Madonna Poll shows 67% of Pennsylvanians oppose giving public money to parents so they can send their children to private school/Agenda for 2/16 Senate Ed Committee Hearing on Voucher Bill/SB1 now posted/Voucher Press Coverage

Do you know your State Senator’s and State Representative’s positions on SB 1?

Madonna Poll shows 67% of Pennsylvanians oppose giving public money to parents so they can send their children to private school

Poll shows public opposes the concept of taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers

 

Agenda for Senate Education Committee Public Hearing Senate Bill 1 February 16, 2011

On February 16, 2011, the PA Senate Education Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 1, which would provide taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers for parents to send their children to private or religious schools.

According to the PA Department of State’s Campaign Finance Reporting website, during 2010 the Students First PAC, a voucher advocacy PAC, contributed $5,956,913.07 to Pennsylvania candidates, including 6 members of the Senate Education Committee.

I have noted the amounts contributed to each of the cosponsors of SB 1 listed below.

Senate Bill 1 is now posted on the General Assembly’s website:

Sponsors Listed: PICCOLA, WILLIAMS ($5,077,413.07), SCARNATI ($100,000),

 PILEGGI ($100,000), FOLMER ($20,000), BROWNE ($15,000),

 SMUCKER, ALLOWAY, ERICKSON,RAFFERTY, EICHELBERGER, PIPPY, 

D. WHITE, MENSCH, BRUBAKER, WASHINGTON and STACK

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2011&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1

PSBA is tracking statewide press coverage of the Voucher issue:

http://www.psba.org/news-publications/headlines/?category_id=42