PA’s Beautiful Movement to Fund Public Schools
On Tuesday, November 14th, more than 250 Pennsylvanians rallied on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg in support of a state funding system that will ensure ALL children have access to the comprehensive, effective, contemporary public education they are guaranteed by the...
Public Education is on the Ballot on November 7
Public education is on the ballot on Tuesday, November 7. Make sure to vote in person,or if you have already mailed in a ballot, check your ballot status HERE to ensure it has been received. If you have any issues with your ballot being rejected, you should...
Submit a comment to the Basic Education Funding Commission
We invite you to join an important effort to help ensure that the Pennsylvania legislature and Governor Shapiro take action to develop a constitutional school funding system in the commonwealth. We are asking individuals to submit public comments to the Basic...
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In Florida, the overwhelming majority of new school voucher recipients – 69% — are students who were already in private schools and able to pay private-school tuition. “Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile. Give them a voucher system, they’ll take your public school system…[In multiple states] limited voucher programs… targeted to poorer students have blown into entitlement programs for upper-middle class families.” Students attending rural school districts across Pennsylvania often grapple with limited internet access and are offered fewer school-based resources such as psychologists and counselors, according to a new report released last week. @EdVotersPA @PSEA @LWVPA @pastatenaacp
Many states have expanded school voucher programs to provide massive taxpayer subsidies to affluent families.
PA Constitution says the PA legislature must provide a thorough & efficient education.
As @RepMcClinton says "the math ain't mathing."
Too many kids are in underfunded school districts.
PA Supreme Ct says PA is 5 billion dollars short.
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