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Budget must take aim at education – The Sentinel – July 9, 2015
Put Heat on Your Lawmakers to Pass a Budget that Funds Our Schools
Put Heat on Your Lawmakers to Pass a Budget that Funds Our Schools Budget talks are stalled in Harrisburg. Last week, Governor Wolf kept his promise to fight for fair funding for PA’s public schools and vetoed the Republican budget that would have continued to...
Write a letter to the editor in support of Governor Wolf’s budget
Write a letter to the editor in support of Governor Wolf's budget, which will get school funding back on track in PA!
Tell your state legislators that we need a bi-partisan budget!
Not Another Bad Budget - we can't take it! Right now, in Harrisburg, the General Assembly is proposing another Bad Budget. What is a Bad Budget? It is one that doesn’t restore funding for education and start to get us on a course to make substantial investments in...
Tell your State Senator to oppose Senate Bill 6!
Click here to oppose SB 6! The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 6, a bill that purports to help the lowest performing schools in the Commonwealth, but is really little more than a state takeover and charter school conversion bill all...
Basic Education Funding Releases Commission Report
Basic Education Funding Commission releases report The fundamental key to school funding is student learning: enough resources and fairness, which means providing every child a chance to learn and meet state standards. The key to fixing school funding is having a...
Support cyber charter school funding reform that would save our school districts more than $160 million!
Support cyber charter school funding reform that would save our school districts more than $160 million and allow them to reinvest this money into our schools to restore programs and services that have been cut in recent years. Right now, legislators in Harrisburg are...
Write a Letter to the Editor
Write a Letter to the Editor TIPS ON WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor are responses to either a current event or a recent article you read. They are a way for you to share your opinion to your community. Below are tips on how to write and submit a...
Changing PA’s Charter Law: What Is At Stake In SB 1085?
After 17 years, the PA legislature is considering making major changes to Pennsylvania’s charter school law. Improvements to the law are long overdue, but unfortunately, the legislation in the Senate (SB 1085) will not improve PA’s charter school law. Instead, it...
Visit Your Legislator at Their Local District Office
Visit Your Legislator at Their Local District Office A Step-by-Step Guide to Meeting with Legislators Step 1 - Identify your state legislators: Find your legislator - just enter your address information. You can click on their name for more information, including...
January 2015 Call to Action for Education
Final_Flyer_January_21_Call_to_Action.pdf Click HERE for tips on How to Call Your Legislator. This Wednesday, January 21 is the first Call to Action for Education day of the new administration. It is the first day that our new governor and state lawmakers will all be...
It is time for a new era for education in Philadelphia
Take Action It is time for a new era for education in Philadelphia The Mayor and City Council are, at this moment, engaged in what is happening at the School District of Philadelphia in a way that we haven't seen in a long time, maybe longer. They are talking about...
Host a House Party or Phone Bank
Host a House Party or Phone Bank Contact us to learn more about these activities and how you can bring Education Voters to your community.
Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law MUST Be Reformed
For a downloadable pdf of this brief, please click here: fixing_pa_charter_law_brief_dec_2014.pdf For a summary on what was wrong with last year’s proposal (and what to watch for in the future) click here:sb_1085_1_pager_final_afterward.pdf Funding Pennsylvania must...
Further analysis of proposal to convert 100% of York City Schools to charter schools needed
The York City School Board is considering a proposal to convert 100% of York City schools to charter schools. This is an extremely large scale and risky proposal that leaves the York City School District children and taxpayers at risk and the process is taking place...
Governing the School District of Philadelphia
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Governing the School District of Philadelphia. There is a conversation happening in the City around the issue of local control of the School District of Philadelphia, and moving away from a state run district. It is virtually inarguable...
Going to Court: PA’s system is neither adequate, nor equitable; thorough, nor efficient
Monday, November 10, 2014 Going to Court. Pennsylvania’s system is neither adequate, nor equitable; thorough, nor efficient. Today, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCOP) and Education Law Center- PA filed a lawsuit on behalf of individuals, school...
Ed Voter’s Common Enrollment Brief
Philadelphia should adopt a citywide common enrollment system for high school. For PDF version click: Common Enrollment Brief For more details click: An Effective Common Enrollment System Philadelphia is in transition again. District leaders have said that they want...
HB 1307 – State Takeover of Fiscally Distressed Schools
Click here for a PDF of HB 1307 State Takeover of Fiscally Distressed School Districts In May, the Senate Education Committee voted out HB 1307 which set forth procedures for the Department of Education to develop and implement parameters for declaring school...
Debunking the Myths about Vouchers
Click here for a PDF version of Debunking the Myths about School Vouchers MYTH: Vouchers will rescue poor kids who are trapped in failing districts. REALITY: The Senate's own fiscal note for SB 1 anticipates only 2,213 students out of the 70,044 that are eligible...