"Thanks, Brett. I attended the public roundtable held by the State Board of Education in Harrisburg. It was a great discussion and well-attended. I heard the other two roundtables in Allentown and Erie also went…"
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General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
Started this discussion. Last reply by Baruch Kintisch Jul 1, 2011. 20 Replies 4 Likes
A BUDGET UPDATE: Thursday, June 30, 2011 The 2011-12 State Budget was formally adopted by both the House and Senate on Wednesday. It is…Continue
School Budget Q & A
Started this discussion. Last reply by Baruch Kintisch May 12, 2011. 49 Replies 2 Likes
Join me, Baruch Kintisch of the Education Law Center, and Philadelphia Inquirer education reporter Kristen Graham, Thursday, May 12 at 1 p.m. for a live discussion on PaSchoolTalk about the School…Continue
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Education Budget Hearings on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Started this discussion. Last reply by Larry Conley Apr 2, 2011. 49 Replies 0 Likes
I look forward to being your eyes and ears when Secretary of Education Ronald J. Tomalis, Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) testifies about the education budget before the Senate and House…Continue
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Countdown to Special Ed Vote
Started this discussion. Last reply by tianshidong Aug 3, 2010. 20 Replies 0 Likes
The action has moved to the State Senate! Will the Senate vote on House Bill 704 before it leaves for a summer vacation? The whole State House of Representatives voted on June 23 to approve HB 704,…Continue
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Baruch Kintisch commented on William Lin's blog post LIVE Coverage of House Education Committee Hearing on School Choice
"The Catholic school system witnesses discuss at length the high quality of their schools. They said nothing about why taxpayer dollars should be used to support religious institutions. They also did not address the constitutional prohibitions…"
Baruch Kintisch commented on William Lin's blog post LIVE Coverage of House Education Committee Hearing on School Choice
"The Tea Party witnesses support House Bill 1678, giving a $5,000 voucher to all students regardless of family income. They also want the voucher to go to home schooling families. I wonder how low-income taxpayers would feel about their money going…"
Baruch Kintisch commented on William Lin's blog post LIVE Coverage of House Education Committee Hearing on School Choice
"The advocates in favor of vouchers are testifying this afternoon. They ask, "Why not give parents a choice? What's wrong with that?" They don't really get into the details beyond that. I wonder what they think about the state…"
Dr, Carol Utay liked Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"THE CONCLUSION (FOR NOW). The General Assembly finished its business on Thursday night and went home for the summer. For details and links, see the Thursday entries above in this discussion.
The budget and the school code bill were adopted without…"
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"Good questions, William. Public-to-public transfers are in the voucher bill. I doubt that any school district will use this option. The stronger districts would not be enthusiastic about bringing in struggling students, and the…"
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"Wednesday will not be a quiet day.
The state budget negotiations are reaching final stages. As of Tuesday evening, the Governor still wants school vouchers as part of the budget deal. Committee and full chamber votes may take place on…"
William Lin replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"I keep reading in news reports that the voucher bill includes language that would allow parents to send their children to private schools as well as other public schools. Would this include public schools in other districts? How would the logistics…"
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"BUDGET UPDATE. ELC has posted the latest education budget information on our website at http://www.elc-pa.org/budget2011.html. Our analysis emphasizes “per student” calculations, which continue to show huge disparities between high and…"
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"NOT MUCH ACTION ON TUESDAY. I guess it is a pleasant surprise that we made it through another day without bills being passed for tuition vouchers, charter school expansion, and other things designed to weaken our system of public…"
Taimarie Adams replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
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Brett Schaeffer replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"Hi, Taimarie.
I'll jump in for a quick reply. We're still concerned that legislators may try some last-minute maneuvering to get school choice (vouchers, charters, EITC) legislation passed, especially as part of some other bill.
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Taimarie Adams replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
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Baruch, today’s Inquirer stated that legislators are pushing to enact a voucher proposal before the summer recess. Do you have any idea what that might look like and where things stand now?"
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"SCHOOL CODE UPDATE. On Monday evening, the multi-faceted School Code Bill was amended into HB 1352 and approved by the Senate Education Committee. Click here to read the details in the bill. And read our summary on the…"
Baruch Kintisch replied to Baruch Kintisch's discussion General Assembly Scramble - Ask Questions to Baruch
"TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE. Still not much happening, in terms of votes on bills. Behind the scenes in the Capitol things are going full tilt - negotiations, deals, speeches, press releases.
The first official budget spreadsheet is available, and there…"
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