by Susan Spicka | Feb 26, 2022 | blog
After more than three months, witness testimony in the Pennsylvania school funding trial concluded on Tuesday, February 22. Closing arguments will take place on Thursday, March 10th and then the judge will spend months reviewing testimony and evidence before...
by Susan Spicka | Feb 15, 2022 | blog, Uncategorized
PA’s school funding lawsuit trial has reached the phase where lawyers representing Republican leadership are bringing their witnesses to the stand to testify in defense of Pennsylvania’s current (unconstitutional) school funding system. Below we will highlight a...
by Susan Spicka | Feb 12, 2022 | blog
On Tuesday, February 8, Governor Wolf gave his final budget address. His education budget proposal is what PA students, families, and communities deserve. AND–WE HAVE THE MONEY to make these investments. Estimates show that Pennsylvania will have an accumulated...
by Susan Spicka | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Susan Spicka sspicka@educationvoterspa.org HARRISBURG, PA (Feb. 8, 2022) – Following Governor Tom Wolf’s 2022-23 Executive Budget Address Susan Spicka, executive director of Education Voters of PA, issued the following statement:...
by Susan Spicka | Jan 25, 2022 | blog
In the 2020-2021 school year, school districts paid more than $1 billion in student tuition payments to cyber charter schools. The state no longer provides funding to help districts pay for charter school tuition, so charter tuition bills are paid for primarily...
