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Money: Walton Family Foundation Grants 2009-2012: 250 avenues to privatize
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Combined Foundation
reports from 2009 through 2012 sorted by grantee name. The gang’s all here……
The full text of Gov. Tom Corbett's budget proposal
Published: Tuesday, February 05, 2013, 11:51 AM Updated: Tuesday, February 05, 2013, 12:05 PM
Bones
Under Parking Lot Belonged to Richard III
The skeleton found last fall near the buried ruins of the Greyfriars
Priory in Leicester was confirmed on Monday by
a team of experts to be that of King Richard III.
New York Times By JOHN F. BURNS Published: February 4, 2013
LEICESTER, England — Until it
was discovered beneath a city parking lot last fall, the skeleton had lain
unmarked, and unmourned, for more than 500 years. Friars fearful of the men who
slew him in battle buried the man in haste, naked and anonymous, without a
winding sheet, rings or personal adornments of any kind, in a space so cramped
his cloven skull was jammed upright and askew against the head of his shallow
grave. On Monday, confirming what many
historians and archaeologists had suspected, a team of experts at the
University of Leicester concluded on the basis of DNA and other evidence that
the skeletal remains were those of King Richard III, for centuries the most
reviled of English monarchs
BUDGET: PCN (LIVE) Governor's
Budget Address 11:30 am
Calendar: PCN
Public Affairs Start Time: 11:30
am End Time: 12:15 pm
Gov. Tom Corbett's 2013-2014
Budget Address
Location: State Capitol in Harrisburg
BUDGET: New direction for Pa.
Inquirer Opinion By Sharon Ward
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 , 3:01 AM
Sharon Ward is director of the Pennsylvania
Budget and Policy Center in Harrisburg
Gov. Corbett and his staff have
crisscrossed the state over the past few weeks, previewing the state budget to
be unveiled Tuesday. The change in style is welcome for a governor who has
seemed reluctant to explain his priorities or defend his positions. Pennsylvanians also appear to be clamoring
for a change in substance. A recent Quinnipiac poll shows that only 36 percent
of Pennsylvanians approve of Gov. Corbett's job performance - while 46 percent
disapprove.
It's not a mystery that the
governor's popularity tumbled after last year's budget debate: An on-time
spending plan is not enough to compensate for a budget out of step with
Pennsylvanians' priorities. Even Republican Senate President Pro Tem Joseph
Scarnati said recently that in the last two years, "we cut through the
muscle, and we are in bone."
So this next budget will be
very important for Corbett and all Pennsylvanians. Will we see the same
limited-government-at-any-cost approach, or has the governor read the tea
leaves?
BUDGET: What we know about Gov. Tom Corbett's 2013-14 budget proposal
Pennlive By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com
onFebruary 04,
2013 at 1:36 PM ,
updated February 04, 2013 at 3:55
PM
on
Gov. Tom Corbett will begin
delivering his 2013-14 budget address to a joint session of the General
Assembly around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the House chambers.
Pennsylvania Cable Network
plans to televise the speech. Pennlive will also stream live video from the
speech courtesy of PCN.
BUDGET: Editorial: Corbett's budget test
By Patriot-News Editorial Board on
February 04, 2013
at 10:55 AM
When Gov. Tom Corbett strides
into the state House chamber on Tuesday morning to deliver the third budget of
his administration, as much attention will be paid to what’s in the spending
plan as to what is not.
“The current fiscal 2012-13
state budget provides $100 million for the Accountabilty Block Grant, but this
is down 60 percent since fiscal 2010-11, according to the committee. It's not known yet how the ABG will fare in
the governor's fiscal 2013-14 budget proposal.”
BUDGET: New education block grant is
Corbett goal
Published: February
4, 2013
The idea behind block grants is to earmark money for broad priority areas
within some parameters and give school districts flexibility in how they spend
it. The four priorities in Mr. Corbett's proposal are school safety, early
education, individual learning and science, technology, engineering and math
courses and programs.
Education Voters PA Blog MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Tomorrow, the debate over the priorities of our state budget will begin
in earnest with the release of Governor Corbett’s budget proposal. Public
education is going to be a very hot topic this year. Each year, the
Governor’s budget proposal sets up the conversation that will continue as
negotiations move forward through the spring. We will be following up
after the Governor’s address with more information about the implications for
schools and potential impacts on students – so we can all band together to
speak up for the Pennsylvania we want to live in!
