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“I want to remind the board that in the past
two years, we’ve made drastic cuts to teachers, administrators, books and
building budgets,” Otto said. “We wouldn’t even know where to go for more.”
William Penn
School District
By LAURA WISELEY, Delco Times Correspondent
LANSDOWNE — Saying
they have to keep their options open, William Penn School District board
members recently voted to approve a measure that lets them explore the
possibility of raising real estate taxes higher than the 2.5 percent Act 1
index this June.
“No option is a good option,” board member Jennifer Hoff said as she cast one of five votes in favor of the measure. “We don’t want to raise taxes, but if our educational services degrade much more and we continue to cut teachers and programs, we’ll lose more students to charter schools, and then our charter school bill will go up much, much more.”
“No option is a good option,” board member Jennifer Hoff said as she cast one of five votes in favor of the measure. “We don’t want to raise taxes, but if our educational services degrade much more and we continue to cut teachers and programs, we’ll lose more students to charter schools, and then our charter school bill will go up much, much more.”
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2011/12/26/news/doc4ef7d221850ca494824710.txt
Bill levels field for cyberschool
graduates who want to join armed forces
Published:
Friday, December
23, 2011 , 6:00 AM
Cyberschools appear to
have won a long-running battle with the Department of Defense.
The military has long viewed cyberschool students as
being less desirable for careers in the armed forces, but that stigma could soon be history.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/12/bill_levels_field_for_cybersch.html
Montco districts'
struggle with joint busing plan for private schools
By Dan Hardy Inquirer Staff Writer,
Posted: Sat, Dec.
24, 2011 , 3:01 AM
Facing tough economic times and cutbacks in state
aid, six Montgomery
County
It has been rough going so far, with major problems
in the first days marring the effort, leading most of the districts to scale
back.
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20111224_Montco_districts__struggle_with_joint_busing_plan_for_private_schools.html
Notebook: Top 10 Philly education stories of 2011
Notebook
by Dale Mezzacappa on Dec 24 2011 Posted in Latest news
Thank
you for following the Notebook through an incredible year. The Notebook staff
will be on break until January 3. But we leave you with a look back at the past
year, and eagerly anticipate connecting with you in 2012.
http://www.thenotebook.org/blog/114378/top-ten-philadelphia-education-stories-2011
Delco's
Movers & Shakers: From Chester to state Senate, Pileggi a man on the move
By DANIELLE LYNCH, dlynch@delcotimes.com
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2011/12/26/news/doc4ef7be198ebb1040432758.txt?viewmode=fullstory
The truth about school
prayer
This was written by Charles Haynes,
director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum. He writes
and speaks extensively on religious liberty and religion in American public
life. This appeared on the The Amendment Center’s website.
By Charles Haynes
The latest attack on the
“godless public schools” — a staple of Republican primaries past — is a new ad
in Iowa by Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign proclaiming there’s
“something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military,
but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.”
Advocating for “school
prayer” is, of course, a poll-tested winner for politicians seeking to stir
voter outrage — and establish Christian conservative bona fides.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/the-truth-about-school-prayer/2011/12/23/gIQAHHJoEP_blog.html
THE BAY CITIZEN
The Haves’ Children Are Healthier Than the Have-Nots’
By KATHARINE MIESZKOWSKI
New York Times Published:
December 24,
2011
Every Monday, Sycamore
Valley Elementary in Danville
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