by Susan Spicka | Aug 4, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
We’ve all been following the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit for years. So. Many. Years. Meanwhile, the inadequacy and inequity go on and on. The lawsuit is finally going before the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court – the lawyers have done...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2021 Media Contact: Susan Spicka Eight Out of Ten Pennsylvanians Favor Ending Horse Racing Subsidies, Large majority supports redirecting funds to college scholarships Harrisburg, PA –The vast majority of Pennsylvanians would...
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...
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