Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-20/early-childhood-education/report-calls-for-massive-investment-in-early-education/a68916-1 January 20, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The poverty rate for early educators is almost twice that of Pennsylvania workers generally, and 13.6 times higher than other teachers. (PixieMe/Adobe … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Thanks to a new interactive online report from EPI and the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at U.C. Berkeley, readers can find out what it would cost to create a high-quality … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Will you please take one minute to call your representative at 844-899-8819 in support of the REAL Act? Alternatively, you can call directly–find contact information: https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5415/getLocal.jsp College education for incarcerated students makes our prisons … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): State Representative Mike Turzai recently introduced a school voucher bill (House Bill 1800) that would create a costly school voucher experiment in the Harrisburg School District, just when the district is beginning to recover … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Well, despite our best efforts, last week, the PA Senate passed a dangerous bill — HB 49. This bill extends the time for armed guards in schools to get mandatory, specialized training for school officers. But in … Continued
As you may know, high-quality pre-k is just one element of early childhood education. Other important early learning programs include evidence-based home visiting and high-quality infant/toddler child care. These three programs together comprise a continuum of services that helps Pennsylvania … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Will you take one minute to call your representative in support of the REAL Act? Call 844-899-8819. Alternatively, you can call directly—find contact information at http://www.house.gov. FAMM believes that incarcerated students should have the … Continued
Ever wonder why school property taxes in PA continue to rise? A new report from the Education Law Center, “Still Shortchanging Students with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education Continues,” provides part of the answer. This report found that between … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-17/education/report-cyber-charters-wasting-millions/a67801-1 September 17, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Students in Pennsylvania cyber charters lose 103 days of learning in reading and 118 days of math compared with other students. (sakkmesterke/Adobe … Continued
Members of the state legislature and the administration comprising the 2019 Special Education Funding Commission met for an initial organizational meeting on August 27th to review the purpose of the body and discuss next steps. The Commission, established by Act 16 … Continued