAMMYs, the...

Focus Your Outrage – Nov 5, 2021

  Masking Over Exploding Cyber Charter Costs  School board elections are finalized, and first-time school board members will be sworn in over the next several weeks. Many candidates ran on platforms that sadly divide our communities (masking, racial equity,...

FACT SHEETS: Skyrocketing Cyber Charter Enrollment – Nov 5, 2021

Enrollment in cyber charter schools skyrocketed has during the pandemic, causing Southeastern Pennsylvania school districts to pay over $96 million more in charter school tuition and intensifying pressure on local property taxpayers. See the breakdown on costs and...

Comments to Dept of Ed on Charter School Regulations – Oct 19, 2021

Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Department of Education 22 PA CODE CH 713 Charter Schools and Cyber Charter Schools – #6-349 DOWNLOAD PDF Children First (formerly PCCY) works to improve the lives of our region’s children by developing initiatives and advocating...

Follow the Right Example – Jul 30, 2021

    INDIANA, YES.  ARIZONA, NO. Instead of Pennsylvania following Arizona’s example of chasing down non-existent election fraud, we should be following Indiana’s example of ensuring that charter schools aren’t illegally bilking the taxpayers. Indiana’s...