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GO VOTE
TODAY
Education Voters Action PA bipartisan list of
endorsements for Tuesday’s election.
If you want legislators who support public education then please support
these candidates with your time, your money and your votes.
Education Voters Action of PA 2012
General Election Endorsements
“The state should use the same method to assess individual public
charter schools that it uses to assess individual conventional public schools. The objective isn't simply to affirm a policy
favored by the administration and legislators, it's to determine whether
charters actually do any better than conventional public schools.”
Editorial: No curve for
charter schools
State education
officials haven't finished their investigation into alleged cheating on
standardized tests in some public school districts, including Scranton
This page also has been
an advocate of charter schools and other alternative schools that could free at
least some students from failing public schools and provide meaningful
competition for conventional public schools, thus forcing better performance.
Charter schools, so far, have had mixed results.
But last summer, without
so much as a public notice, the state Department of Education filed a request
with the U.S. Department of Education to adopt a protocol for charter schools
that would give them a far better chance of meeting the federal standard for
"adequate yearly progress."
According to the
Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, which had lobbied for the
change in method, the change would increase charter schools' success rate by as
much as 30 percent.
Pittsburgh public school parents like their kids' schools, survey shows
By Eleanor Chute / Pittsburgh November 5, 2012 6:14 pm
About two-thirds of
Pittsburgh Public Schools parents surveyed would recommend their child's school,
according to the district's 2012 parent survey released tonight.
Parents of more than
4,000 students responded to the mailed survey, which puts the response rate at
about 15 percent, a few points higher than in recent years. The survey was
taken in May and June.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Philly School
District
Philly School Files blog
by Kristen Graham
The Race to the Top
program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, has previously
awarded funds to 21 states and the District
of Columbia
Pro-voucher
group gives $100,000 to Christiana in October
Posted: Saturday, November 3, 2012
11:00 pm | Updated:
9:42 pm , Sat Nov 3, 2012 .
Beaver County TimesOnline.com By J.D. Prose jprose@timesonline.com | 8 comments
A political-action committee
that has spent millions promoting school vouchers and charter schools in Pennsylvania
Students First PA, based in Wynnewood , Pa.
Earlier this year, the
group gave $25,000 to Christiana, R-15, Beaver.
Gentzel interviewed during PCN's 'On the Issues'
PSBA’s website 11/5/2012
An interview with outgoing PSBA Executive Director
Thomas J. Gentzel will air on November 14 at 8 p.m. on PCN's 'On the Issues.'
During the interview, Gentzel talks about state
funding for education, recent charter school legislation, looking back on his
tenure, and his future at the national level as executive director of the
National School Boards Association.
Check local listings for details or go to www.pcntv.com
“We are not arguing the merits
or demerits of charter schools,” said Herb Garrett, the executive director of
the Georgia School Atlanta
Georgia’s Voters Will Decide on Future of Charter Schools
New York Times By MOTOKO RICH
Published: November
5, 2012
Here in Georgia
Along with high-stakes
testing and tenure changes, legislative efforts to expand charter schools are
among the most contentious issues in education circles. Proponents say charters
can experiment with new teaching strategies to help struggling students or
those stuck in failing public schools. Detractors say the charters drain
precious public money and energy from neighborhood schools.
Record Number in US Complete High School and College
New York Times By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: November
5, 2012
Although the United States no longer leads the world in
educational attainment, record numbers of young Americans are completing high
school, going to college and finishing college, according to a Pew
Research Center analysis of newly available census data.
This year, for the first
time, a third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have earned at least a
bachelor’s degree. That share has been slowly edging up for decades, from fewer
than one-fifth of young adults in the early 1970s to 33 percent this year.
The share of high school
graduates in that age group, along with the share of those with some college,
have also reached record levels. This year, 90 percent were high school
graduates, up from 78 percent in 1971. And 63 percent have completed some
college work, up from 34 percent in 1971.
Sequestration:
Boehner Expects 'Bridge' On Fiscal Cliff
National Journal By Reid
Wilson November 4, 2012
"Lame ducks aren't noted for doing big things. And frankly I'm not sure that lame ducks should do big things. So the most likely outcome would be some type of a bridge," Boehner said in an interview with National Journal Sunday, aboard a campaign bus taking him around
Respite on Ed. Issues Unlikely for Election
Winners
Education Week By Alyson Klein Published Online: November 5, 2012
From the White House to Capitol Hill, the
winners in this week's elections won't have much time to savor their victories.
