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Chester Upland: State special ed formula drains millions from
district
By Dan
Hardy Inquirer Staff Writer, Posted: Mon, Feb. 6, 2012, 6:57 AM
As
Delaware County's financially troubled Chester Upland School District struggles
to stay afloat, officials there say they are paying millions more than they
should on special-education students who attend charter schools.
Members of Congress
address FRN audience
In
preparation for their big day on Capitol Hill, board members attending the
final general session of the 39th Annual Federal Relations Network heard from
three members of Congress who reflect the diversity of political persuasions
across the country.
The
annual FRN Conference, which runs through Tuesday, drew more than 700 school
board members — selected by their state associations — and state association
staff to Washington to learn about the most current federal policies and issues
that will impact their schools. On Tuesday, participants will spend a day
meeting with their representatives on Capitol Hill to further discuss federal
issues and pending legislation and advocate for the needs of their school
districts.
Midstate school
districts fear budget cuts will worsen
Published:
Monday, February 06, 2012, 8:00
Language. Art. Music.
Sports. Librarians. Tutors.
Cuts to all these
programs are under consideration by midstate school districts as they grapple
with the most difficult budgets in memory. And many educators fear it will get
worse.
“How many programs do
you have to cut before it doesn’t look like public education anymore?” asked David Broderic, spokesman for the Pennsylvania State
Education Association.
Schools await Corbett’s proposal
Centre
Daily Times By Ed Mahon emahon@centredaily.com
Posted:
12:01am on Feb 5, 2012
The eyes of educators, school board members
and university leaders from across the state will be turned to television
screens late Tuesday morning.
That’s
when Republican Gov. Tom Corbett will make his second budget address and shed
some light on how much money the state will spend on education in the 2012-13
school year.
Read more
here: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/05/3078964/schools-await-corbetts-proposal.html#storylink=cpy
PA Budget
and Policy Center – Coverage of the Governor’s Budget
TUESDAY: Governor Corbett will deliver his budget address to a joint session
of the state Legislature at 11:30
a.m. Watch it on PCN and follow PBPC on
Twitter as we live-tweet the speech. We will have budget
spreadsheets at our web
site by midday, followed by a
preliminary analysis of most departments that evening.
WEDNESDAY: Start
your day off by reading Sharon Ward's op-ed on the Governor's budget plan in
the Allentown Morning Call.
Then at 10 a.m. tune in
to WHYY's Radio Times to hear
Sharon put the budget in context and take questions from callers.
And at 1 p.m. dial in
to PBPC's conference call to get
the inside scoop on the budget (call-in number: (760) 569-7676; participant
code: 453547).
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Go to our Facebook
page this week and tell us what you
think about the budget.
We'll provide real time updates on the Governor’s budget address
on Facebook and Twitter!
Hashtag: #educationpa
Join our FB group: facebook.com/#!/groups/2138…
Education Policy and Leadership Center
New guides now available
These legislative guides list contact
information, committee assignments and school districts for PA State
Representatives and State Senators. They
also include tips on being an effective advocate for public education: contacting
your elected officials and writing letters to the editor
Help
Save Funding for Public Education! Yinzers care about public education.
February 11th: PITTSBURGH RALLY TO REVERSE THE STATE CUTS TO
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Saturday,
February 11, 2012, 11AM – 12PM Schenley Plaza
(tented area between the Oakland Carnegie
Library and Hillman Library)
http://yinzercation.wordpress.com/
February 9th: Rally in support of public education 7:00 pm Downingtown East HS
Senator
Andy Dinniman, February
1, 2012
Public education has come under increasing attack in Harrisburg and it is time for the citizens of Chester and Montgomery (and Bucks, Berks, Lehigh
and Delaware ) counties to stand up and
protect our schools both here and throughout Pennsylvania
We are
asking all those who value public education to come together for a meeting on
Thursday, February
9, 2012 , at 7 pm
at Downingtown East High School,
50 Devon Drive
http://www.senatordinniman.com/enews/12_1_31_Education.htm
February 14th
Valentine’s Day Harrisburg 12:00 pm rally in support
of public education
Dear Gov. Corbett,
Fall Back In Love With Education.
Uploaded by PhillyStudentUnion on Jan 31, 2012
February 14th
Valentine's Day Rally at the Harrisburg
Rally at 12pm
in the Harrisburg
1:36 YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gybrEHCMxQk&feature=youtu.be
More info, registration, sponsor bus seats for
students at: http://showloveforeducation.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount
More info: www.phillystudentunion.org
February 16: EPLC Philadelphia 8:00 am
(note: there will be
additional EPLC budget events throughout the state; details as they become
available)
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel - 201 North 17th Street
Subject: Governor Corbett's
Proposed Education Budget for 2012-2013
RSVP Required: http://www.eplc.org/events-calendar/southeastern-pennsylvania-breakfast-series/
February 29th: at 6PM Statewide Kickoff Meeting –
Partners for Public Education 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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