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End Harrisburg’s School Funding Hunger Games
Over the past five years, Harrisburg has mastered the art of pitting school districts, parents, and students against each other in order to draw attention away from the damage their policies and the lack of adequate state education funding have inflicted on children,...
FAQs about the $75 million CUT in the 2015-2016 Republican budget
FAQs about the $75 million CUT in state funding to schools in the 2015-2016 Republican budget **Need a PDF Version of this post? Click Here to get it!** In the 2015-2016 Republican budget, many members of the General Assembly failed to deliver state funding owed to...
Education Voters of PA’s reaction to Governor Wolf’s decision to allow HB 1801 to become law without his signature
For Immediate Release 3/23/2016 Education Voters of PA’s reaction to Governor Wolf’s decision to allow HB 1801 to become law without his signature Susan Spicka, Director of Education Voters of PA, issued the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s decision to...
Education Voters of PA’s Statement on HB 1801, the Supplemental Appropriation Bill
For Immediate Release 3/16/2016 Education Voters of PA's Statement on HB 1801 Susan Spicka, Director of Education Voters of PA, made the following statement about HB 1801, “We are disappointed that Republican leadership is moving yet another irresponsible, unbalanced...
Join the Call to Action–it’s time to end the gridlock and fund our schools!
Tuesday, March 8, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees held hearings on the education funding request for the 2016-2017 state budget--without having a full education budget for 2015-2016 in place! We are working with our allies from the Campaign for Fair...
Enough is Enough. The Courts Must Intervene.
What is happening with the school funding lawsuit? On November 10, 2014, six school districts, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, the NAACP – PA State Conference, and families whose children attend under-funded and under-resourced schools filed a...
PA Must Do Its Share to Fund Schools
We Want to Hear From You!
Over the past months, we have asked you to make your voices heard regarding the Pennsylvania budget and the importance of adequate, fair state funding for public schools. Now, we would like you to tell us how we can best support your interest in public education...
How can we get a fair budget for children?
Budgets are about priorities and we are very encouraged that making progress on fixing Pennsylvania’s inequitable and inadequate state funding system remains a top priority for Governor Wolf, in spite of the stiff resistance he has met from many lawmakers in...
Our Response to Governor Wolf’s Budget Address
Susan Spicka, Advocacy Coordinator for Education Voters of PA, issued the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s budget address: Budgets are about priorities. We are very encouraged that making progress on fixing Pennsylvania’s inequitable and inadequate state...
Education Voters of PA’s reaction to Governor Wolf’s proposed Basic Education Funding increase in the 2016-2017 budget
Susan Spicka, Advocacy Coordinator for Education Voters of PA, issued the following statement regarding Governor Wolf’s Basic Education Funding increase in the 2016-2017 budget: “We are heartened to see that Governor Wolf is planning to continue to make progress on...
Money Matters: How increased supports improve education
Money Matters. The reality is that money matters. Targeted funding directed at instructional practices that are supported by evidence can have dramatic impacts. Money impacts class size, which matters, especially in the early grades. Giving teachers smaller...
Still. No. Budget. Still.
As of now, there is little to no movement to finally enact a real budget for FY 2016, even as we are on the verge of opening the discussion for the new budget cycle. Sigh. What we know In December, legislative leadership decided to jam through its own budget,...
Now What?
Governor Wolf line-item vetoed the budget that state lawmakers sent him before leaving for their holiday break, authorizing emergency funding to go out to school districts, human service agencies and counties, which had been held up by the House leaders failing to...
Education Voters of PA Statement on Governor Wolf’s budget action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 2015 We are glad that public schools will receive much needed, short-term emergency funding to keep their doors open and their lights on. However, the budget lawmakers passed before going home for their holiday break is wholly...
After all of this pain, we deserve a budget that was worth the wait!
After all of this pain, we deserve a budget that was worth the wait! The calendar year is coming to an end, and we thought at this point we'd be talking to you about priorities for 2016, discussing what the next fiscal year's budget should contain, and asking for you...
Our Year in Review
As we look toward 2016, it is important to reflect on what we have all achieved together in 2015 as we have worked hard to keep the public conversation about education focused on making sure equal public education opportunities exist for all students in the...
Statement of Education Voters: Comment on proposed School Code language
Statement of Education Voters: Comment on proposed School Code language As adopted by the Senate on December 10th, 2015 We are troubled that during this protracted budget stalemate the Senate has chosen to pass a bill that contains what is essentially a state...
House Leadership is Blowing up the Budget Agreement!
House Leadership is Blowing up the Budget Agreement! Call your local legislator now to help fix this! Yesterday the PA Senate passed a bi-partisan, compromise budget (by a vote of 43-7!) that includes a $350 increase in education funding for schools. The Governor has...
Would you please be 1 of 100 this week?
My name is Chris Rhodes. I am a graduate student in nonprofit leadership at the University of Pennsylvania. My goal is to be able to make a difference working with organizations that have an active interest in creating a better quality of life for all people....