From PA Schools Work (https://paschoolswork.org/): It’s that time of year here in Pennsylvania: budget crunch time. And that means it’s also crunch time for public school funding in Pennsylvania. We hope you will contact your legislators and ask them to make a genuine … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Pennsylvania dropped this year from 44th to 45th in state education funding. But there’s something you can do right now to stop the drop. You read that right. Somehow, we got worse! … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): In a cynical attempt to get enough votes to pass Senate Bill 1–the massive school privatization bill–Republicans approved an amendment in the Senate Education Committee that removes the statewide charter school authorizer (this is good) … Continued
From PA Schools Work (https://paschoolswork.org/): New census data just out reinforces the concerns raised by the district fact sheets: Pennsylvania has dropped from 44th to 45th in the share of district revenue that comes from the state – 6th from the bottom. As far … Continued
From PA Schools Work (https://paschoolswork.org/): Rising mandated costs are an increasing problem for school districts across Pennsylvania, and funding from the state is not keeping up with costs. The PA Schools Work campaign this week released our updated 2021 school … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): FRAC urges organizations and individuals to weigh in with your Members of Congress and ask them to support legislation that would help ensure that children have access to the nutrition they need … Continued
From Fund Our Schools PA (https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/): Do these four things: Support the Pennsylvania State 2021-22 Education Budget, which creates fairness in education public school funding while cutting taxes for working families and businesses. Contact your PA Senator and Representative and write a letter to … Continued
From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Applications are available now for the 2021-2022 Education Policy Fellowship Program. The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). Similar to the 2020-2021 Program, the … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Today, Monday, June 7th, the Republican-controlled Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation that would take hundreds of millions of dollars away from students in our local public schools and steer this money into … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Executive Summary Act 71 of 2004 created the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Fund, which legalized casino gambling and allocated taxpayer funds to support the race horse industry. Since that time, the Commonwealth … Continued