Here's a recap of what went on in Harrisburg yesterday regarding vouchers.
If the concern is school safety
why aren’t we talking about a safe schools bill? Any voucher plan will simply take funds away
from our most impoverished schools, leaving them with fewer dollars for things
like counselors, social workers and safety officers. So I guess it’s “let’s save a handful” and
the hell with the over 90% left behind in a school with fewer resources. BTW, there
have been no hearings held or legislation introduced this year that would focus
on safe schools.
Voucher
Backers: "Let's Save Those Who Can Be Saved."
With Just Days Remaining
...before
lawmakers head home for the holidays, school-choice backers ratcheted up their
rhetoric this morning, charging that the safety of students in the state's
worst-performing schools was at-risk and could only be improved by ... passing
vouchers.
Way, Way More On Vouchers Than You Need To Know Today.
But Since This Story ... was gonna run in The
Big Paper, but just got killed, here it is anyway:
http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2011/12/way-way-more-on-vouchers-than-you-need-to-know-today.html
Pilot program? Save our money.
They’ve had one in Milwaukee
House discusses voucher
bill, Piccola says sunset provision unacceptable
Education reform measures moving towards final
days of the year
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent, December 6, 2011
House, Senate consider education reforms as session clock winds down
Top senator says sunset provisions on vouchers
unacceptable
http://paindependent.com/2011/12/house-senate-consider-education-reforms-as-session-clock-winds-down/
Pennsylvania
By Brad
Bumsted, TRIBUNE-REVIEW, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 , Last updated: 1:11 pm
Ways to get us— Leaders of a push for school
choice in the state House said today they're willing to consider a provision to
let the program expire on a set date so the Legislature then can re-evaluate
it.
Read more: Pennsylvania lawmakers consider
five-year 'window' for school choice bill - Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewhttp://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_770642.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines#ixzz1fmpRoyJ8
School choice advocates
lobby Legislature to support bill
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
By Laura Olson, Pittsburgh
Armed with bouquets of
white roses -- assembled to represent what they say are incidents of violence
in the state's 143 lowest-performing schools every 17 minutes -- lawmakers and
supporters urged that pending legislation to allow those students to attend
alternative institutions be passed before the end of the year.
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