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Questions About the State's Education Budget

Started this discussion. Last reply by parent Feb 4. 2 Replies 3 Likes

Tags: Pennsylvania, Corbett, budget, education

In the News: The Cyber Charter Juggernaut

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lawrence A. Feinberg Dec 20, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes

A pair of recent news stories on the rise of cyber charters nationally and in Pennsylvania highlight serious questions about their efficacy and the political aims behind their expansion.…Continue

Tags: Pennsylvania, vouchers, K-12, charters, cyber

What's happening with Gates Foundation work in Pittsburgh schools?

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A new compact between the state, the City of Philadelphia, the School District of Philadelphia, and several charter school organizations would establish new collaboration guidelines between…Continue

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UPDATE: Voucher Bill Passes Senate

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cindy Waeltermann Nov 26, 2011. 1 Reply 1 Like

Updated Oct. 27, 2011:The Pennsylvania Senate, by a 27-22 vote, last night approved an amended and expanded Senate Bill 1, giving taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers primarily to students already…Continue

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Young People's Computer Center

October 18, 2011 at 3pm to June 30, 2012 at 6pm – Philadelphia Student Union
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School Fair

March 21, 2012 from 5pm to 7pm – Peirce College
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School Fair at Peirce College

March 21, 2012 from 5pm to 7pm

If you have a preschool-aged child, you may be interested in a Public School Outreach Fair State Rep. Babette Jospehs is hosting from 5 - 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 at Peirce College, 1420 Pine St.Come out to learn about the public school options available, and meet representatives from the local public and charter schools.There will be free food and door prizes, including museum and zoo tickets, gift baskets and classes.See More

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School Fair at Peirce College

March 21, 2012 from 5pm to 7pm

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Questions About the State's Education Budget

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Is the Common Cores Curriculum constitutional? How are district's going to pay for the new text books and the teacher training on the new keystone exams related to common cores?

Feb 4

Rebecca Shaw replied to Brett Schaeffer's discussion 'Questions About the State's Education Budget'

Here's a couple questions that I have about the state education budget for the next school year: 1) What role should the state have in funding education? 2) What’s the best way to make state funding consistent and…

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Questions About the State's Education Budget

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Brett Schaeffer liked Megan Williamson's blog post 'Dear Governor Corbett, Fall Back in Love with Public Education' Feb 1

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Questions About the State's Education Budget

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Questions About the State's Education Budget

On Feb. 7, Gov. Corbett will make his annual budget address, indicating his funding priorities for 2012-13. Education funding and reform issues will play an important role in the Governor’s new proposals. In the weeks that follow, several hearings will be held in the Capitol to review the Governor’s education budget. Members of the General Assembly will have the opportunity to ask both Budget Secretary Zogby and Education Secretary Tomalis detailed questions about the priorities outlined in…See More

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Questions About the State's Education Budget

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Use of Title I funds for 2012-2013

Jan 27

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House Education Committee Hearing on School Choice Bills

Posted on June 21, 2011 at 6:22pm 30 Comments 7 Likes

The House Education Committee is hosting a hearing on Wednesday, June 22 to discuss various bills regarding charter schools, school vouchers, and the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Each piece of legislation is significant and deals with the fundamental structure of Pennsylvania's public education system. These massive bills are on the verge of being fast-tracked through the legislature without debate or transparency (remember the pay raise?) and instead tucked…

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Discussing School Budget Cuts on WHYY

Posted on June 3, 2011 at 9:31am 0 Comments 1 Like

Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Advocacy for the Education Law Center, appeared on WHYY's Radio Times Tuesday, June 1 to discuss the state's proposed school budget cuts, the disproportionate number of impoverished schools and communities targeted by the cuts, and the potential impact on student achievement.

Listen to the program here.…

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Failing Marks for Governor's Education Budget Proposal

Posted on March 15, 2011 at 4:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Gov. Tom Corbett's 2011-12 budget proposal cuts Pennsylvania's investment in preK-12 education by $1.18 billion, a 15 percent cut, and is one of the decisions that has earned Gov. Corbett a failing grade on the Education Law Center's Education Budget Scorecard.

Many important education programs are completely eliminated in the Governor's plan, including $259 million in Accountability Grants…

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Education Law Center Analysis of SB 1

Posted on February 18, 2011 at 2:23pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The following documents analyze various aspects of Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1 — legislation to provide state-funded vouchers for tuition at non-public schools.

These documents will also be available on the Education Law Center site shortly.

Please review these documents and share your thoughts and concerns here.

1. Education Law Center's Position Statement on Senate Bill 1…

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At 10:11pm on September 9, 2011, Yvonne Harding said…: Thank you Brett Schaeffer, I look forward to learning and getting trained how to access resources available for my children and others in Philadelphia County.

At 12:10am on May 10, 2011, Michael Carrier said…: Thanks Brett. Can't make it Wed, but will try to join future calls.

At 3:28pm on May 6, 2011, Robin Ware Gibson said…: Hi Brett, I'm not sure if this is a site that can help me. I'm interested in Zero Tolerance Policies. I'm wanting to make schools use a more "Common Sense" approach when disciplining a child. This policy has a place but it is not being used in a manner that is serving any good to some students.

At 2:08pm on March 29, 2011, Shari Foose said…: We did, and my son and I spoke to a lawyer there who told us he should be happy for the accommodations he gets. I got an e-mail from Connie Sung about another issue because I'm on your list and she told me to post my question. Brett, nobody I asked knew the answer to the question until I called them, they were the only one who could answer it, everyone took for granted the accommodations you had in place were accepted. What is upsetting is, this is obviously an ADA policy which many people must not be aware of because it doesn't impact them until their child goes to college, if they are able to go at all. How do you think this impacts a person with a disability if they have accommodations put in place all through school because they are needed and then are taken away in college by someone who doesn't even understand the disability?

At 10:02am on March 29, 2011, Shari Foose said…: Hi Brett,

Thank you for getting back to me. I don't know if SEAS or Lehigh Valley Autism Voices or even ARCH know about this thread. Would you like me to introduce it to them and if so would you please write up something explaining what you are with your link you can e-mail me at sharifoose@rcn.com. By the way, my son is going through this situation now and was told the college follows ADA rules. I feel this is a shame because kids with disabilities have accommodations in place to succeed not cheat and some cannot go on to higher education without them.

Shari

At 4:50pm on April 22, 2010, parent said…: did you get my comment

At 4:46pm on April 22, 2010, parent said…: yes, they had about 8 different scenarios.
One of which would be to redistrict, or move boundaries. Our district has 5 neighborhood elementary schools.
One was to keep K-4 in local elem. schools and use one elem. school as a fifth grade center.
Most parents strongly oppose placing 5th grade in the middle school.
The school board cast a vote on this issue two years ago, but neglected to inform the residents. Now that the parents are finding out about the vote, we have started a petition and the superintendent has been informing everyone that this is a done deal and renovation drawings are completed and to ignore the petition.
The parents do not want this. I will be presenting in front of the board in a couple of weeks to fight for the cause. I'm having a hard time getting the parents who signed the petition to show up at the meeting.