by Susan Spicka | Jun 26, 2021 | blog
The General Assembly passed the 2021-2022 state budget yesterday and we expect that Governor Wolf will sign it. Please find an overview of key education-related pieces below. This budget is not what we had hoped for in a year when the state legislature had a $3...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2021 Media Contact: Susan Spicka Eight Out of Ten Pennsylvanians Favor Ending Horse Racing Subsidies, Large majority supports redirecting funds to college scholarships Harrisburg, PA –The vast majority of Pennsylvanians would...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 16, 2021 | Take Action
In a cynical attempt to get enough votes to pass Senate Bill 1–the massive school privatization bill–Republicans approved an amendment in the Senate Education Committee that removes the statewide charter school authorizer (this is good) and includes...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 7, 2021 | Take Action, Uncategorized
Today, Monday, June 7, the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation that would take hundreds of millions of dollars away from students in our local public schools and steer this money into private/religious schools, tax breaks for...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 2, 2021 | Press Releases
For Immediate Release 6/2/2021 Media contact: Susan Spicka sspicka@educationvoterspa.org The Kentucky Derby doping scandal and the May raid on the Parx Casino race track point to a gaming industry rife with misconduct and desperate for a complete overhaul. HARRISBURG,...
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