ICYMI – Stop the Charter School Expansion Bills!

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23
May
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, budget, Charter Schools, Educate, Elected Officials, Funding, Legislation, Stay Informed

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From Our good friends at Education Voters of PA! Last week Republican members of the House Education Committee advanced two charter school expansion bills that deliver the charter school industry’s wish list. We anticipate that the House will vote on these bills in early June. Click HERE to send a letter to your state representative telling […]

$100 million more for PA’s “secret school tax”

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02
May
Author : BASDproudparent Category : budget, Funding, Legislation, Stay Informed, Vouchers

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From our friends at Education Voters of PA: The PA House Education Committee passed what appears to be a top education priority for many lawmakers this year: a massive increase in taxpayer-funded school vouchers that benefit wealthy families. These lawmakers are not prioritizing an additional $100 million to help schools meet extensive safety needs. They are […]

A Call to Action from Pennsylvania’s Urban School Superintendents

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15
Apr
Author : BASDproudparent Category : budget, fair funding, Funding, Legislation, public education, school budget, Stay Informed, Superintendent

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“Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, one thing is clear: For Pennsylvania to prosper, its largest cities must thrive.” Read this great Op-Ed from lehighvalleylive.com co-authored by 12 school superintendents, including Dr. Joseph Roy of Bethlehem and Thomas Parker of Allentown. You can read it here: A Call to Action from Pennsylvania’s Urban School Superintendents […]

PA Schools Work – Communications and Advocacy “Lunch and Learn”

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20
Feb
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, budget, Educate, Funding, school budget, Stay Informed

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On Tuesday, February 26 at noon, Education Voters and their partners from the PA Schools Work coalition will be unpacking the Governor’s budget proposal and sharing tips on how to be an effective advocate for our public schools and students. Click HERE to register for the webinar. During this webinar, which should last for an hour or less, […]

Cyber Charter Funding Reform Needed Now

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15
Feb
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, budget, Charter Schools, cyber charter, fair funding, Funding, Legislation, Property Tax, public education, school budget

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Recently, our friends at Education Voters of PA issued a report that examines Pennsylvania’s flawed cyber school funding system and provides recommendations for a new system that will more closely match the funding sent to cyber charter schools with the actual cost of providing students with an online education. This proposal would help control property tax […]

How Much Would Your School District Receive in Gov. Wolf’s Proposal?

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15
Feb
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, budget, Educate, Elected Officials, fair funding, Funding, Legislation, Property Tax, school budget, Stay Informed

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Recently, Governor Wolf gave his budget address and proposed the following increases in K-12 funding in the 2019-2020 state budget: $10 million for career and technical education funding $50 million for special education funding $168 million for Basic Education Funding that will be distributed to school districts through the formula* $45 million in grant funding […]

Getting Involved – Advocating for Fair Funding 101

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30
Jan
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, budget, fair funding, Funding, Legislation, Property Tax, public education, school budget, Stay Informed

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Pennsylvania currently ranks 46th in the country in state contributions to local school funding. The US average is around 47% while Bethlehem’s current state share of basic education is around 20% resulting in the BASD being underfunded by around $45 million dollars! The State’s failure to fully fund our local schools pushes this burden of […]

Resolution No. 2019 – in Support of Fair Funding Formula for Pennsylvania Schools

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14
Jan
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, BASD News, budget, city council, Elected Officials, fair funding, Funding, school budget, Stay Informed

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How bad is Pennsylvania in the area of equitable education funding? A 2015 Washington Post study found that Pennsylvania’s state and local per-pupil spending in its poorest school districts is 33 percent lower than per-pupil spending in the state’s most affluent school districts, nearly double that of the next worse state and the highest differential […]

Fair Funding on the Decline

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15
Jul
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, budget, Funding, public education, school budget, Stay Informed

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Last week petitioners in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit filed a brief and affidavits refuting the claim made by the Republican leader of the PA Senate, Joe Scarnati, that the lawsuit was rendered moot because the state adopted a school funding formula in 2016. The brief details how state funding increases have not kept pace with rising […]

Joseph J. Roy: ‘Citizens’ recognize importance of education to community

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10
May
Author : BASDproudparent Category : BASD News, budget, public education, Superintendent

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In case you missed this op-ed piece in the morning call from our BASD superintendent Joseph Roy: No one ever calls my office and asks to speak with me because they are a “citizen.” Callers always ask to speak to me because they are “taxpayers.” I have recently begun to wonder why. Pennsylvania is 47th […]

Category Archive: budget

ICYMI – Stop the Charter School Expansion Bills!

$100 million more for PA’s “secret school tax”

A Call to Action from Pennsylvania’s Urban School Superintendents

PA Schools Work – Communications and Advocacy “Lunch and Learn”

Cyber Charter Funding Reform Needed Now

How Much Would Your School District Receive in Gov. Wolf’s Proposal?

Getting Involved – Advocating for Fair Funding 101

Resolution No. 2019 – in Support of Fair Funding Formula for Pennsylvania Schools

Fair Funding on the Decline

Joseph J. Roy: ‘Citizens’ recognize importance of education to community

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