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PA Ed Policy Roundup for
August 26, 2014:
Defining “fair
funding” in Pennsylvania
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from Pa School Boards Asn @PSBA Aug 22
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Educators
Galvanizing Support to Re-Establish PA Basic Education Funding Formula
Press call
Tuesday with PA Basic Education Funding Campaign "Circuit Riders"
before they travel to every corner of state
PSBA’s website 8/25/2014
WHO: Pennsylvania Education
Leadership Associations and Circuit Riders
WHAT: Press Conference Call WHEN: Tuesday, August 26 at 3 p.m.
WHAT: Press Conference Call WHEN: Tuesday, August 26 at 3 p.m.
Nearly a dozen former
superintendents, school directors and Intermediate Unit executive directors
start training today before beginning their journeys to every corner of
Pennsylvania, serving as "regional circuit riders."
The corps of 11 veteran school
leaders will galvanize every region of the state to promote the creation of a
fair, predictable basic education funding formula. Pennsylvania's major education leadership
organizations recruited and will deploy the circuit riders to support current
school leaders. Circuit riders will provide education and training about past
and current school funding systems, principles and models of good school
funding systems, and effective advocacy strategies, using information and
materials provided by the statewide Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding
Campaign.
A statewide press call is scheduled
for Tuesday afternoon to discuss the initiative and hear from a few of the
circuit riders listed below.
- See more at: http://www.psba.org/news-publications/headlines/details.asp?id=8395#sthash.4EUBYDlQ.dpuf
Defining ‘fair
funding' in Pa. schools plan
Pottstown Mercury Editorial POSTED: 08/22/14,
6:29 PM EDT
The outdoorsman Gov. Tom Corbett
paddled his way into Pottstown last Sunday, navigating a kayak from Union
Township in Berks to Riverfront Park in Pottstown. Then, the pension reformer governor stepped
on land to remind the two reporters present that he’s on a mission to get a $50
billion public employee pension liability under control. Next came the education governor. When asked
by a reporter about fair funding for Pennsylvania schools, Corbett replied:
“What is ‘fair funding’ is the
question ... what’s the formula and how do you do it -- is it per student, per
school or per school district?” In the
midst of re-election year criticism of local school budget cuts tied to state
funding, Corbett announced last winter that he was appointing a task force to
examine fair funding for schools. The announcement followed a Terry Madonna
Opinion Research Omnibus Survey that found 72 percent of adults surveyed favor
using a funding formula to ensure “fair distribution” of state aid to schools.
Debate on fair
formula for Pa. education has local flavor
By Evan Brandt, The Mercury POSTED: 08/23/14, 7:19 PM EDT
The effort to find a fair formula
for funding education in Pennsylvania is coming to Montgomery County. Last Sunday, Gov. Tom Corbett addressed the
issue during an unannounced visit to Pottstown, and on Thursday, The Mercury
learned that state Rep. Mike Vereb, R-150th Dist., who heads up the education
funding formula commission, intends to hold one of the meetings somewhere in the
Perkiomen Valley School District. The
Basic Education Funding Commission held its second meeting Wednesday in
Harrisburg and Vereb says he wants to meet in different parts of the state to
be sure regional issues are included in the discussion. The next meeting will be in the Lehigh
Valley, followed by one in the Perkiomen Valley and one in Philadelphia, he
said.
Basic Education
Funding Campaign Hires Kathy Manderino as Campaign Manager
PASBO
website 08/24/2014
Former state representative, Kathy
Manderino, was recently named the campaign manager for the Basic Education
Funding Campaign. The campaign includes more than 40 organizations, including
PASBO, representing educators, business, labor, faith-based organizations and
civic and child advocacy groups who want to see the Commonwealth find a
long-term solution to adequately and equitably fund public schools.
Read press release: http://files.pasbo.org/ManderinoPR.pdf
This PA Senate site lists commission
members and includes news releases and meeting audio/video
PA Basic
Education Funding Commission Website
Peduto forms
task force to win funding for Pittsburgh pre-K education
TribLive By Melissa
Daniels Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, 3:57 p.m.
Mayor Bill Peduto announced Monday a 20-member task force to help Pittsburgh secure federal funding for early childhood education programs. The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Early Childhood Education, created by executive order, is charged with helping the city prepare a grant application for the Preschool Development Grants Competition. The grant program could funnel as much as $20 million into Pennsylvania, according to the mayor's office. “Pittsburgh must keep developing as a city of learning ... and providing early childhood education is essential to that development,” Peduto said in a statement. According to the mayor's office, fewer than half of the city's 10,000 children between ages 1 and 5 are provided with any form of education before kindergarten.
Mayor Bill Peduto announced Monday a 20-member task force to help Pittsburgh secure federal funding for early childhood education programs. The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Early Childhood Education, created by executive order, is charged with helping the city prepare a grant application for the Preschool Development Grants Competition. The grant program could funnel as much as $20 million into Pennsylvania, according to the mayor's office. “Pittsburgh must keep developing as a city of learning ... and providing early childhood education is essential to that development,” Peduto said in a statement. According to the mayor's office, fewer than half of the city's 10,000 children between ages 1 and 5 are provided with any form of education before kindergarten.
Free lunch for
Highlands, New Ken schools eliminates stigma
By Tom
Yerace Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, 12:26 a.m.
