By Jeff Bryant “There’s ample evidence … that much of the vaunted ‘accountability’ of charter schools is an empty promise at best, and at worse, a curtain to hide all sorts of malfeasance and corruption … As a new report … Continued
DeVos, Sessions, and Pruitt All To Receive “No” Vote From PA Senator WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is ready to announce after deliberations, hearings, and review of available paperwork that he will vote “no” on President-elect … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/03/alongside-sanders-new-york-governor-announces-first-nation-free-tuition-plan Published on Tuesday, January 03, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘Our job is to encourage every person in this country to get all of the education they can, not to punish them for getting that education,’ Sanders says … Continued
It’s not the first time a report card shocked parents. But for so many in the state, a B- from Education Week’s just-released Quality Counts report for Pennsylvania’s education system doesn’t come close to telling the real story. This is … Continued
From the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (http://www.pilcop.org): Last year Pennsylvania adopted a fair funding formula to distribute Basic Education appropriations to school districts. The new formula takes account of changes in the number of students enrolled in a … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/21/older-americans-pushed-poverty-feds-garnish-social-security-student-debt Published on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘Hard-earned Social Security checks should not be siphoned off to pay interest and fees on student loan debt,’ says Elizabeth Warren By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer “We could … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): In every type of community across Pennsylvania a majority of children are missing out on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop and learn by participating in a high-quality publicly funded pre-k program. The need is not … Continued
NewsWorks “A study published … broke down decades of data from a group of 30-somethings who attended two North Carolina early childhood programs in the 1970s. They found that every dollar spent on this cohort of kids created $6.30 in … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-12-15/early-childhood-education/most-eligible-pa-children-missing-benefits-of-publicly-funded-pre-k/a55413-1 December 15, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In Pennsylvania, 74 percent of eligible children in suburban districts cannot access publicly funded pre-K. (Terren in Virginia/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): NOV 15, 2016 By Lauren Walizer and Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield Today, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King announced a joint guidance letter highlighting how student supports (such as access to public benefits, student aid, child care, and delivery strategies … Continued