Inky:Follow the Money/PN:Keystone Exams

Posted on Sun, Dec. 26, 2010

Inquirer Editorial: Follow the money

Elections have consequences, so it's hardly shocking that Republican Gov.-elect Tom Corbett is loading up his transition team with business leaders.

But Corbett's reliance on advisers who contributed bundles of cash to his campaign is another deflating example of money buying access in Harrisburg. It's a strong argument for campaign-finance limits in Pennsylvania.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20101226_Inquirer_Editorial__Follow_the_money.html#ixzz19EoSDXt3

Teachers, students wonder about new Keystone Exams meant to assess learning

Published: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 4:39 PM

MONICA VON DOBENECK, The Patriot-News

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/12/keystone_exams.html

About the Keystone State Education Coalition – now 300+

The Keystone State Education Coalition was originally established in 2006 as the Southeastern Pennsylvania School Districts’ Education Coalition (SPSDEC). It is a growing grass roots public education advocacy group comprised of over 300 locally elected, volunteer school board members (no salaries, no benefits, no pensions) and administrators from 127 Pennsylvania school districts in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Centre, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lehigh, Mercer, Montgomery, Susquehanna, Tioga and Washington Counties.

More info: http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com/p/about.html