Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-06-07/education/poll-shows-broad-satisfaction-with-pa-public-schools/a66719-1 June 7, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The number of new teaching licenses issued in Pennsylvania has dropped 67 percent since 2009. (lordn/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-06-06/education/report-says-pa-charter-schools-underperforming/a66703-1 June 6, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvanians spend more than $463 million a year sending children to cyber charter schools. (Monkey Business/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): We wanted to flag the memo below that we sent out earlier today about a report that found overwhelmingly negative student performance in cyber charter schools and mixed results in brick-and-mortar charters. If you … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-05-28/early-childhood-education/survey-shows-broad-teacher-support-for-pre-k/a66601-1 May 28, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Children who attend high quality pre-k are better prepared for kindergarten and make smoother transitions to elementary school, according to a new … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Last week Republican members of the House Education Committee advanced two charter school expansion bills that deliver the charter school industry’s wish list. We anticipate that the House will vote on these bills in … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We love birthdays — it’s a chance to celebrate life and mark the start of another trip around the sun. And this week marks the 54th birthday of one of our country’s most successful early learning … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-05-03/education/pa-house-committee-approves-private-schools-voucher-increase/a66363-1 May 3, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Advocates for public schools in Pennsylvania say there’s no data to show whether students receiving vouchers have improved academic outcomes. (smolaw11/AdobeStock) HARRISBURG, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/04/24/promising-signs-america-waking-student-debt-crisis Published on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 by Common Dreams By Sean McElwee Protestors gather in Parliament Square during a march against student university fees on November 19, 2014 in London, England. (Photo: Rob Stothard/Getty Images) The revolution … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On May 7, by a near party-line vote of 111 to 85, the Pennsylvania House passed HB 800, a reckless, unchecked, massive expansion of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) school voucher program in … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI’s newest report on the teacher weekly wage penalty shows that teachers were paid 21.4 percent less in weekly wages than similar college graduates in 2018, after accounting for education, experience, and other factors … Continued