NEWS
Learn all about school board elections in 2023!
Pennsylvanians who care about public education have a lot at stake in 2023. Voters will elect school board members in every school district except Philadelphia, which has a board that is appointed by the mayor. School board members have enormous power to shape the...
THIS is the voucher conversation we need in Harrisburg.
Since 2001, Pennsylvania has spent more than $2 billion on school vouchers for private and religious schools through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) voucher programs. By any standards, $2 billion is a lot of...
Taking a minute to celebrate our wins!
A wise friend reminded me that we need to celebrate our wins when we do this work because they are very hard to come by. We are beyond proud of what we have all helped accomplish over the past twelve months and are very grateful for your support in helping...
Stand up for PA students by supporting Ed Voters!
It has been a tremendous year for Ed Voters—and I could not be more thankful. With this year’s state budget, we won a historic increase in education funding, including the Level Up approach that accelerates funding to districts that need it most. We saw the...
Become a school board monitor!
Throughout the commonwealth extremists are attacking public schools. They are pushing book bans and trying to control what is taught in classrooms. They are attacking teachers. And they are even targeting students. Ed Voters is launching a school board monitor program...
School Funding 101 + Funding Our Future-November 29, 7-8 PM
We are delighted to be teaming up with Teach Plus and PA Schools Work for a webinar that will help put in perspective the importance of our work advocating for adequate and equitable funding for Pennsylvania's public schools in 2023. Click HERE to register for the...
Public education will be on the ballot tomorrow–November 8th!
Tuesday, November 8th, is Election Day. Pennsylvanians will elect a new governor and state lawmakers who will control state policy and funding for public education next year and for years to come. PA's public school students have a lot at stake in the election. Please...
Can They Really Do That? Know Your Rights About School Board Policies–and More!!
Education Voters of PA is excited to announce that we will be partnering with the Campaign for Our Shared Future (COSF) and the Education Law Center to host four training sessions for people who are working to support welcoming and inclusive...
New poll finds 74% of parents feel that politicians are using kids in school as political pawns.
Extremists are pushing Don’t Say Gay bills, anti-LGBTQ legislation, and book bans at the state level. Individuals and groups are targeting school board meetings, inflaming parents with false ideas about what is being taught in our schools and dividing school...
Go Back to School with Ed Voters!
School is back in session and that means it's time to hit the books-or the Google Classroom! We are excited to share with you our brand new Education Voters of PA issues and advocacy training series! The modules in our series will give parents and advocates an...
Get your super soft, cute Ed Voters long sleeve t-shirt!
We will be putting in an order for some super soft, long sleeve t-shirts for upcoming events. For just $30, you can order one of your own! Click HERE to place your order and we will mail it to you as soon as they come in.
Democracy in education and the importance of school boards
From January to May of this year I had the pleasure of collaborating with six university students in a course that focused on democracy in education. The purpose of the project was to support Education Voters PA in better understanding the role of school boards as...
Here is what happened during the final day in court!
Yesterday, July 26, 2022, attorneys for the school funding lawsuit had their final day in court. They presented oral arguments to the judge during a lively day in the courtroom. The case is now is in the judge's hands. She has thousands of pages of documents to review...
Public Education Champion Fellowship Opportunity
We are delighted to announce our brand new Education Voters Public Education Champion fellowship program. This program was created for parents and community members who care about their local public schools and are ready to step up and be vocal and engaged in...
Together, we made the historic $1 billion investment in students happen. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in PA’s 2022-2023 budget
With more than $12 billion in surplus and one-time funds available to spend in the 2022-2023 state budget, we had very high hopes that the PA legislature would approve Governor Wolf’s proposed $1.75 billion increase for K-12 schools. We had also hoped for charter...
What can we expect in the state budget next week?
With less than a week to enact a budget by the June 30th deadline, Pennsylvania House and Senate members were sent home until Monday, June 27th to give their leaders time to negotiate the details of a final budget agreement with the Wolf Administration. Presumably...
It’s crunch time! Tell PA lawmakers to Level Up school funding.
At this time one year ago, we told state lawmakers that it would take 20 years for poor school districts to be fully funded and that was no longer acceptable. We refused to lose another generation of students to historic and deep funding inequities. We...
Auditor General DeFoor doubles down on refusal to audit cyber charter schools
We met with the staff of Auditor General Timothy DeFoor in February to present his office with information about highly-questionable spending by Pennsylvania's cyber charters and urged his office to conduct audits of cyber charter schools. We contacted his office...
#WeWorkforEducation: Advocates take Action!
On Tuesday, advocates throughout the commonwealth made a difference for PA public school students! Parents, teachers, students, and community members called from home and came out to Harrisburg to meet with lawmakers and urge them to support a $1.75 billion increase...
Are cyber charters playing games with Pennsylvania tax dollars?
Education Voters of PA has obtained official emails and blank reimbursement forms along with screen shots from a Commonwealth Charter Academy Facebook page that reveal during the 2021-2022 school year, CCA, Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school with an...