by Susan Spicka | Feb 2, 2016 | Press Releases
Susan Spicka, Advocacy Coordinator for Education Voters of PA, issued the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s Basic Education Funding increase in the 2016-2017 budget: “We are heartened to see that Governor Wolf is planning to continue to make progress on...
by Susan Spicka | Jan 27, 2016 | Issues, Latest News from Ed Voters
Money Matters. The reality is that money matters. Targeted funding directed at instructional practices that are supported by evidence can have dramatic impacts. Money impacts class size, which matters, especially in the early grades. Giving teachers smaller...
by Susan Spicka | Jan 21, 2016 | Latest News from Ed Voters
As of now, there is little to no movement to finally enact a real budget for FY 2016, even as we are on the verge of opening the discussion for the new budget cycle. Sigh. What we know In December, legislative leadership decided to jam through its own budget,...
by Susan Spicka | Dec 30, 2015 | Latest News from Ed Voters
Governor Wolf line-item vetoed the budget that state lawmakers sent him before leaving for their holiday break, authorizing emergency funding to go out to school districts, human service agencies and counties, which had been held up by the House leaders failing to...
by Susan Spicka | Dec 29, 2015 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2015 We are glad that public schools will receive much needed, short-term emergency funding to keep their doors open and their lights on. However, the budget lawmakers passed before going home for their holiday break is wholly...
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