BUDGET: Governor Needs A Plan for
Funding Schools
Liquor Store Scheme Fails to Address Student Needs
Governor Corbett's recent announcement of a plan to privatize the state's
liquor stores and funnel the proceeds to education programs is another example
of the Administration's failure to address education funding in a consistent,
accurate, fair, or transparent manner, according to the Education Law
Center
"This latest scheme from the Governor is another example of his
Administration's reluctance to commit to an education funding plan, one that
takes into account accurate student data, recognizes student and district
differences, and provides funding to address student needs in a transparent
formula that everyone — from state legislators to local taxpayers — can see,"
said Education Law Center Executive Director Rhonda Brownstein.
BUDGET: Education Facts from
The Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Failing Allentown ,
Bethlehem
Students will be eligible for scholarships to attend better performing
private, public schools.
By Steve Esack, Of
The Morning Call 11:59 p.m. EST, February 4, 2013
The state Department of Education has placed nearly all Allentown
Fighting on Many Fronts
The battle for public education has many fronts. And we’ve been seeing
incredible grassroots resistance across the country along many of those lines.
Here’s a quick report from the trenches to remind you of just how powerful our
movement is and how many colleagues we have:
Opposition to Common Core Grows
Across the Political Spectrum
Education Week Living In Dialogue Blog By Anthony Cody on February
4, 2013 11:21 AM
The drive towards Common Core State Standards and standardized
assessments to enforce them has been described as an unstoppable train, and
teachers are warned that we had better get on board with the process, or risk
being run over. But opposition to this juggernaut is emerging from some
surprising places, which creates the possibility of some unusual alliances.
Education Week reports today that many
states are facing new resistance -- not surprising in light of my
recent encounter with some very angry Arizonans.
Why growing concentrated poverty
dooms school reform
Until very recently, policymakers ignored the effect that concentrated
poverty has on student achievement. Here’s a look at why more attention must be
paid to the problem, written by Greg Kaufmann,
who reports on poverty for the Nation, and Elaine Weiss, the
national coordinator for the Broader
Bolder Approach to Education. This appeared onThe
Nation’s website.
School Time Is Money: Are More Hours
Worth the Cost?
Huffington Post By Patte Barth Director, Center for Public
Education 01/31/2013
6:25 pm
The nation's 15,000 school districts are as varied as the communities
they serve, but in the post-recession era, there's one thing they all have in
common. They're broke. And getting broker.
I have three criteria for identifying promising policies and practices to
improve student learning. First of all, schools need something that will be
effective. But once that's established, they also want something that's cheap
and easy to implement.
Partisan paralysis returns to the
Hill
In just 25 days, automatic federal spending cuts take hold.
POLITICO By JAKE SHERMAN |
2/3/13 10:47 PM EST
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/once-again-the-economy-faces-gridlock-87118.html#ixzz2JvlnHUqn
Yinzercation Blog January 28, 2013
Come RALLY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION on Sunday,
February 10, 2013 . 3PM at
the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in East
Liberty (5941 Penn
Avenue , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15206
SAVE THE DATE: 2013 Pennsylvania
Budget Summit
Many Pennsylvanians have
sent a clear message to Harrisburg Policy Center
for an in-depth look at the Governor's proposal and an update on the federal
budget -- and what they mean for communities and families across Pennsylvania
2013 Pennsylvania
Budget Summit
Thursday, February 21, 2013 ,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
HiltonHarrisburg , 1 North Second Street, Harrisburg , PA
Hilton
EPLC 2013 REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
FOR SCHOOL
The Education Policy and Leadership Center, with the Cooperation
of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and Pennsylvania
Association of School Business Officials (PASBO), will conduct A Series of Regional Full-Day
Workshops for 2013
Pennsylvania School Board Candidates. Registration is $45 and includes
coffee/donuts, lunch, and materials.
Harrisburg Region Saturday, February 9,
2013– 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Pittsburgh Region Saturday, February 23, 2013 – 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh/Monroeville, 101 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh/Monroeville, 101 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146
2013 PSBA Leadership Symposium on
Advocacy and Issues
April 6, 2013 The Penn Stater Convention Center Hotel; State College, PA
Strategic leadership, school budgeting and advocacy are key issues facing today's school district leaders. For your school district to truly thrive, leaders must maintain a solid understanding of these three functions. Attend the 2013 PSBA Leadership Symposium on Advocacy and Issues to ensure you have the skills you need to take your district to the next level.
April 6, 2013 The Penn Stater Convention Center Hotel; State College, PA
Strategic leadership, school budgeting and advocacy are key issues facing today's school district leaders. For your school district to truly thrive, leaders must maintain a solid understanding of these three functions. Attend the 2013 PSBA Leadership Symposium on Advocacy and Issues to ensure you have the skills you need to take your district to the next level.
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