by Susan Spicka | Nov 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
The recent national election portends a significant shift in the direction of federal education policy in the United States and raises serious concerns for those of us who care about equity and an opportunity to learn for all students. Our work has never been more...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
The PA House is moving charter school legislation today that would make PA’s charter school law even WORSE than it already is. HB 530 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is NOT a genuine effort to improve the quality of education children in the Commonwealth...
by Susan Spicka | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Pennsylvania did a good thing when it adopted the bi-partisan Basic Education Funding Commission’s (BEFC’s) fair funding formula for sending new state funding to school districts. It is long past time that the era of backroom deals that delivered new funding to...
by Susan Spicka | Mar 31, 2016 | Latest News from Ed Voters, Uncategorized
FAQs about the $75 million CUT in state funding to schools in the 2015-2016 Republican budget **Need a PDF Version of this post? Click Here to get it!** In the 2015-2016 Republican budget, many members of the General Assembly failed to deliver state funding owed to...
by Susan Spicka | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Susan Spicka, Advocacy Coordinator for Education Voters of PA, issued the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s budget address: Budgets are about priorities. We are very encouraged that making progress on fixing Pennsylvania’s inequitable and inadequate state...
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