State legislature passes up opportunity to address systemic inequities plaguing PA school districts

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...

Eight out of ten Pennsylvanians favor ending horse racing subsidies, large majority supports redirecting funds to college scholarships

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...

Tell lawmakers to oppose amended Senate Bill 1 & 2% coupon on cyber charter tuition

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...

ALERT: Stop Harrisburg from taking hundreds of millions of dollars from public school students

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...

Ed Voters’ statement on second post-race drug test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit

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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