From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): We are delighted to have some very good news to share! This week a federal judge issued a blistering decision that temporarily stops Betsy DeVos from taking federal COVID-19 aid away from the poorest … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/10/impossible-stay-quiet-nearly-100000-kids-infected-covid-19-just-two-weeks-medical Published on Monday, August 10, 2020 by Common Dreams “Rushing to reopen our schools will directly jeopardize the lives of our students and educators, and that is a risk we cannot take,” said Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. … Continued
From PA Schools Work (http://paschoolswork.org/) There is no clearer example of the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic than the challenges local school districts are facing as they close out this school year and look towards reopening in the fall. … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s a back to school season like none we have ever experienced before. Instead of reviewing school supply lists, we’re dealing with a lot of uncertainty and scrambling to figure out what to do if (!?!?) … Continued
The Trump administration said it would no longer require foreign students to attend in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain in the country. By Miriam Jordan and Anemona Hartocollis Published July 14, 2020|Updated July 15, 2020, 12:46 p.m. ET In a rare and … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Betsy DeVos—and members of Congress who do not take action to stop her—are in the process of looting PA public schools by taking federal funding away from the poorest students in the state in … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): A new report issued by Education Voters of PA finds charter school enrollment patterns are consistent with the likelihood that many charter schools are exploiting the state’s special education funding system by cherry picking … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/30/attacking-very-foundations-church-state-separation-scotus-delivers-seismic-shock Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 by Common Dreams “Today’s ruling is perverse,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in her dissent. By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State of … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are living in extraordinary times. Nationwide mobilizations in the aftermath of too many police killings have renewed an important conversation about police accountability and the role police play in our lives. Even further this conversation … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): As the 2019-2020 school year comes to a close, school district administrators, teachers, staff, and board members are turning their attention to planning how they will safely educate students when the new school year … Continued