Bold Voices Blog

16 Feb Looking to the Future of CTE at PACTA’s Symposium

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(February 16, 2024) In recognition of CTE Month, I recently had the opportunity to attend the event “Pathways to Career Readiness:...

09 Feb Thoughts on Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed 2024-25 Budget

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(February 9, 2024) On February 6, Governor Shapiro released the 2024-2025 budget proposal to the General Assembly. This proposal, if enacted...

02 Feb The ACP Extension Act Could Save Many Families’ Affordable Internet Access

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(February 2, 2024) The pandemic and lockdowns made it abundantly clear: internet connection is a necessary utility in this modern world....

26 Jan Allies for Children’s Best of 2023!

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(January 26, 2024) 2023 was a big year for Allies for Children. It was our first full year with our new...

23 Jan County Executive Makes Exciting Investment to Support Child Care and Families

Posted at 12:15h in Bold Voices

(January 23, 2024) On January 10, County Executive Innamorato and the Department of Children Initiatives (DCI) announced a $500,000 expansion of...

22 Jan The Need for Foster Parents: A Growing Crisis

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(January 22, 2024) This Bold Voices blog post was written by one of Allies for Children’s partners about a subject that...

12 Jan The BEF Commission Report Has Arrived: What Do They Recommend?

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(January 12, 2024) After months of hearings and receiving testimony from education stakeholders across the Commonwealth, the Basic Education Funding Commission...

12 Jan The Crystal Ball: What will the final federal fiscal spending bill look like in 2024?

Posted at 12:45h in Bold Voices

Update, 1/19/24: Congress passed another stopgap CR – bullet number two discussed in the post below – that will fund...

15 Dec 2024 Operating Budget Approved by County Council

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(December 15, 2023) On December 4, the Allegheny County Council voted to approve County Executive Rich Fitzgerald's proposed operating budget for...

15 Dec Voices of CTE Heard by New State Director

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(December 15, 2023) On November 17, Steel Center for Career and Technical Education hosted the first ever Greater Pittsburgh Career and...