The need for high-speed internet connectivity is greater now than ever before. The emergence of COVID-19 forced the world to rethink the way critical services such as education and health care are delivered. A substantial number of rural Pennsylvania...
Last week, the Allegheny County Children’s Fund Working Group delivered their final report to County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. The report called for the creation of a new department in county government dedicated to critical initiatives for the children of Allegheny...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Allegheny County should create a department dedicated to improving early childhood education and after-school programs, according to the report of a 25-member working group created in March by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. The working group’s report, issued...
July 24, 2015 As temperatures rise in the summer, the number of accidents also goes up. That’s why it’s important for children and families to get covered with quality, affordable healthcare. Making children’s access to health insurance is a...
June 30, 2015 Western Pennsylvania members of the Campaign for Fair Education Funding are calling on local legislators to invest in children and their education. The call comes after the Pennsylvania Legislature passed the FY2015-16 budget. Two weeks ago,...
WESA-FM Deanna Garcia February 19, 2015 A task force charged with examining and recommending changes for Pittsburgh Public Schools has released its report after a year of work. It focuses on five areas: public safety, out-of-school-time programming, community schools,...
October 22, 2014 Every child deserves a chance to succeed no matter where they live! That’s why Allies for Children testified at the Basic Education Funding Commission hearing Tuesday morning. The 15-member commission came to the Community College of...
SoPghReporter.com September 9, 2014 Mayor William Peduto’s Healthy Together enrollment campaign, made possible through a $200,000 grant from the National League of Cities (NLC), partnered last week with the United Way of Allegheny County and Ready Freddy to reach families...
The Philadelphia Inquirer By Amy Worden August 21, 2014 HARRISBURG – When it comes to sticky policy issues, none quite matches the perennial debate over school funding. Few, if any, school districts think state funding is adequate, and many...
August 18, 2014 A former state lawmaker with a reputation for consensus-building will manage a newly formed, non-partisan campaign to address one of Pennsylvania’s most important and challenging issues: the funding of its public schools. Kathy Manderino will head...