Whoever said there's no such thing
as a free lunch will have to eat those words in two Alle-Kiski Valley school
districts. This year, no student in the
Highlands and New Kensington-Arnold school districts will pay for lunch or
breakfast at school. And they won't have to pay during the three school years
that follow, either. The districts
qualify to provide free meals through the Community Eligibility Provision of
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, passed by Congress in 2010.
Under the law, districts with at
least 40 percent of students eligible for public assistance programs will be
able to provide free lunches for all students — regardless of family income.
Teachers at
Philly tech charter school ratify first-ever contract
MARTHA WOODALL, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER LAST UPDATED: Tuesday,
August 26, 2014, 1:08 AM POSTED: Monday, August 25, 2014, 6:10 PM
After negotiating for 12 months,
New Media Technology Charter School in Northwest Philadelphia and its unionized
teachers have ratified their first contract.
The agreement provides the first salary scale in the school's 10-year
history, and includes options for higher pay for teachers with specialized
certifications and bonuses for improved school performance.
Rep. Bill Adolph is chairman of the PA
House Appropriations Committee
Adolph will
face new candidate in race for 165th Legislative District
By John Kopp, Delaware County Daily
Times POSTED: 08/25/14, 11:08 PM EDT |
State Rep. William Adolph, R-165,
of Springfield, has a new Democratic opponent with the potential to give the
veteran lawmaker a deep-pocketed challenge.
Charles G. Hadley, a retired
venture capitalist, has replaced Jeremy Fearn as the party’s candidate to
oppose Adolph, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
Back to School
Yinzercation Blog August 25, 2014
I don’t know about you, but I
wasn’t ready to put the kids on the school bus this morning. I never want
summer to end! And this was a particularly busy summer for public education
advocates, so we have a lot to catch up on. But first, I need one minute of
your time: please take this very
quick straw poll to help guide our work together this year. What
do you think should be the priorities for Yinzercation in 2014-15?
Now here’s a brief look at some of
the issues that have been percolating in the summer heat:
Research
for Action Fall 2014 Internships
Fall internships run from September
– December. Exact start and end dates are based on the needs of the
project and the availability of the student.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resumé
to applicants@researchforaction.org.
In your email, please include the two projects you’d most like to work on
selected from the list below.
Applications will be considered on
a rolling basis until all positions have been filled. Research for Action
qualifies for work study and PHEAA and interns may also be eligible for course
credit.
Education Law
Center Celebrating Education Champions 2014
On September 17, 2014 the Education
Law Center will hold its annual event at the Crystal Tea Room in the Wanamaker
Building to celebrate Pennsylvania’s Education Champions. This year, the event
will honor William P. Fedullo, Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association;
Dr. Joan Duvall-Flynn, Education Committee Chair for the Pennsylvania State
Conference of NAACP Branches; and the Stoneleigh Foundation, a Philadelphia
regional leader on at-risk youth issues.
Pennsylvania Arts Education Network
2014 Arts and Education Symposium
The 2014 Arts and Education Symposium will be
held on Thursday, October 2 at the State Museum
of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, PA. Join us for a daylong convening of
arts education policy leaders and practitioners for lively discussions about
the latest news from the field.
The Symposium registration fee is $45 per person.
To register, click
here or follow the prompts at the bottom of the page. The Symposium will include the following:
Register Now – 2014 PAESSP
State Conference – October 19-21, 2014
Please join us for the 2014 PAESSP State Conference, “PRINCIPAL
EFFECTIVENESS: Leading Schools in a New Age of Accountability,” to be
held October 19-21 at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh,
Pa. Featuring Keynote Speakers: Alan
November, Michael Fullan & Dr. Ray Jorgensen. This year’s conference will provided PIL
Act 45 hours, numerous workshops, exhibits, multiple resources and an
opportunity to network with fellow principals from across the state.
PASA-PSBA School Leadership
Conference (Oct. 21-24) registration forms now available online
PSBA Website
PSBA Website
Make plans today to attend the most talked about education
conference of the year. This year's PASA-PSBA
School Leadership Conference promises to be one of the best with new
ideas, innovations, networking opportunities and dynamic speakers. More details
are being added every day. Online registration will be available in the
next few weeks. If you just can't wait, registration
forms are available online now. Other important links are available
with more details on:
·
Hotel
registration (reservation deadline extended to Sept. 26)
·
Educational
Publications Contest (deadline Aug. 6)
·
Student
Celebration Showcase (deadline Sept. 19)
·
Poster
and Essay Contest (deadline Sept. 19)
Slate of candidates for PSBA
offices now available online -- bios/videos now live
PSBA Website August 5, 2014
PSBA Website August 5, 2014
The slate of candidates for 2015 PSBA officer and at-large
representatives is now available online.
Photos, bios and videos also have been posted for each candidate.
According to recent PSBA Bylaws changes, each member school entity casts one
vote per office. Voting will again take place online through a secure,
third-party website -- Simply Voting. Voting will openSept. 9 and
closes Oct. 6. One person from the school entity (usually the board
secretary) is authorized to cast the vote on behalf of the member school entity
and each board will need to put on its agenda discussion and voting at one
of its meetings in September. Each person authorized to cast the school
entity's votes will be receiving an email in the coming weeks to verify the
email address and confirm they are the person to cast the vote on behalf of
their school entity.
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