Daily postings from the Keystone
State Education Coalition now reach more than 3000 Pennsylvania education
policymakers – school directors, administrators, legislators, legislative and
congressional staffers, Governor's staff, current/former PA Secretaries of
Education, PTO/PTA officers, parent advocates, teacher leaders, education
professors, members of the press and a broad array of P-16 regulatory agencies,
professional associations and education advocacy organizations via emails,
website, Facebook and Twitter
These daily emails are archived and
searchable at http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.org
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The Keystone State Education
Coalition is pleased to be listed among the friends and allies of The Network for Public Education. Are you a member?
Just
in case you were wondering who really sets PA education policy……
SB 1085: Taxation without Representation
“Gureghian, founder and CEO of CSMI Education Management, a
charter school management company, is one of the largest individual donors to
Republican candidates in Pennsylvania. CSMI manages the largest charter school
in Pennsylvania, Chester Community Charter School.”
Corbett
witnesses while Vahan Gureghian gets key post as Montgomery County Republican
Committee unites after decades of discord
By BRENDAN WILLS, bwills@timesherald.com POSTED: 10/25/13,
9:12 AM EDT |
WEST
NORRITON — After more than 20 years of discord, the Montgomery County
Republicans united with a peace agreement that became public Tuesday when the
Montgomery County Republican Committee Chairman Robert J. Kerns announced that
Vahan Gureghian, a major donor to Pennsylvanian Republicans, and Robert Asher,
Pennsylvania's Republican National Committeeman, will serve as co-chairs of the
Finance Committee of the Montgomery County Republican Committee. Kerns made the announcement at the Montgomery
County Republican Committee's fall dinner. Gov.
Tom Corbett witnessed the agreement, attending the dinner at Westover Country
Club as the committee's distinguished guest.
This collection of
articles on Mr. Gureghian continues to be one of the most visited pages on the
Keystone State Education Coalition’s website:
http://keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com/2011/06/follow-money-contributions-by-vahan.html
“This legislation represents a giant leap toward the creation of
a parallel, costly and largely redundant public school system in Pennsylvania,
squarely on the backs of taxpayers struggling mightily to support the one we
already have.
The way to address dissatisfaction with public schools - to the
extent that it exists beyond profit-mongers and malcontents - is to improve the
system we already have instead of making taxpayers subsidize a second system of
private schools.”
SB1085: Charter
school reform seems to be anything but (Editorial)
Chambersburg Public Opinion Online Editorial October
24, 2013
By
Matthew Major, Public Opinion opinion editor, on behalf of Digital First Media
Pennsylvania editorial board
The campaign for unfettered expansion of charter schools in Pennsylvania has greatly intensified given a bill pending in the state Senate that would give life to a large number of deeply ill-advised proposals. Senate Bill 1085 is being sold as a comprehensive reform of Pennsylvania's charter schools, and it truly puts forward a number of game-changers. Whether they amount to reforms, however, largely depends on how one feels about drastically undermining the state's public school system and placing an even greater burden on taxpayers.
The campaign for unfettered expansion of charter schools in Pennsylvania has greatly intensified given a bill pending in the state Senate that would give life to a large number of deeply ill-advised proposals. Senate Bill 1085 is being sold as a comprehensive reform of Pennsylvania's charter schools, and it truly puts forward a number of game-changers. Whether they amount to reforms, however, largely depends on how one feels about drastically undermining the state's public school system and placing an even greater burden on taxpayers.
Philadelphia
School Partnership responds to Helen Gym's commentary on universal enrollment
thenotebook
by Kristen Forbriger on Oct 25 2013
If
the Notebook is going to delve into the proposed universal
enrollment process, it should begin with the facts. ose of universal enrollment: to simplify the
process of applying to schools for families and make access to the city's best
schools more equitable. Also note that universal enrollment is a goal of the
Great Schools Compact, which was signed by Mayor Nutter, the School District,
charter and Catholic school leaders, and the state secretary of education.
Philadelphia School Partnership serves as project manager to the Compact
Committee, which includes representatives from all of these.
The
Compact states: We will pursue a system of “universal enrollment” –
i.e., aligning schools’ application procedures, from public announcements to
application materials to lottery dates and other timing, as uniformly as
possible. Expanding the number of high performing schools will only truly serve
parents and students if they are more readily able to access, understand and
apply for the options available to them.
Here
are other important clarifications to Helen
Gym's commentary:
'In
God We Trust' being sought for Pennsylvania schools
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Bobby
Kerlik Published: Thursday,
Oct. 24, 2013 ,
11:24 p.m.
People see “In God We Trust” on currency, so why not display the words inPennsylvania Elizabeth
Township that would require school
districts to post the phrase — America
People see “In God We Trust” on currency, so why not display the words in
The idea drew immediate criticism from Vic Walczak, head of the
American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, who said it would inject
religion into public schools.
