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Providers and advocates warn that cuts to PHL Pre-K would harm families, call for providers to be at funding talks
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PHILADELPHIA ' Early-childhood educators, nonprofit operators and advocates told the Labor Committee that PHL Pre-K and related investments are "lifelines" for families and local economies and asked that providers be included in any discussion of funding alternatives.
PHILADELPHIA ' Early-childhood educators, nonprofit operators and advocates told the Labor Committee that PHL Pre-K and related investments are "lifelines" for families and local economies and asked that providers be included in any discussion of funding alternatives.
Rosanna Matos of First Up, a citywide early-childhood advocacy group, told the committee: "This program is more about just education. It's about stability. It's about equity, and it's a lifesaver." She and other witnesses described how the program enables…
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