by Susan Spicka | Jun 30, 2023 | blog
UPDATE: On Friday, June 30th, the Senate moved their “PASS Scholarship” DeVos voucher bill to the House Rules Committee, where it was SOUNDLY REJECTED in a party-line vote of 18-15. On June 30th, the PA Senate also passed a budget bill that contains a $100...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 28, 2023 | blog, Uncategorized
It was a busy day in Harrisburg. The great news is that yesterday morning, on June 27th, the House Education Committee passed the fabulous House Bill 1422 by a vote along partisan lines of 12-9. This bill was years in the making and is the...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 8, 2023 | Action Alerts, blog
We spent Tuesday in the Harrisburg Capitol talking to a lot of people about what we learned from Right to Know requests for cyber charter school expenditures on advertising and parties. Click HERE for a summary of what we learned. Common responses were disbelief and...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 5, 2023 | Action Alerts, blog
Right to Know requests reveal $16.8 million in cyber charter advertising in 2021-2022. CYBERS WASTED SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS ON BUS WRAPS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TICKETS, TV AND RADIO ADS, BILLBOARDS, HIGH-END HOODIES, AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE! Tell your state...
by Susan Spicka | May 19, 2023 | blog
We are delighted to announce our Education Voters Public Education Champion program opportunity for 2023-2024. This program was created for parents and community members who are interested in learning about school funding and policies that will support children and...
by Susan Spicka | May 18, 2023 | blog
PA’s broken system for funding charter school special education creates an incentive for charters to game the system to reap a maximum profit off of payments for students with disabilities. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association found that in 2020-2021,...
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