“Only public schools, operated by school districts with elected
school boards are open to all children and fully accountable to all taxpayers.”
Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Advocacy,
Education Law Center, in testimony before the PA House Democratic Policy
Committee, July
17, 2012
Daily postings
from the Keystone State Education Coalition now reach more than 1600
Pennsylvania education policymakers – school directors, administrators,
legislators, legislative and congressional staffers, members of the press and a
broad array of education advocacy organizations via emails, website, Facebook
and Twitter.
These daily
emails are archived at http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.org
Follow us
on Twitter at @lfeinberg
Return on
investment: Joe Watkins, Chairman of
Students First Voucher PAC that contributed millions to PA political candidates
appointed recovery officer for Chester Upland SD
PA Department of Education Press Release: 08/17/2012
Dan Hardy at the Philadelphia
John Kopp at the Delco Times
Links
to prior postings on Students First PAC
http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com/2012/03/follow-money-students-first-pac-from.html
http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com/2012/03/follow-money-students-first-pac-from.html
2 Pittsburgh-area charter schools to move forward on own
Institutions dissolve contracts with management
firms
By Eleanor Chute / Pittsburgh
Two charter schools have
parted ways this summer with management companies that have been part of the
schools since their founding.
The Environmental Charter
School at Frick
Park , which opened in 2008, no longer
has a management contract with Imagine Schools, which is based in Arlington , Va.
The PA Distance Learning
Charter School, which started in 2004, has ended its contract with White Hat,
based in Akron , Ohio
CUSD
finalizes settlement with Pa. Department of Education
Published: Monday, August 20, 2012
Delco Times By JOHN KOPP jkopp@delcotimes.com
The Chester Upland
School District
The agreement provided Chester Upland with an additional $9.7 million in funding for the 2012-13 school year, which was included when the General Assembly passed the state budget.
The state also paid the district’s outstanding vendor payments from the previous school year and its unpaid charter payments. Together, those debts total about $20.5 million, bringing Chester Upland’s total benefit to about $31 million, according to information provided by Solicitor Leo Hackett when the settlement figures were first announced last month.
The agreement provided Chester Upland with an additional $9.7 million in funding for the 2012-13 school year, which was included when the General Assembly passed the state budget.
The state also paid the district’s outstanding vendor payments from the previous school year and its unpaid charter payments. Together, those debts total about $20.5 million, bringing Chester Upland’s total benefit to about $31 million, according to information provided by Solicitor Leo Hackett when the settlement figures were first announced last month.
Digital
Notebook Blog by Evan Brandt SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012
I have to
hand it to the newspapers in Pittsburgh
They are really doing some excellent reporting on the difference between the two kinds of public schools inPennsylvania
They are really doing some excellent reporting on the difference between the two kinds of public schools in
Spin the wheel, win an education
Reading
Eagle by David Mekeel Originally
Published: 8/17/2012
Where is
the outrage?
In a sneaky
move, Gov. Tom Corbett has managed to push forward one of his top education
initiatives. It's one that nearly always draws noise from both those for and
against.
But I'm not
hearing much grumbling this time around.
Maybe
that's because the governor packaged the state's new school voucher program in
sheep's clothing. With the
ultra-positive sounding name "Opportunity Scholarship," Pennsylvania
But it's
far from a good answer to the state's educational woes. Instead, it's simply a
way to funnel public money into private hands.
A Vampiric Budget
Yinzercation Blog — AUGUST 16, 2012
Debated deep in the
chambers of the Capitol
Building midnight
on June 30th, the 2012-2013 Pennsylvania state budget has
emerged into the sunlight over the past six weeks where the details sparkle.
And not in a good way.
The implications of
this budget – plus the Governor’s associated educational “reform” policies
introduced this summer – are now quite clear. They threaten to continue sucking
the lifeblood out of public schools. Yet there’s good news for our movement
too: turns out our grassroots were planted in a patch of strong garlic and
we’ve held some of the worst policies at bay. Here’s where we stand:
Education Voters PA Advocate Summit Sept. 22 Harrisburg
Building Community
Leadership for Public Education.
On Saturday,
September 22,
2012 , Education Voters will be hosting an Advocate
Summit to building community leaders for public education.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Harrisburg , PA 8:30am
- 4:30pm
What is it?
The Education Voters
Institute of Pennsylvania is hosting a day-long forum to bring together advocates
from across the Commonwealth. This summit will be an opportunity for
individuals to learn about key issues affecting education policy, develop
successful advocacy techniques and strategies to influence public policy and
network with other advocates from around the state.
Who should attend?
If you are:
·
Someone who would like to learn more about education policy,
·
Interested in learning how to get involved in education
advocacy,
·
Interested in learning new ways to organize locally,
·
Interested in learning what other education advocates are doing,
Then you should attend
the EVPA Advocate Summit!
How to register?
Registration is easy,
just click the link below or go to http://www.EducationVotersPA.org.
The cost of the summit
is only $25 and includes continental breakfast and boxed lunch and all training
materials. Space is limited.
Upcoming PSBA Professional Development Opportunities
To register or to learn
more about PSBA professional development programs please visit: www.psba.org/workshops/
2012 PASA-PSBA
School
Registration is Now Open! Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA
www.psba.org/workshops/school-leadership-conference/
Registration is Now Open! Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA
www.psba.org/workshops/school-leadership-conference/
EPLC’s 2012 Arts and Education Symposium: Save the Date, Thursday, October
11
Education
Policy and Leadership
Center
Please mark your calendars and plan on joining EPLC, our partners, and
guests on October 11 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
http://www.aei-pa.org/
NSBA
Federal Relations Network seeking new members for 2013-14
School directors are invited to
advocate for public education at the federal level through the National School
Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network. The National School Boards Association is
seeking school directors interested in serving on the Federal Relations Network
(FRN), its grass roots advocacy program that brings local board members on the
front line of pending issues before Congress. If you are a school director and
willing to carry the public education message to Washington , D.C.
Click here for more information.
cho � i e (c! �! erested in serving on the Federal Relations Network
(FRN), its grass roots advocacy program that brings local board members on the
front line of pending issues before Congress. If you are a school director and
willing to carry the public education message to
Click here for more information.
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