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ALERT: Reject “Lifeline Scholarships,” Fund Public Schools
From our friends at Education Voters of PA Senate Republicans in Harrisburg just announced that implementing a new school voucher program is their top priority in the 2023-2024 state budget. They are fast tracking a “Lifeline Scholarship” bill (Senate Bill 795) that would create a brand new voucher program IN ADDITION TO the current $340 million/year…
Read MoreTake Action on HB 2169
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania, Every few years, a few people in the legislature try to bring back the idea of vouchers, which give public dollars to pay tuition for private/religious schools. HB 2169 is the latest attempt to establish an education voucher program in the Commonwealth. It was voted out of the House Education…
Read MoreA Nice Summary of the History and Work of the Proud Parents
Please look over this pdf that was presented a few years back on creating an effective parent advocacy group and strategy. We are in the process of writing our next chapter! Will you be a part of it? CLICK TO VIEW: 2018 PASA-PSBA Presentation
Read MorePeter Greene: Vouchers Are About Abandoning Public Education, Not Freeing Parents
Peter Greene: Vouchers Are About Abandoning Public Education, Not Freeing Parents
Read MorePSBA Charter Info
Interested in joining the call for charter change? In order to understand why charter schools have such a profound impact on public education funding in Pennsylvania, the first step is to learn more about charter schools and how they work. Check out this great site by the Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA) pacharterchange.org It helps answer…
Read MoreWolf Administration Takes Next Step in Updating Charter School Regulations
Gantdaily.com posted an article today outlining how the reform to Pennsylvania’s “flawed and outdated” charter school law is moving forward with the process of developing regulations by opening a public comment period to gather information on the need for charter school reform, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday. Read the full article here: https://gantdaily.com/2019/08/27/wolf-administration-takes-next-step-in-updating-charter-school-regulations/ BASD Proud Parents is…
Read MoreICYMI: PA’s 2019-2020 state budget is a wrap. Here is what is in it for public schools
A summary from our allies at Education Voters of PA The state budget is done and a last-ditch effort made by anti-public education lawmakers to include harmful charter school legislation in the school code bill was defeated. Governor Wolf stood strong with our public schools and House Bill 357, which would have stripped control from…
Read MoreICYMI – PA Republicans pass massive charter school & school voucher expansion
Form our friends at Education Voters of PA: Last week in the House, Republicans passed four charter school bills. One bill in the package, HB 357, is the Holy Grail expansion bill that the charter industry has been seeking for years. If HB 357 becomes law, charter school expansion will be turbocharged throughout the commonwealth.…
Read MoreFYI – This is Not How Democracy Should Work – The Underlying Problem with the Charter Appeals Board
from a recent post on Diane Ravitch’s blog: Recently, the elected School Board of Pittsburgh unanimously rejected a charter school called Catalyst Academy because of concern about its proposed disciplinary policy and its ability to meet the needs of students with disabilities. The School Board’s decision was overturned by the state’s Charter Appeals Board, which was appointed…
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