The budget agreement passed by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly gives a big boost to early childhood education. The bipartisan spending plan adds $25 million for the state’s Pre-K Counts program, and almost $5 million for Head Start.
Kids win big in 2017-18 state budget
The 2017-18 state budget passed by the Senate this morning and headed to the House demonstrates a bi-partisan compromise that prioritizes children. Following the governor’s lead set in his budget request, Democrats and Republicans came together and prioritized the state’s 2.8 million children by increasing state investments in child welfare, early learning and K-12 education.
Expanding pre-K in Lancaster represents a win for the greater community
The Lancaster Early Education Center, a nonprofit serving children from low- and moderate-income families, will begin expansion of its facility this summer.
Medicaid cuts put kids’ future in peril
According to new data from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, 40 percent of kids in rural Pennsylvania get health care through Medicaid. This new research shows that a bigger share of Pennsylvania residents in small towns and rural areas receive help from Medicaid than in urban areas.
Casey heads to Pennsylvania to hammer Senate health bill
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Sen. Bob Casey returned to the state on Friday to hammer the Republican health care bill in the U.S. Senate, saying it poses a foundational retrenchment of Medicaid that could have a dramatic, long-term effect on American society.
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“Clearly, families are being over-reported to ChildLine and don’t require intrusion of the child welfare system,” said Carolyn Myers, director of communications for Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PittsburghPG and @byjnanderson
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"There's an increasing number of kids going without health insurance or have lost health insurance over the past year," said Becky Ludwick, Vice President of Public Policy at Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children via @PNS_News @PrettyBlue73