New York State Seeks to
Scale Back Student Testing
New York Times By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ Published:
October 25, 2013
The New York State Education Department, responding to concerns
that standardized exams in reading and math have become excessive and unwieldy,
will seek to ease the burden of testing.
Under the plan, students struggling in English would be given
exams in their native languages. A math test would be eliminated for some
eighth graders. Students with disabilities would take tests matched to their
level of instruction, not their age. The
proposals are modest, but they represent a rare concession from state leaders,
who have faced attacks from parents and teachers in recent weeks over the
rollout of a tougher set of standards known as the Common Core.
PCCY hosting a funding
formula event in Philly October 28, 5:00
pm
On Monday, October 28th 2013, Public Citizens for
Children and Youth (PCCY) is hosting a funding formula event starting
at 5pm. Pennsylvania United
Way Building 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia , PA
19103
Register
TODAY for the 2013 Arts and Education Symposium Wednesday, October 30, 2013
PA Arts Education Network
The State Museum of
Pennsylvania 300 North Street , Harrisburg ,
PA 17120
Registration, Networking, and Refreshments-8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Program-8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Lunch-12:00 p.m.; $40 Per
Person
Details and registration: http://www.artseducationpa.org/events/the-arts-and-education-symposium-2013/
Details and registration: http://www.artseducationpa.org/events/the-arts-and-education-symposium-2013/
PA Budget and Policy Center Fall
Webinar Series to Tackle Property Taxes, Marcellus Shale, Health Care,
Education
Posted by PA Budget and Policy Center October 9,
2013
Pack
your brown bag lunch and join the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center noon to 1 p.m. Learn more about the
problems with legislative proposals to fully eliminate property taxes and
proven strategies to provide property tax relief where it is needed. Other
topics include the countdown to new health care options in 2014, the latest on
jobs in the Marcellus Shale, and what we can do to restore needed education
funding in Pennsylvania
More
info and registration here: http://pennbpc.org/webinars
The Penn Stater Conference Center
Hotel, State College , PA
The
state conference is PAESSP’s premier professional development event for
principals, assistant principals and other educational leaders. Attending will
enable you to connect with fellow educators while learning from speakers and
presenters who are respected experts in educational leadership.
Featuring
Keynote Speakers: Charlotte Danielson, Dr. Todd Whitaker, Will Richardson &
David Andrews, Esq. (Legal Update).
PASCD
Annual Conference ~ A Whole Child Education Powered by Blendedschools
Network November 3-4, 2013 | Hershey Lodge & Convention Center
We
invite you to join us for the Annual Conference, held at an earlier date this
year, on Sunday, November 3rd, through Monday, November 4th,
2013 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. The Pre-Conference
begins on Saturday with PIL
Academies
Click here for the 2013 Conference Schedule
Click here to register for the conference.
DISTINGUISHED LECTURER
SERIES - DR. PEDRO NOGUERA, NOV 5th
Where: Abington
Senior High School
When November 5, 2013 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Contact Lynn Murphy, Delaware Valley College
Join us as we celebrate their accomplishments!
Tuesday,November
19, 2013 5:30 pm
- 8:30 pm WHYY, 150 North 6th Street , Philadelphia
Invitations coming soon!
Tuesday,
Invitations coming soon!
Register: http://tinyurl.com/m8emc4m
Building One Pennsylvania November 21, 2013 6:00-8:00 PM
IBEW Local 380 3900 Ridge
Pike Collegeville, PA 19426
Building One Pennsylvania
is an emerging statewide non-partisan organization of leaders from diverse
sectors - municipal, school, faith, business, labor and civic - who are joining
together to stabilize and revitalize their communities, revitalize local
economies and promote regional opportunity and sustainability. BuildingOnePa.org
The National School Boards Association
74th Annual Conference & Exposition April 5-7, 2014 New Orleans
The
National School Boards Association 74th Annual Conference &
Exposition will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans , LA. New Orleans
General Session speakers include education advocates
Thomas L. Friedman, Sir Ken Robinson, as well as education innovators Nikhil
Goyal and Angela Maiers.
We
have more than 200 sessions planned! Colleagues from across the country will
present workshops on key topics with strategies and ideas to help your
district. View our Conference Brochure for highlights on sessions
and focus presentations.
- Register now! – Register for both the conference
and housing using our online system.
- Conference Information– Visit the NSBA conference
website for up-to-date information
- Hotel List and Map - Official NSBA Housing Block
- Exposition Campus – View new products and
services and interactive trade show floor
Questions? Contact NSBA at 800-950-6722 (NSBA) between
the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST.
Join
the National
School Boards
Action Center
Participate
in a voluntary network to urge your U.S.
Representatives and Senators to support federal legislation on Capitol Hill
that is critical to providing high quality education to America
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