by Susan Spicka | May 20, 2021 | blog
We don’t ask for money enough. There—I said it. Education Voters is a go-to resource for information, for advocacy, and for following what is happening in Harrisburg. And we have been a leading force in Pennsylvania’s education advocacy and policy community. We...
by Susan Spicka | May 8, 2021 | blog
Pennsylvania has among the widest funding gaps in the country between high-wealth and low-wealth school districts. The severe underfunding for students in less affluent districts is the reason behind the school funding lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in September...
by Susan Spicka | Apr 29, 2021 | blog
Pennsylvania will receive nearly $5 billion in one-time federal funding for K-12 schools in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 through the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER). Ninety percent of the ARP ESSER funding, or $4,372,333,875, will...
by Susan Spicka | Apr 25, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
PA’s General Assembly has no goal to fully fund public schools. That, plus an unfair system for splitting a pot that’s too small, pits districts against each other. It’s time to end the hunger games and #FundOurSchoolsPA Learn more on Underfunded,...
by Susan Spicka | Apr 2, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
For a generation, Pennsylvania’s legislative leaders have refused to live up to their constitutional responsibility to fairly fund public schools so that all students, not just those from certain zip codes, are equipped with the tools and skills they need. A group of...
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