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Some dates to remember so
that this year’s Pennsylvania
February
7th: Governor Corbett will present his budget
“A year that has been
hard on Pennsylvania
Pa.
Posted: 1:24pm
on Feb 1, 2012 ; Modified: 3:28pm on Feb 1, 2012
The
administration of Gov. Tom Corbett is preparing a budget proposal Tuesday that
will address a projected deficit, the state government's fourth in a row. And
many lawmakers believe the Republican will press for more cuts to public school
funding just a year after he and the GOP-controlled Legislature leveled the
biggest school aid reduction in at least several decades to help close a
multibillion-dollar shortfall.
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/01/3074438/pa-public-schools-fear-tougher.html#storylink=cpy
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 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/
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.
Allentown and 17 other districts in Line For
$4 Million Under School Grant Program Proposed By York County
Capitol ideas Blog Allentown Morning Call by John Micek, Februaty 1, 2012
The Allentown School District ...... and 17 other cash-strapped
schools would share in a $30 million pot of state grant money that would pay for tutoring, class-size
reductions and full-day kindergarten, under a proposal that a central Pennsylvania
http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2012/02/allentown-in-line-for-4-million-under-school-grant-program-proposed-by-york-county-lawmaker.html
WHAT
WORKS: John Alston turns kids in hoodies into a choral band of brothers
An after-school program in Chester , Pa.
The Christian Science
Monitor By Mary Beth McCauley, / Correspondent / March 14, 2011
Even if they don't sing
a single note of music as adults, the performers in the Chester Children's
Chorus will make a difference in the world.
After all, his own participation in the Newark (N.J.) Boys Chorus opened
a new world to the young John Alston when his home life was bleak and his
father an alcoholic. Why not do the same for others?
So in 1994, Dr. Alston,
associate professor of music at Swarthmore
College , just outside Philadelphia Chester , Pa.
The seven children were
the forerunners of what now includes the coed, 120-voice Chester Children's
Chorus (CCC); a full-day summer program at Swarthmore; a new public-private
Chester Upland School of the Arts; and formal musical instruction for public
school students throughout Chester.
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:
http://www.pahouse.com/school_funding_2011cuts.asp?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.pahouse.com%2fschool_funding_2011cuts.asp&utm_campaign=Crisis+in+Public+Education
Latest Updates on Chester
Upland February 1, 2011
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