Even as federal policymakers sort out the
political landscape, the remainder of 2012 and the early months of 2013 are
likely to be dominated by divisive, unresolved issues with broad consequences
for K-12 and higher education—some of which require immediate action.
Chief among them: sequestration, a series of
planned, across-the-board budget cuts that are set to hit almost every federal
agency Jan. 2, including the U.S. Department of Education, unless the president
and a lame-duck Congress act to stop them.
William Penn Foundation Fall 2012
Capitalizing Change: Our
Strategic Vision and Priorities for the Next Decade
Since 1945, the William Penn Foundation has
expressed Haas family values through its grantmaking. Our strategic plan,
entitled Capitalizing Change, charts a vision and strategies
consistent with the Foundation’s enduring values of respect, integrity,
stewardship, collaboration, and accountability.
Capitalizing Change is designed to
help Greater Philadelphia seize the opportunities of a rapidly changing world.
Our grantmaking is driven by the passionate belief that Philadelphia
can be one of America
We approach this work with urgency, pragmatism,
transparency, and inclusivity. We leverage our philanthropic assets in highly
focused ways for maximum impact in the Foundation’s three traditional areas of
concern: children, creativity, and the environment.
There's still time to register for the Pittsburgh
Join the Education Law
Center , the Health Sciences Library
Consortium, and the PA School Librarians Association for the release of
findings of the Pennsylvania
Education Policy and Leadership Center
Register Now! 2012 Pennsylvania
The registration fee is $25 if
paid by November 12, and $30 if paid after November 12 or on-site. Click
here to register for the symposium.
Friday,
Agenda here: http://www.eplc.org/events-calendar/eplc-conference/
Why Investing in Early Education Matters, Even in These Difficult
Economic Times - "Erie November
19, 2012
Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 a.m. Program - 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children and The Education Policy and
SPEAKERS:
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Diane Robbins, Principal, Early Childhood Learning Center, Titusville Area School District
Jill Simmons, Vice President, Early Care and School-Age Enrichment, Greater Erie YMCA
Dr. James Tracy, Superintendent, Girard School District
Darlene Kovacs, VP Administrative Services, Early Connections - Success by 6 Kindergarten Readiness Program
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Diane Robbins, Principal, Early Childhood Learning Center, Titusville Area School District
Jill Simmons, Vice President, Early Care and School-Age Enrichment, Greater Erie YMCA
Dr. James Tracy, Superintendent, Girard School District
Darlene Kovacs, VP Administrative Services, Early Connections - Success by 6 Kindergarten Readiness Program
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Share school
district successes and challenges in supporting quality learning experiences.
Hear from local school districts and early learning providers about how
they have worked together to maintain early learning as an integral part of the
school districts' overall goals. Learn how quality early learning can contribute
positively to a community's economic success.
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While there is no
registration fee, seating is limited and an RSVP is required.
RSVP on-line
at http://www.eplc.org/events-calendar/eplc-policy-forum-erie/
Building One Pennsylvania
Join us at our first fundraiser and awards
ceremony to celebrate our progress in promoting inclusive, sustainable and
economically prosperous communities.
Austin Room at IBEW
Electrical Union 654
3729 Chichester Avenue, Boothwyn PA 19061
Thursday, November 29th from 6:00 –8:00 PM
$100 per person • $75 for Building One Pennsylvania Member
3729 Chichester Avenue, Boothwyn PA 19061
Thursday, November 29th from 6:00 –
$100 per person • $75 for Building One Pennsylvania Member
HONOREES:
U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
U.S. Congressman Patrick Meehan
Estelle Richman, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Isaac Dotson, Yeadon Economic Development Corporation
Tom Gemmill, St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster
Rev. Marlon Millner, Norristown Municipal Council and McKinley Memorial Baptist Church
U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
U.S. Congressman Patrick Meehan
Estelle Richman, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Isaac Dotson, Yeadon Economic Development Corporation
Tom Gemmill, St. James Episcopal Church, Lancaster
Rev. Marlon Millner, Norristown Municipal Council and McKinley Memorial Baptist Church
PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND
Honoring Len Rieser
Welcoming Rhonda Brownstein
And celebrating public education champions
Mary Gay Scanlon, Harold Jordan, Arc of PA,
The Bridges Collaborative and School Discipline Advocacy Services
Food, Drink and Silent
Auction
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