by Susan Spicka | Oct 24, 2017 | Latest News from Ed Voters
UPDATE: Senator Eichelberger adjourned the Senate Education Committee meeting on October 24th after announcing a 6-5 vote in favor of Senate Bill 2. Later in the day, after an outcry from many people, Education Committee leaders acknowledged that Senator...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 20, 2017 | blog, Latest News from Ed Voters
On Wednesday, October 18th, mostly along party lines, the PA House passed an amended School Code with significant attacks on public education buried deep in the 75-page bill. The School Code is an omnibus bill, a single document that requires a single vote, but...
by Susan Spicka | Oct 12, 2017 | blog, Latest News from Ed Voters, Uncategorized
On November 7, 2017, Pennsylvania voters will find a proposed amendment to the PA Constitution, Joint Resolution 1, on their ballots. This amendment ignores the real problem PA faces–inadequate state funding for schools, which puts excessive pressure on property...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 16, 2017 | blog, Latest News from Ed Voters
Legislative leaders have begun holding closed-door meetings to hash out a 2017-2018 state budget. On Monday, June 19th, state lawmakers will return to Harrisburg, where they will have less than two weeks to pass a balanced budget by the June 30th deadline. The...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 5, 2017 | blog, Latest News from Ed Voters
Decisions PA legislators make in the upcoming weeks will have a lasting impact on PA’s public school students. From now until June 30th, when the state budget is due, lawmakers will be passing legislation and cutting deals as they determine how much state...
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