ALERT: Tell PA lawmakers—Choose public schools, not DeVos vouchers

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30
Sep
Author : BASDproudparent Category : Funding, Legislation, Private Schools, public education, Vouchers

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Dear BASD Proud Parents, From our friends at Education Voters of PA Pennsylvania lawmakers are preparing to join Betsy DeVos in attempting to exploit the COVID-19 crisis to advance their school privatization agenda. The House Education Committee has announced that on Thursday, October 1st, its members will vote on House Bill 2696, legislation that would use $500 […]

PSBA Charter Info

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27
Sep
Author : BASDproudparent Category : budget, Charter Schools, cyber charter, Educate, fair funding, Funding, FYI, public education, school budget

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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 […]

Wolf Administration Takes Next Step in Updating Charter School Regulations

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27
Aug
Author : BASDAuthor Category : budget, Charter Schools, cyber charter, fair funding, Funding, FYI, Legislation, public education, school budget

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Gantdaily.com posted an article today outlining how the reform to Pennsylvania’s “flawed and outdated” charter school law is moving forward with the process of developing regulations by opening a public comment period to gather information on the need for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 […]

Support Governor Wolf’s Executive Order to Clean Up Charter Schools

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19
Aug
Author : BASDAuthor Category : Charter Appeals Board, Charter Schools, Funding, Legislation, public education, school budget, Stay Informed

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Straight from Network for Public Education Action, take a moment to thank Governor Wolf for his recent initiatives to tackle charter reform. Urgent: Support Pa. Governor’s fight to reform charter schools

ICYMI: PA’s 2019-2020 state budget is a wrap. Here is what is in it for public schools

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01
Jul
Author : BASDproudparent Category : budget, Funding, FYI, Legislation, public education, school budget, Stay Informed

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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 […]

ICYMI – PA Republicans pass massive charter school & school voucher expansion

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18
Jun
Author : BASDproudparent Category : budget, Charter Schools, Elected Officials, fair funding, Funding, FYI, Legislation, public education, school budget, Stay Informed

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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. […]

FYI – This is Not How Democracy Should Work – The Underlying Problem with the Charter Appeals Board

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26
May
Author : BASDproudparent Category : Charter Appeals Board, Charter Schools, Educate, FYI, public education, Stay Informed

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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 […]

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 […]

Yet Another Reason for Adequate Funding for Public Schools

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07
Apr
Author : BASDproudparent Category : fair funding, Funding, Property Tax, public education, school budget, Stay Informed

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Neighborhood schools strengthen communities and our state’s current education funding schemes play a role in that, for better or for worse. Here is a great article on delcotimes.com on a new report released Friday enforcing the notion that property values are contingent on student achievement in local schools. You can read the entire article here: Report: Good schools […]

ICYMI–PETITION–End Tom Corbett’s influence over education in PA

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10
Mar
Author : BASDproudparent Category : advocate, Charter Schools, Elected Officials, public education, Stay Informed

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From our good friends at Education Voters of Pennsylvania http://educationvoterspa.org/: Tom Corbett was voted out of office more than four years ago, yet his appointees continue to control the Charter School Appeal Board (CAB), a powerful body that can overturn school board decisions to deny charter school applications and strip communities of control over their […]

Category Archive: public education

ALERT: Tell PA lawmakers—Choose public schools, not DeVos vouchers

PSBA Charter Info

Wolf Administration Takes Next Step in Updating Charter School Regulations

Support Governor Wolf’s Executive Order to Clean Up Charter Schools

ICYMI: PA’s 2019-2020 state budget is a wrap. Here is what is in it for public schools

ICYMI – PA Republicans pass massive charter school & school voucher expansion

FYI – This is Not How Democracy Should Work – The Underlying Problem with the Charter Appeals Board

A Call to Action from Pennsylvania’s Urban School Superintendents

Yet Another Reason for Adequate Funding for Public Schools

ICYMI–PETITION–End Tom Corbett’s influence over education in PA

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