by Susan Spicka | Jul 26, 2021 | blog
Right now, 86% of Pennsylvania students attend schools that don’t receive adequate resources for education, according to state law. On September 9th, the trial for Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit will begin in Harrisburg. You can learn more about the school...
by Susan Spicka | Jul 16, 2021 | blog
On July 14, 2021–on the heels of COVID, in the dead of summer, with many consequential questions left unanswered–the Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) unanimously approved consolidation plans for three...
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...
by Susan Spicka | May 22, 2021 | blog
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is made up of fourteen public universities located in communities throughout the commonwealth.When PASSHE was established in 1982, its purpose was to provide a high quality education at the lowest...
by Susan Spicka | May 20, 2021 | blog
We don’t ask for money enough. There—I said it. Education Voters is a go-to resource for information, for advocacy, and for following what is happening in Harrisburg. And we have been a leading force in Pennsylvania’s education advocacy and policy community. We...
by Susan Spicka | May 8, 2021 | blog
Pennsylvania has among the widest funding gaps in the country between high-wealth and low-wealth school districts. The severe underfunding for students in less affluent districts is the reason behind the school funding lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in September...
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