On Monday, April 16, Call and Tweet to Oppose Vouchers in PA
We are hearing chatter in Harrisburg that some lawmakers on the Senate Education Committee are itching to vote on Senate Bill 2, the education savings account voucher bill, sometime before they go on break in May. Pennsylvanians who support public education have sent...
PA students deserve better than buckets of rocks and more guns in their schools. The PA House Education Committee must hold an additional hearing on school safety.
While students throughout PA have been begging adults to take action to make their schools safer, some Republican lawmakers were in Harrisburg laughing and joking about wanting to watch students train to throw rocks at an active shooter in their classrooms. This...
Tell PA lawmakers: Arm schools with resources, not guns
While students have been building a powerful and inspiring movement to end gun violence in schools, PA lawmakers have been laying the groundwork to vote on legislation that would militarize school buildings and allow teachers to carry concealed weapons. Click HERE to...
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"Most Pennsylvania children rely on public education to prepare them for the future. Please urge your state lawmakers to fully support public schools and the students who are counting on them." #FinishTheJob #PABudget No, voucher studies haven’t shown that horrific academic outcomes for voucher users improve with time. Say NO to #voucher increases in PA! Today at the Pennsylvania Capitol - say no to vouchers! "Mt Moriah may deny admission to students with physical or mental handicaps because the school is not physically able to accommodate disabled students...Admission to MCA is a privilege, not a right."
What they show is that voucher schools exit out the worst-affected kids in later years, creating an algebraic artifact that looks like gains among voucher stayers who otherwise
Current voucher school CCCS policy: If a student becomes pregnant, they must inform the admin and attend Christian counseling. Abortion is NOT an option.
Vouchers lead to more discrimination against students!
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This is what tax funded #voucher schools look like in PA @GovernorShapiro.
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