NEWS

A New School Year, An Election, And A Season Of Advocacy

As the summer sun sets and we transition into a new school year, we’re gearing up for an exciting and impactful season of advocacy. We recently wrapped up our annual in-person retreat with our partners in the PA Schools Work coalition, leaving with a strong plan to...

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The good, the bad, and the ugly in the 2024-2025 state budget

On Thursday, July 11th, after a flurry of activity, the state budget and school code were passed by the PA House and Senate and signed into law by the governor. We are so proud of advocates’ work in every corner of the commonwealth that has contributed to this...

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A cyber charter’s flagrant disregard for transparency

With the June 30th state budget deadline looming, negotiations in Harrisburg are heating up. Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday and are scheduled to be in session every day through June 30th. Advocates in every corner of the commonwealth have been working hard...

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It was a BIG week in Harrisburg

A lot happened in Harrisburg this week. On Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 795, a private school voucher bill that would provide cash handouts to families to pay for their children's private education. All Republicans on the committee...

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A Big Week In Harrisburg!

A lot happened in Harrisburg this week. On Tuesday, May 7, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 795, a private school voucher bill that would provide cash handouts to families to pay for their children's private education.  All Republicans on the...

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Pennsylvanians for Welcoming and Inclusive Schools

Ed Voters is a proud partner of the Pennsylvanians for Welcoming and Inclusive Schools (PA WInS) coalition, which includes the Education Law Center, ACLU-PA, Disability Rights-PA, the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, and many other valued partners. PA...

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Our Testimony: School Vouchers Fund and Fuel Hate

I was honored to have been invited to speak at the House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the Basic Education Funding Commission Report at the Chester County Intermediate Unit on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. I chose to focus my remarks on private school vouchers....

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PA Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on Education Recap

On Wednesday, February 28th, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a budget hearing with the Pennsylvania Department of Education that focused on the proposed funding for education in Governor Shapiro’s 2024-2025 state budget.   Budget hearings offer lawmakers...

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We took a cyber charter to court–AND WON!!

We took a cyber charter to court–AND WON!!

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...

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This is a Budget Worth Fighting For

On Tuesday, February 6th, Governor Josh Shapiro gave his 2024-2025 state budget address. Below please find details of the funding proposals in the budget, including links to spreadsheets that will download and open as Excel files.. Click HERE to read the full response...

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Governor Shapiro’s proposed, historic investment in public K-12 schools deserves strong support;  a new private school voucher program that could make these investments in public schools short lived must be opposed.

For Immediate Release February, 6, 2024 Governor Shapiro’s proposed, historic investment in public K-12 schools deserves strong support;  a new private school voucher program that could make these investments in public schools short lived must be opposed....

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