Tag Archives: Education Funding

Pennsylvania Education Finance Symposium—November 16, Harrisburg

Posted on November 8, 2012 by s_strauss

From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Sponsored by The Education Policy and Leadership Center Friday, November 16, 2012 Wildwood Conference Center, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg 8:00 a.m.         Registration and Refreshments 8:30 a.m.         Pennsylvania Update Ron Cowell, President, … Continue reading →

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Urge Your PA Senator to Save Full-Day Kindergarten

Posted on June 7, 2011 by s_strauss

From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org):   That is the question we posed last week to thousands of Pennsylvanians who care about children and their opportunity to attend full-day K. In the days ahead, your State Senator will help decide … Continue reading →

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Moving Ahead with Educational Reform—Urge Congress to Level the Playing Field for Kids

Posted on March 2, 2011 by s_strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   Amidst the budget frenzy described above, the one policy concern that seems most likely to get attention and even bipartisan attention in Congress this year is the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania State Budget Cuts Announced

Posted on September 9, 2010 by s_strauss

From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org):   With the approval of the Education Jobs and Medical Assistance Act by Congress, Pennsylvania is slated to receive $667 million of state assistance to help with costs for the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program and … Continue reading →

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PA Education Department Defends Proposed Cuts in Head Start Supplemental and Pre-K Counts

Posted on March 10, 2010 by s_strauss

From PA Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org):   Sixty-eight fewer children would receive Pre-K Counts, under Gov. Rendell’s proposed 2010-11 budget, a Pennsylvania Department of Education official told the House Appropriations Committee. The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) … Continue reading →

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State Education Budget Fares Better than Most

Posted on December 7, 2009 by s_strauss

From Good Schools Pennsylvania (http://www.goodschoolspa.org) Fall/Winter 2009 Newsletter:   A bad economy, coupled with the availability of $2.6 billion in federal stimulus funds to support public education in Pennsylvania, presented unique challenges to advancing Pennsylvania’s school funding and accountability goals. … Continue reading →

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Take Action for Public Education

Posted on June 26, 2009 by s_strauss

Contact our elected officials to support adequate and equitable education funding for Pennsylvania at http://capwiz.com/paschoolfunding/issues/alert/?alertid=13606571&PROCESS=Take+Action.   On June 17, Senator Robert Casey sent the following message to many of his constituents:   I believe that every child is born with … Continue reading →

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Keep Education a Priority in Pennsylvania

Posted on April 9, 2009 by s_strauss

Our friend and fellow advocate Jane Wilshusen has graciously agreed to allow us to print her terrific op-ed piece on education funding that appeared in the April 6, 2009 issue of the Harrisburg Patriot-News (p. A9, “As I See It”) … Continue reading →

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Special Education Advocates Rally for Reforms, Support

Posted on March 7, 2009 by s_strauss

From Good Schools Pennsylvania   When Pennsylvania’s new system of financing basic education was introduced last year, Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly chose not to include the special education in those landmark funding reforms. Now there is an opportunity … Continue reading →

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