From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): It is an exciting time for public education advocates who support charter and cyber charter school reforms that will benefit students and taxpayers in Pennsylvania. In mid-August, Governor Wolf put forward strong proposals to … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): As the summer winds down, students and teachers are getting ready to head back to classrooms throughout the country. But for America’s teachers, that comes at a price: an average of $459 to be … Continued
First, a Kafkaesque story: After years of struggle, Erie School District faced insolvency, requiring a $14M bailout and a financial administrator to come up with a five-year-plan. The administrator went to work, diving into the fine details of the district’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-08-16/education/gov-wolf-proposes-pa-charter-school-reforms/a67476-1 August 16, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window One study found that charter schools enroll fewer English-language learners and fewer special students who require high-cost services. (davit85/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Please take a few minutes to ask your state lawmakers about their positions on cyber charter school funding and accountability reforms at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/do-your-lawmakers-support-cyber-charter-school-funding-and-accountability-reform. Right now, lawmakers are in their districts enjoying summer vacations. They … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Despite omitting discussion of any impact on free school meals in the analysis of its proposed rule to change a SNAP state option that would eliminate SNAP benefits for 3.1 million people, … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/5/1875172/-Voter-suppression-starts-with-a-lack-of-civics-education Rochaun Meadows Fernandez for Our Prism Monday August 05, 2019 · 12:00 PM EDT There’s no shortage of factors standing between youth and voter participation. “I wish that I knew more about how political parties actually work and how voting influences … Continued
From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Applications are still available for the 2019-2020 Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP). The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). With more than … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): The state budget is done and a last-ditch effort made by anti-public education lawmakers to include harmful charter school legislation in the school code bill was defeated. Governor Wolf stood strong with our public … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Republicans hold majorities the House and Senate in Harrisburg, so their priorities get a vote. They have ignored pleas from their constituents to address the urgent need for cyber charter school funding reform to … Continued