Underfunded: Inside the Fight to Fairly Fund Public Schools in Pennsylvania

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,...

BREAKING: Trial in PA school funding lawsuit on track to begin in September

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...

The per horse subsidy through the Race Horse Development Fund is nearly three times the per student state subsidy for students in the State System of Higher Education!!

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...

Gift cards, cell phones, cash payments for families, $1000/student in advertising costs & real estate development: It’s time to audit PA’s cyber charter schools

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...

Webinar: Lifting the Curtain on Cruelty and Death in Pennsylvania’s Horse Racing Industry

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...

Learn more about Pennsylvania’s School Funding Lawsuit!

by Susan Spicka | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

Public education advocates can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that school privatization crusader Betsy DeVos will be going back to private life in January, where she can enjoy her yacht, vacation homes, and whatever other luxuries her Amway fortune can buy. A few...
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