by Susan Spicka | Feb 23, 2024 | blog, Uncategorized
We are busily planning the PA Schools Work advocacy day, which will be on Wednesday, May 8th in Harrisburg. As we have stated, this is an education budget worth fighting for. We need to make sure that state lawmakers understand that their...
by Susan Spicka | Feb 14, 2024 | blog, Uncategorized
In May of 2022, we learned that Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), PA’s largest cyber charter school, which received nearly $400 million in revenue in 2022, was providing families with hundreds of dollars per student in reimbursements each year using a...
by Susan Spicka | Sep 8, 2023 | blog, Uncategorized
An article in the August 13th Philadelphia Inquirer (These backroom deals helped Gov. Josh Shapiro complete the Pa. state budget) set off alarm bells among advocates who support strong public schools in the commonwealth. This article reports Senate...
by Susan Spicka | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
BUDGET IMPASSE UPDATE: Senate Republican leaders continue to refuse to bring the Senate back to Harrisburg before September 18th to finalize the budget bill their chamber supported, creating a state budget impasse. Senate Republicans are upset because Governor...
by Susan Spicka | Jun 28, 2023 | blog, Uncategorized
It was a busy day in Harrisburg. The great news is that yesterday morning, on June 27th, the House Education Committee passed the fabulous House Bill 1422 by a vote along partisan lines of 12-9. This bill was years in the making and is the...
by Susan Spicka | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Testimony of Susan Spicka, Executive Director, Education Voters of PA, House Democratic Policy Committee Hearing, May 8th , 2023, Hello and thank you for this opportunity to testify today. My name is Susan Spicka, and I am the executive director of Education...
