NEWS
PA’s Beautiful Movement to Fund Public Schools
On Tuesday, November 14th, more than 250 Pennsylvanians rallied on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg in support of a state funding system that will ensure ALL children have access to the comprehensive, effective, contemporary public education they are guaranteed by the...
Public Education is on the Ballot on November 7
Public education is on the ballot on Tuesday, November 7. Make sure to vote in person,or if you have already mailed in a ballot, check your ballot status HERE to ensure it has been received. If you have any issues with your ballot being rejected, you should...
Submit a comment to the Basic Education Funding Commission
We invite you to join an important effort to help ensure that the Pennsylvania legislature and Governor Shapiro take action to develop a constitutional school funding system in the commonwealth. We are asking individuals to submit public comments to the Basic...
Help us grade the Basic Education Funding Commission
Join us in Harrisburg on Tuesday, November 14th, as we help prepare the Basic Education Funding Commission for its final report. We will gather on the front Capitol steps (rain or shine) with our giant report card to tell Governor Shapiro and members of the Basic...
Additional funding and transparency proposed for PA’s EITC/OSTC school voucher programs
n 2001, Pennsylvania enacted the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) school voucher program and funded it with $20 million. Over the past 20+ years, state lawmakers implemented a second school voucher program, the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program...
Webinar: How School Vouchers Hurt Students
We are so excited that Dr. Josh Cowen, a national expert on school vouchers, will be joining Ed Voters for a webinar about school vouchers on Tuesday, October 10th at noon. Click HERE to register for the webinar. Dr. Cowen is a Professor of Education Policy at...
The Table for Constitutional School Funding in PA
On February 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court ruled definitively that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional. A month later Governor Shapiro stated during his budget address, “[The judge’s] remedy was for us to get around the table and come up with a...
Tell Governor Shapiro not to stack the Charter Appeals Board with school privatizers!
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...
Your Role in Fixing PA’s Unconstitutional Public School Funding System
Join Education Voters of PA and our partners in the PA Schools Work campaign on Thursday, September 7th at 7:00 pm for a virtual event on fixing PA’s unconstitutional public school funding system and learn how the Basic Education Funding Commission can...
Join a movement to support a remedy for PA’s school funding lawsuit!
We learned on Monday, July 24th, that legislative leaders will not appeal the PA school funding lawsuit decision to the PA Supreme Court. The school funding decision stands! NOW ADVOCATES MUST STEP UP TO HELP ENSURE GOVERNOR SHAPIRO AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE WILL...
We’re hiring a project coordinator in the Cumberland/Adams/Perry County region
We are hiring a project coordinator who will be able to work approximately 20 hours/week in the Cumberland/Adams/Perry County region on an advocacy project to help support improving student mental health in public schools in this region. By uniting and...
No Appeal! The school funding decision is final!
We learned on Monday, July 24th, that legislative leaders will not appeal the PA school funding lawsuit decision to the PA Supreme Court. The school funding decision stands! Read the statement from the Education Law Center and Public Interest Law Center...
Budget impasse update, cyber charter bill details!
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...
Cyber charter reform passes the House 🔥🔥Gov. Shapiro promises no vouchers
What is happening with the state budget is complicated, so let’s start with some of the great news and substantial wins you helped make happen. Cyber charter reform passes out of the PA House in a historic vote and will move to the Senate!! Thanks to years of advocacy...
🚨🚨 DeVos voucher bill is moving in Harrisburg!
UPDATE: On Friday, June 30th, the Senate moved their "PASS Scholarship" DeVos voucher bill to the House Rules Committee, where it was SOUNDLY REJECTED in a party-line vote of 18-15. On June 30th, the PA Senate also passed a budget bill that contains a $100 million...
Cyber reform passes first hurdle, vouchers still on the table
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...
Tell Governor Shapiro and PA Lawmakers to reject “Lifeline Scholarship” vouchers and fund public schools!
Senate Republicans in Harrisburg just announced that implementing a new school voucher program is their top priority in the 2023-2024 state budget. They are fast tracking a “Lifeline Scholarship” bill (Senate Bill 795) that would create a brand new voucher program IN...
Ask me how cyber charters waste property taxes!
We spent Tuesday in the Harrisburg Capitol talking to a lot of people about what we learned from Right to Know requests for cyber charter school expenditures on advertising and parties. Click HERE for a summary of what we learned. Common responses were disbelief and...
Right to Know requests reveal $16.8 million in cyber charter advertising in 2021-2022.
Right to Know requests reveal $16.8 million in cyber charter advertising in 2021-2022. CYBERS WASTED SCHOOL PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS ON BUS WRAPS, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TICKETS, TV AND RADIO ADS, BILLBOARDS, HIGH-END HOODIES, AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE! Tell your state...
Be an Ed Voters Public Education Champion!
We are delighted to announce our Education Voters Public Education Champion program opportunity for 2023-2024. This program was created for parents and community members who are interested in learning about school funding and policies that will support children and...