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Parkland teachers, district reach
new contract
By Marion Callahan, Of The Morning Call. 2:45 p.m. EST, February 22, 2012
Parkland school teachers have a new
two-year contract with the district that will freeze their salaries for next
year, reduce tuition reimbursements for teachers with graduate degrees and
require higher contributions for health insurance.
The agreement, reached by the Parkland School Board and the Parkland
Education Association Tuesday, institutes a salary freeze for 2012-13,
preventing teachers from advancing any steps in their salary schedule based on
years of service and education credits.
In the second year of the contract, 2013-14, teachers will receive a flat
$1,250 increase, but they'll have to pitch in more for health costs.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/parkland/mc-parkland-new-contract-20120222,0,180637.story
“Sturla warns that people should not believe
it’s only troubled districts such as Chester Upland here in Delaware
County Chester
Upland
Delco Times Heron’s Nest
Blog by Editor Phil Heron Thursday, February 23, 2012
Sturla
takes on Corbett
Mike Sturla was in town
yesterday.
He wants you to do him a
favor. He wants you to go to the window, open it up and start yelling, “I’m as
mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.”
Sturla, a state rep from
Lancaster County Upper Darby . You can read about that
here.
http://delcoheronsnest.blogspot.com/2012/02/sturla-takes-on-corbett.html
“The federal Department of Education, which should be the
strongest defender of public schools, is making the problem worse.”
A Perfect Storm Hits Public Schools
Guest post by Steven Sellers Lapham.
Note: Steven Sellers Lapham and Jack Hassard
worked together on this post.
Public schools in America
We now face the prospect of a school closing
because the local tax base has withered, the state government is under water,
and the federal government has deemed the school to be unworthy of aid due to
lackluster scores on high-stakes student tests. The federal Department of
Education, which should be the strongest defender of public schools, is making
the problem worse.
Basic Facts About
Low-income Children, 2010
Children Under Age 18
Children Under Age 18
Authors: Sophia Addy and Vanessa R.
Wight, Publication Date: February
2012
This fact sheet, which is an update to the
series based on the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), describes the
demographic, socio-economic, and geographic characteristics of children and
their parents – highlighting the important factors that appear to distinguish
low-income and poor children from their less disadvantaged counterparts.
When schools weren't public
- or any good
Keep your government hands off our schools!
That's essentially what Republican presidential
candidate Rick Santorum said last week during a campaign stop in Idaho
February 29th: Partners for Public
Education 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, State Representative
Nick Kotik, Education Policy & Leadership Center Director Ron Cowell, 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
SAVE THE
DATE: March 8, 7 pm Lehigh County
Thursday, March 8th,
7:00 pm at Lehigh Carbon
Community College , Community Services
Center
All public education stakeholders are
invited to this special event. Join us on Thursday, March 8th at Lehigh Carbon
Community College at 7PM for an evening with several key
state legislators from Lehigh
County
State Representatives and Senators
representing surrounding school districts have been invited to attend and
discuss their positions on public education as they head into negotiations over
next year’s budget. This event will be
moderated by the League of Women Voters.
The Education
Committee of the League of Women Voters of Chester County
March 19th LWV Chester
County
PA Auditor
General Jack Wagner
Monday
March 19th 6:30 pm
at Stetson Middle
School , West Chester
Location: Stetson Middle School Auditorium
The Auditor General will speak to the public followed by Q & A Session.
The Auditor General will speak to the public followed by Q & A Session.
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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, friends,
neighbors and co-workers are all registered to vote in the April 24th
Pennsylvania Primary. Ask your incumbent
state representative and state senator for their positions on public
education. Let them know how important
these issues are to you. Forward this
reminder to any and all public education stakeholders.
Budget Hearing -
Department of Education
Monday, February 27, 2012 9:30
AM Hearing Room 1 North
Office Bldg.
BUDGET HEARINGS:
EDUCATION
Monday, March 5, 2012 10:00 AM
Room 140 Main Capitol
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 – Listen Anytime
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.
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 22, 2012
District is
slated to lose an additional $980,000 under the Governor’s proposed 2012-2013
budget
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