by Susan Spicka | Jan 4, 2022 | blog
A few weeks ago I sat down over zoom with Dani Gross—a member of Ed Voters’ advisory committee, public education advocate, and parent who lives in the West Shore School District—to learn more about her advocacy strategies, how she works with her school board,...
by Susan Spicka | Dec 18, 2021 | blog
We started with a question: How can we help people understand what students experience in the commonwealth’s most underfunded schools? Our answer: Bring an old toilet to the steps of the PA Capitol! Why? With the trial in Commonwealth Court challenging the state’s...
by Susan Spicka | Dec 9, 2021 | blog
When Commonwealth Charter Academy marched in the 6abc Dunkin Thanksgiving Parade in Philadelphia this year, they did not show up with a homemade float on a tractor trailer bed. Instead, they walked with this Jerold the Bookworm Macy’s-Parade quality ballon....
by Susan Spicka | Dec 7, 2021 | blog
Students learning in a cinder block supply closet with no ventilation. Two reading specialists for 1200 students. Seventy-five kindergartners and one toilet. One guidance counselor for 400 students. These are just a few bits of testimony from school leaders who have...
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