by Susan Spicka | Jun 7, 2021 | Take Action, Uncategorized
Today, Monday, June 7, the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation that would take hundreds of millions of dollars away from students in our local public schools and steer this money into private/religious schools, tax breaks for...
by Susan Spicka | Apr 25, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
PA’s General Assembly has no goal to fully fund public schools. That, plus an unfair system for splitting a pot that’s too small, pits districts against each other. It’s time to end the hunger games and #FundOurSchoolsPA Learn more on Underfunded,...
by Susan Spicka | Apr 2, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
For a generation, Pennsylvania’s legislative leaders have refused to live up to their constitutional responsibility to fairly fund public schools so that all students, not just those from certain zip codes, are equipped with the tools and skills they need. A group of...
by Susan Spicka | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Paying for college is one of the biggest worries facing Pennsylvania families – especially now. Governor Wolf wants to create a new program – the Nellie Bly Scholarships – for 44,000 students attending PASSHE schools so more students can...
by Susan Spicka | Feb 10, 2021 | Take Action, Uncategorized
Recent reporting in the Scranton Times-Tribune revealed a stunning of state oversight over billions of taxpayer dollars that have been poured into cyber charters over the past two decades. Half of Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools have never been...
by Susan Spicka | Nov 30, 2020 | blog, Uncategorized
Since 2004, more than $3 billion in taxpayer money has been funneled into The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund (RHDF), which provides $240 million every year in taxpayer funding to subsidize Pennsylvania’s horse racing industry. The bulk of...
