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Who Runs the School District of Philadelphia?
Click HERE for a PDF of our paper Who Runs the School District of Philadelphia What is the School Reform Commission? The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) is governed by the School Reform Commission (SRC) which was established in December 2001, when oversight of...
Going to Court for Fair Funding
Pennsylvania’s system for funding public education is neither adequate, nor equitable; thorough, nor efficient. Learn more about the litigation, getting your community involved and joining a monthly conference call with more information.
Every School Deserves a Nurse
Today a 7-year-old died at Jackson Elementary school and there was no school nurse in the building because of budget cuts. Read the details here. We don't know if would have helped to have a nurse, but it's a problem that we even have to ask if the school had one....
Philadelphia Budget Advocacy: Take Action
Take Action to Support Philadelphia’s public school students! Without sufficient funding, our schools can’t provide the basic programs and services that our children need to have an opportunity to learn. The state budget continues to be inadequate and unfair; however...
Testimony Before the Auditor General on Charter School Accountability
Thursday, February 27, 2014 Testimony before the Auditor General on Charter School Accountability On Feb. 27th 2014, Susan Gobreski testified in front of the Auditor General on Charter School Accountability. Here is her testimony: My name is Susan Gobreski, I am the...
Supporting public education in the FY 14-15 budget – June, 2014
Allocate money to Basic Education Funding instead of the Ready to Learn Block Grant program. Education Voters supports putting the increases from Governor Corbett’s proposed block grant funding into the Basic Education Funding line. Doing this provides districts the...
NEW REPORT – Principles for Principals
Check our recent coverage our this report: The Philadelphia Notebook: Reports raise concerns about stability of principal corps in Philly schools. The Philadelphia Inquirer: At high-poverty schools, lack of stability starts at the top. For a PDF version,...
Susan Gobreski, Exeucutive Director of Educations Voters of PA, testifies on funding education before PA House Democratic Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Susan Gobreski, Exeucutive Director of Educations Voters of PA, testifies on funding education before PA House Democratic Policy Committee On January, 7, 2014, Education Voters of PA Executive Director, Susan Gobreski, testified before the...
State Budget Update – May 18th
Click HERE for a pdf version. The State Senate recently passed their version of the state budget (SB 1466), which included some restorations of the Governor's proposed cuts. SB 1466 made the following improvements: Rejected the Governor's proposal for a new Student...
The Gov’s Budget Plan: What Does It All Mean?
Governor Corbett has clearly heard that people across Pennsylvania have been very frustrated about the program cuts being experienced and how much people want this to be a priority of state policy and the budget. Pennsylvania needs a funding formula and enough money...
A Sensible Approach to Funding Schools
CLICK HERE for a PDF version of this document. Pennsylvania has an economic, moral and constitutional imperative to ensure that every student has an opportunity to learn in a safe and healthy environment, with access to good curriculum and high standards for...
The Problem with School Vouchers
Click here for a PDF of our paper The Problem with School Vouchers Policy Brief The "school choice" movement in Pennsylvania has been gaining steam over the past several months, and while past attempts to implement a voucher program in Pennsylvania have been...
Danger of a Poor Education: Education and the Economy
Click HERE for a PDF of our paper Education and the Economy. Having a strong education system produces economic gains for Pennsylvania and the nation as a whole; conversely the effects of having an inadequate, inequitable system drain our economy. This correlation has...
Education and Crime
Click HERE for a PDF version of our paper Education and Crime Education is critical in ensuring the nation’s success. Unfortunately, our system is not fully providing the education students need to succeed, thus the nation is forced to address economic and social...
General Assembly Passes Budget Where Children are the Biggest Losers
On June 30th, the PA General Assembly passed a budget that included $927.7 million in funding cuts to public education. These historic cuts were made despite having $700 million more than expected in revenue collections (we collected more than the budget assumed we...
Governor Corbett’s Budget Cuts Over $1.1 Billion in Education
Click here for a PDF of Governor Corbett's Budget Cuts Over $1.1 Billion in Education Governor Corbett recently released the details of his proposed state budget for 2011-2012, including staggering cuts to basic education (over $1.1 BILLION). This budget represents...