2022 Advocacy Effort in Support of Public School Funding

Please join Pennsylvanians for Fair Funding’s spring advocacy effort this spring by signing up here. PFF is supporting the Governor’s education budget, which would increase BASD’s Basic Education Funding from the state by $17 million.  This advocacy effort is targeting 6 key senators who are powerful enough to make a difference in budget negotiations, and enlisting advocates in their districts to reach out one…

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WEBINAR TOMORROW: State of the PA Budget & Public School Funding

Tomorrow’s Webinar – The PA State Budget and the Generational Opportunity to Fund Public Education Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 9 at noon, we will be joined by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Director Marc Stier and Education Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Susan Spicka to talk about how state legislators have the opportunity to make a bold investment…

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Education Voters of PA Needs Your Help

We are sharing this post from Education Voters of PA. There are plenty of ways to help and support a cause, this is 1. Education Voters is a go-to resource for information, for advocacy, and for following what is happening in Harrisburg. And we have been a leading force in Pennsylvania’s education advocacy and policy…

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The Fight for Adequate and Equitable Education Funding Post-Pandemic

Topic: The Fight for Adequate and Equitable Education Funding Post-Pandemic Description: PA Schools Have Never Had a Bailout Like This…It may never happen again. PA Needs Consistency School Funding, and we need your help to convince the legislature that increased state funding is an urgent priority. Join us to learn strategies to demand that your elected…

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It’s time to Level Up school funding in PA

from Susan Spicka, Executive Director, Education Voters of PA: Pennsylvania has among the widest funding gaps in the country between high-wealth and low-wealth school districts. The severe underfunding for students in less affluent districts is the reason behind the school funding lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in September of this year. Recently,…

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Education Equity Funding Parent Summit

From Sandra Miller – NEPA Field Advocacy, Ed Voters PA & PASW Volunteer: We are delighted to invite you to join us for a parent summit on Saturday, April 24th from 11:00 am-2:00 pm to  learn about education funding in PA, what is possible in our children’s schools and how you can join a statewide network…

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Learn About Charter School Special Education Funding

From Education Voters of Pennsylvania: Special education funding for charter schools is a hot topic in Harrisburg. For the first time ever, we have a real chance to fix Pennsylvania’s charter school law to eliminate profits that charter schools reap off of special education tuition payments and to increase school choice for students with disabilities.…

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