Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/09/20/u-s-department-of-education-finally-begins-to-regulate-charters-thank-you-sen-sherrod-brown/ Charter Schools are defined by their freedom from regulation and oversight, but that freedom has been so regularly abused by unscrupulous operators that it seems the U.S. Department of Education is finally deciding to crack down, under … Continued
From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): “I can’t believe how much child care costs.” Chances are, you’ve heard this from a parent, or said it yourself. Early care and education are critical for a child’s developing brain. Reliable, … Continued
By Jeff Bryant “No doubt school choice will benefit some parents – just as any market-based system has some winners and some losers. But who really stands to gain most from choice and why? … To get a broad view … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/september/education-voters-pa-statement-oral-argument-pa-supreme-court-school-funding-lawsuit Sep 14, 2016 09:58 am | Susan Spicka The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, Executive Director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania. It was originally posted on their blog here. Following oral argument of the … Continued
Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/in-perplexing-decision-connecticut-judge-fails-to-raise-the-bar-for-adequate-school-funding/ Last week, Connecticut Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher found Connecticut’s system of education unconstitutional. Here is how Elizabeth Harris of the NY Times describes the decision in the eleven year old case, Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-12/education/can-courts-determine-if-general-assembly-is-doing-its-job/a53994-1 September 12, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Plaintiffs say the General Assembly is not meeting its obligation to support public education. (alegri/4freephotos.com) PHILADELPHIA — At a hearing on Tuesday, … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On September 13, the PA Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the school funding lawsuit. The courtroom was packed with parents, advocates, faith leaders, school and elected officials, and community members from throughout the … Continued
The Washington Post “As far as federal labor law is concerned … charter schools are not public schools but private corporations … Charters … supplant public schools, which are run by elected officials, with nonprofit and for-profit corporations that are … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Back in July the ACLU and the Education Law Center filed a lawsuit against the Lancaster school district for diverting older refugee students with limited English proficiency to a privately operated alternative school, … Continued
Posted at http://crossroads.newsworks.org/keystone-crossroads/item/96584-report-finds-students-of-color-shortchanged-by-pa-school-funding August 23, 2016 By Kevin McCorry In this file image, students change classes at Julia de Burgos Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY) With its new student-weighted school funding formula, Pennsylvania took a big step forward this … Continued