by Susan Spicka | Apr 4, 2022 | blog
This week I joined a group of ladies in our town who were fed up with extremists attacking our kids’ teachers and schools. It was great. We prepared our comments in support of our schools and our kids’ teachers and brought our crochet projects to the...
by Susan Spicka | Mar 30, 2022 | blog
Every few years, a few people in the legislature try to bring back the idea of vouchers, which give public dollars to pay tuition for private/religious schools. HB 2169 is the latest attempt to establish an education voucher program in the Commonwealth. It was voted...
by Susan Spicka | Mar 22, 2022 | blog, Uncategorized
On Monday, March 21, with a 3-2 vote, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved regulations for charter and cyber charter schools. These regulations, which were promulgated by the Wolf Administration, clarify Pennsylvania’s 25-year-old Charter...
by Susan Spicka | Mar 18, 2022 | blog
On Tuesday, March 15th, Pennsylvanians showed up to mark the close of the education funding lawsuit and to speak up for the school funding that Pennsylvania’s students need and deserve. The education justice movement in Pennsylvania continues to grow and gain...
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...
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