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Education Funding Advocacy Week 

May 21-25

Education Funding Advocacy Week is not a single event but a series of activities sponsored by individuals and organizations that oppose the Governor’s proposed Budget for 2012-2013 because it reduces learning opportunities for students in Pennsylvania.  

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  • Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counseling (PACAC) will be holding 2012 College Access Forum and Walk the Hill (Harrisburg) on May 21 and May 22. Click here for more information.

 

  • Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the  Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO)will hold a press conference to release the results of a Survey on the Impact of Funding Cuts on May 22nd from 2:30 -3:30 PM at the Capitol Rotunda.

 

  • Education Voters of PA Call to Action for Public Education” Day  on May 23rd.  Get involved! Learn how, click here.

 

  • Harrisburg public school supporters will hold a rally for increased state funding for public schools at the State Capitol on May 23 at 10:00 AM.

 

  • The Media Area NAACP and CU Keystone Honors Program is hosting 2012 Conference on the State of Education in PennsylvaniaCalling for a Trauma-Informed Education System” on Friday, May 25.  Click here for registration details.

 

 

 


Latest News


Read the full article here. PA Education Department Defends its Treatment of Chester Upland

Lawyers for the state Department of Education began their defense Tuesday in a federal special-education lawsuit brought by the Chester Upland School District, saying that no law had been violated and that the district had done too little to solve …


Read the full article here. Districts consider advertising in school buses to bring in revenue

Corbett administration urging districts to be creative, flexible HARRISBURG — As costs grow and tax increases become less palatable, Pennsylvania school districts could be targeting young consumers with ads in school buses to make money. “It’s just another creative way …


Read the full article here. Corbett: Open to Spending More, But Not Protesters

GOV. CORBETT sounded open on Tuesday to spending more on the state budget that starts July 1 than the $27.1 billion he first proposed in February. But Corbett dismissed the concerns of those protesting outside the Prince Music Theater, where …


Read the full article here. IFO Makes Gov Acknowledge Revenue Reality

OFF THE FLOOR A Capitolwire Column By Peter L. DeCoursey Bureau Chief Capitolwire HARRISBURG (May 14) – A stunning percentage of progress in government – or anything else – comes when everyone is forced to acknowledge the obvious and act …


Read the full article here. Yes, Kindergarten Might not Happen Next Year in Harrisburg

Harrisburg School District might not offer kindergarten next year. We’re not talking about going from full-day to half-day, we’re talking about no kindergarten at all. There’s been plenty of finger-pointing about education funding lately, but for me, this entire debate …


Read the full article here. Struggling Sto-Rox School District Faces Bleak Choices

When Michael Panza became superintendent of the Sto-Rox School District this year, he quickly discovered the district was in the midst of an all-out financial trauma and his job would be to help the board perform triage to keep it …


Read the full article here. EDITORIAL: School-funding Cut Outrage Felt in Harrisburg

It’s been a rough year for public schools in Delaware County. They’re always under the gun from local taxpayers to control costs. But the Great Recession – and decreased revenues to state coffers — has put even more strain on …


Read the full article here. Chester Upland Pleads Case in Federal Court

Chester Upland School District officials, in federal court Wednesday hoping to receive assurances that they will have enough money to educate 700 special-education students this fall, painted a grim picture of the district’s finances. District officials told U.S. District Judge …


Read the full article here. Study: More Pa. Schools Charge Fees for Activities and Sports

By Eleanor Chute / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An increasing number of school districts are charging fees for students to participate in athletics and various extracurricular activities, according to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. The PSBA said today that nearly one of three school …


Read the full article here. Senate budget has Deal to Limit State-funded College Tuition Hikes. Administration Opposed Spending Hike.

By Peter L. DeCoursey Bureau Chief Capitolwire May 8, 2012 Senate GOP budget proposal would spend $500 million more than Gov. Tom Corbett’s plan, but they say it is only a 1.8 percent increase, and would fit under a TABOR …

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