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Right to Know Requests Reveal $35 Million Spent on Advertising by Cyber Charter Schools Over a Two Year Period; Absence of State Oversight
In the 2020-2021 school year, school districts paid more than $1 billion in student tuition payments to cyber charter schools. The state no longer provides funding to help districts pay for charter school tuition, so charter tuition bills are paid for primarily...
UPDATE on Jerold the Bookworm & cyber charter waste
Just after Thanksgiving, we spotted an image on social media of Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA) students marching in the 6abc Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving parade in Philadelphia with a Gerald the Bookworm parade balloon. CCA appears in the parade at 1:12:38 in...
What use would someone on the McDonald’s career track have for Algebra I?
If you haven’t already read about recent comments made during PA’s school funding lawsuit, brace yourself. Before breaking for the holidays, John Krill, attorney for Senator Jake Corman, had a doozy of a soliloquy during his questioning of Matthew Splain,...
Advisory Committe Member Spotlight : Dani Gross
A few weeks ago I sat down over zoom with Dani Gross—a member of Ed Voters' advisory committee, public education advocate, and parent who lives in the West Shore School District—to learn more about her advocacy strategies, how she works with her school board, and her...
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Why we brought a toilet to the steps of the PA Capitol
We started with a question: How can we help people understand what students experience in the commonwealth’s most underfunded schools? Our answer: Bring an old toilet to the steps of the PA Capitol! Why? With the trial in Commonwealth Court challenging the state’s...
How much did this cyber charter spend on a parade balloon?
When Commonwealth Charter Academy marched in the 6abc Dunkin Thanksgiving Parade in Philadelphia this year, they did not show up with a homemade float on a tractor trailer bed. Instead, they walked with this Jerold the Bookworm Macy's-Parade quality ballon. Since CCA...
Five ways to support PA’s school funding lawsuit
Students learning in a cinder block supply closet with no ventilation. Two reading specialists for 1200 students. Seventy-five kindergartners and one toilet. One guidance counselor for 400 students. These are just a few bits of testimony from school leaders who have...
75:1 We can’t hold it much longer!
75 students : 1 toilet. That's the kindergarten student to toilet ratio in a public elementary school in Pennsylvania. Hard to imagine? We will bring it to life for lawmakers, in the shadow of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court trial testing the...
Help Build PA’s Big, Beautiful Movement to Fund Our Schools!
Our #GivingTuesday request this year is for your continued support as we continue to build the statewide movement we need to get the school funding system our kids deserve. Click HERE to make a donation. We have had an incredible year! I am so proud of all that...
CYBER–charter school–MONDAY?
Air fryers? Yes!
Smart watch–yes please!
New collar for Chloe the Yorkie?
Absolutely!
Cyber charter school education? What?! No…just..no.
Ask your school board to pass a resolution in support of Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit
UPDATE 2-21-2022: The trial for the school funding lawsuit is expected to conclude in early March. Then the judge will deliberate on her decision for months before issuing a decision. This is the perfect time for advocates to be raising awareness of Pennsylvania's...
75 kindergartners and one toilet: PA’s school funding system is on trial
After years of fighting for fair education funding and seven years after the lawsuit was filed, Pennsylvania’s students and families are finally getting their day in court. Click HERE to watch a livestream of the lawsuit proceedings. There is real value in...
As PA’s school funding lawsuit goes to trial, learn how underfunded your school district is.
On Friday, the trial for Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit will start. And we, the public schools community across Pennsylvania, will have our day in court. Adequacy is at the heart of this case. In Pennsylvania, there’s a gap between the resources...
Ring the Bells for Justice on the 1st day of the school funding lawsuit trial!
The trial for Pennsylvania’s historic school funding lawsuit starts on Friday, November 12th in Harrisburg. Are you ready to make history with us?
URGENT: The charter industry is trying to tank commonsense regulations
The Wolf Administration, under authority granted in law, is promulgating regulations to clarify elements in Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law to improve accountability, equity, quality, and transparency. And we need your help NOW to demonstrate public...
Support New Regulations for PA Charter Schools!
The Wolf Administration, under authority granted in law, is promulgating regulations to clarify elements in Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law to improve accountability, equity, quality, and transparency. And we need your help to make sure that these regulations are...
PA GOP to School Districts: Choose Between Keeping Kids Safe or Keeping Your School Funding
9/29/2021 UPDATE on HB 1254 The Sonney amendment to House Bill 1254, A02375, was defeated on 9/28/2021, by a vote of 92-105. This amendment fleshed out details of the proposed voucher program. BUT--House Republicans filed a motion to reconsider the amendment, so the...
PA’s school funding lawsuit has a new trial date–and more!
The school funding lawsuit trial date has been rescheduled to November 12th. From FundOurSchoolsPA.org : Trial in a historic lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding system is now scheduled to begin on Friday, November 12, following a request for a 30-day...
Ed Voters has a new…
Website!! We have a new look, but the same commitment to providing you with high-quality information, authentic voices, and targeted advocacy so that, together, we can achieve wins for Pennsylvania’s public school students. A couple of highlights: You...