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Corbett to state: Pick
your poison
Shanee Garner is
codirector of education policy for Public Citizens for Children and Youth in Philadelphia
Gov. Corbett's new budget proposal makes
drastic cuts to state funding for education and other services while attempting
to shroud them in false claims of more flexibility for local communities.
The governor's spending plan does nothing
to address Pennsylvania
Students to governor:
'Budget is breaking our hearts'
The notebook by Dale Mezzacappa on Feb 14 2012
About 400 students, parents, and teachers
from mostly low-income school districts around Pennsylvania
traveled to Harrisburg
Proposed charter plays
role in parish-school appeals
By Martha Woodall Inquirer Staff Writer
Posted: Wed, Feb.
15, 2012 , 5:32 AM
As area Catholic schools await word of
their fates, a charter school proposed by the head of the Philadelphia Parking
Authority and two state legislators has emerged as a factor in the appeals
process for at least two parish elementary schools in the city that are
fighting to stay open.
Statistics on PA public
schools very interesting
Wayne Independent Posted Feb 14, 2012 @
05:20 PM
On Tuesday morning, we received a very
interesting piece of information in the mail. It was from the Pennsylvania
School Boards Association and is titled, “Facts & Figures 2011.”
We all know that “facts and figures” can be
as dry as the desert sand, but they can also reveal some interesting
statistics. The letter which came with the pamphlet said the publication
provides “some of the most commonly requested statistics related to our public
schools.”
The information is a general snapshot of
educational averages throughout the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
Income More Important Than Race in Achievement
Gap
Why it should be front-page news that income
plays a more important role than race in the academic achievement gap is beyond
me ("Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say,"
The New York Times, Feb. 10). Studies have consistently shown that poverty is
the single most important out-of-school factor in predicting student
performance. In 2010, for example, The Century Foundation found that
socioeconomic obstacles are seven times as large as those associated with race
in performance on the SAT (Rewarding
Strivers, Century Foundation Press).
Open rebellion against standardized
school tests in Texas
Dallas Morning News
By Rodger Jones/Editorial Writer rmjones@dallasnews.com
Saying high-stakes
standardized testing is "strangling our public schools,"
superintendents of several high-performing North Texas school
districts have jointly signed a letter to top state officials and lawmakers
warning about the deterioration of the education system.
http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com/2012/02/open-rebellion-against-standardized.html
WHAT WORKS: Beyond
SATs, Finding Success in Numbers
New York Times By TINA ROSENBERG February 15, 2012 ,
9:09 AM
In 1988, Deborah Bial was working in a New York City Bronx .
“I never would have dropped out of college if I had my posse with me,” he told
her.
“Overall, voucher students did
not score higher than MPS (Milwaukee
Public School
Voucher enrollment
jumps after rules are relaxed
By Erica Breunlin of the Milwaukee Feb. 12, 2012
Voucher student enrollment grew significantly
as a result of legislation signed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker that relaxed
income limitations and eliminated enrollment caps in the school choice program,
according to a new report. Voucher participation grew by 2,200 students in the
last year to a total of about 23,200, increasing the program's total cost to
$150.9 million.
The Public Policy Forum's report also
compared student performance among voucher schools based on last year's release
of statewide testing data. By law voucher school students were for the first time
required to take Wisconsin
Another pro-public education
candidate announces….
Saccone challenged in
39th District
An Allegheny County
Shauna D'Alessandro of Jefferson Hills
filed her nominating petitions last week to face off against incumbent state
Rep. Rick Saccone for the district seat that includes parts of Allegheny and
Washington counties. The 53-year-old Saccone is seeking his second term in
office.
Education Voters PA –
Take action on the Governor’s Budget
The Governor’s proposal starts the process,
but it isn’t all decided: our legislators can play an important role in
standing up for our priorities. Last year, public outcry helped prevent
nearly $300 million in additional cuts. We heard from the Governor, and
we know where he stands. Now,
we need to ask our legislators: what is your position on supporting our
schools?
At The Chalk Face - Education Talk
Radio
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9am .
Educated Educators Talking Education.
A new one hour talk show dedicated to education. Hosts Tim Slekar and Shaun Johnson cover the
biggest issues in education. From
standardized testing to No Child Left Behind.
February 29th: at 6PM in the South Fayette High School Theater
Statewide
kickoff meeting of PSEA's Partners for Public Education (PPE) Program
PPE is all about connecting
parents, community leaders, elected officials, and teachers together for one
goal - the support of public education. State
Senator Wayne Fontana, State Representative Jesse White, PSEA President Mike
Crossey, along with
members of the SFEA Representative Council, SF School Board, SF Administration,
and SF Student Government will stand together to recruit parents and other
interested parties add their voices to the chorus of those who care about
public education.
http://partnersforpubliced.org/
http://www.facebook.com/SouthFayettePPE
March 26th: Last day to register to vote in the
April 24th PA Primary Election
You do have the power to change the
direction of education policy in Pennsylvania
The
last day to REGISTER before the primary is March 26 , 2012. Make sure that you, your family and friends
are all registered to vote in the April 24th Pennsylvania
Primary. Forward this reminder to any
and all public education stakeholders.
PA House Democratic
Caucus Website
UPDATED DAILY –
STATEWIDE PRESS COVERAGE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUDGETS
As districts consider their preliminary budgets and we await the
Governor’s February 7th budget
announcement, the PA House Democratic Caucus has begun daily tracking of press
coverage on school district budgets statewide:
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