PA to allow the delay of standardized testing until the fall

by Susan Spicka | Feb 23, 2021 | blog

Many families, school officials, and advocates had hoped that the Biden Administration would grant waivers that would allow states to cancel standardized tests this year because of the extraordinary challenges the pandemic has created for students and schools. But...

Pass a Resolution in Support of Pennsylvania’s School Funding Lawsuit

by Susan Spicka | Feb 15, 2021 | blog

This year Pennsylvania’s historic school funding lawsuit will go to trial. Every child in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has the right to an education that prepares them for college or career. In fact, the Pennsylvania Constitution speaks to the right of a...

Gift cards, cell phones, cash payments for families, $1000/student in advertising costs & real estate development: It’s time to audit PA’s cyber charter schools

by Susan Spicka | Feb 10, 2021 | Take Action, Uncategorized

Recent reporting in the Scranton Times-Tribune revealed a stunning of state oversight over billions of taxpayer dollars that have been poured into cyber charters over the past two decades. Half of Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools have never been...

Governor Wolf Proposes a Bold, Historic Investment in Public Education (and a lot more!!)

by Susan Spicka | Feb 6, 2021 | blog

On Wednesday, February 5th, Governor Wolf gave his budget address. Gov. Wolf’s proposed state budget for 2021-2022 demonstrates his understanding of the extensive unmet needs in Pennsylvania’s public schools and his commitment to fixing the unfairness of...

$2.2 billion in federal aid headed to PA’s public schools

by Susan Spicka | Jan 20, 2021 | blog

On Friday, the Wolf administration announced that Pennsylvania’s $2.2 billion share of federal ESSER II (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) emergency funding for public K-12 schools  will be allocated to school districts and charter schools based...
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