fair funding
PA Schools Work’s Webinar on Gov. Wolf’s Proposed Education Budget
If You Missed This Week’s PA Schools Work’s Webinar On Gov. Wolf’s Proposed Education Budget A link is provided below if you were not able to listen in. If you were not able to join us for our Lunch & Learn webinar this week with Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) and Education Voters of Pennsylvania about…
Read MorePA Education Funding and Advocacy 101
Another great opportunity from Education Voters of PA Get answers to all of your questions from how school funding works to how you can join the fight to advocate for funding in your district. Curious to learn about how school funding works (and doesn’t work) in Pennsylvania? Join Education Voters for “PA School Funding…
Read More$1000/student for advertising. It’s time to audit PA’s cyber charter schools.
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania Recent reporting in the Scranton Times-Tribune revealed a stunning lack of state oversight over billions of taxpayer dollars that have been poured into Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools over the past two decades. Half of Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools have never been audited. Commonwealth Charter Academy, the largest cyber charter in the state with…
Read MoreHistoric PA Budget Proposal Represents a Major Step Forward for Public Education Funding in Pennsylvania
From the good folks at PA Schools Work: The PA Schools Work Campaign saluted Governor Wolf for his bold $1.5 billion public education budget recommendation this week. The education portion of Governor Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal responds to the unique moment we’re in and sets a historic marker for investing in public education. The global…
Read MoreGovernor Wolf Proposes Plan to Cut Taxes for Working Class Families, Invest Billions in Education and Workforce Development
With the Governor slated to deliver his annual budget address on Wednesday, Education funding is a huge part of this budget. BASD alone is currently underfunded by roughly $20 million each year (which this would correct). Read the full details here: https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/governor-wolf-proposes-plan-to-cut-taxes-for-working-class-families-invest-billions-in-education-and-workforce-development/
Read MoreFollow-up Lehigh Valley School Funding Lawsuit
An update on the Lehigh Valley School Funding Lawsuit from Education Voters of PA From a webinar with attorneys from the Education Law Center and Public Interest Law Center about Pennsylvania’s historic school funding lawsuit. Please find attached the slides from last night’s presentation. For more information about the school funding lawsuit, please visit https://www.fundourschoolspa.org/ You may…
Read MoreLehigh Valley–Learn how you can support PA’s historic school funding lawsuit!
From Our friends at Education Voters of Pennsylvania… In 2021 Pennsylvania’s historic school funding lawsuit will go to trial. On Wednesday, January 27th at 7:00 pm, attorneys from the Public Interest Law Center and Education Law Center will provide an overview of the school funding lawsuit to members of the Lehigh Valley community. We hope that you…
Read MoreFair Funding Workshop
On Tuesday, October 6th we will be holding a Fair Funding workshop. David Mosenkis, a visual data expert from POWER Interfaith, will be presenting the workshop with some updated data. Angelica Calel, a recent Pottstown grad, will open with a few words about the issue. I will also help facilitate. The workshop will be held…
Read MoreFair Funding for Public Education (Presentation)
This presentation is a brief overview of how Basic Education Funding is allocated in Pennsylvania and how little of it goes through the “Fair Funding Formula,” which was enacted in 2016. This negatively impacts most public school students, and the vast majority of Black and Hispanic public school students, across the commonwealth. The Bethlehem Area…
Read MorePa. School Funding Far From Fair
https://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-opi-fair-funding-pennsylvania-schools-pooley-20200722-nlfwqqvzzrhmrfd7d6rwwblchi-story.html
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