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PA Ed Policy Roundup for
November 1, 2014:
Wolf, Corbett sprint to
finish of governor's race
2014: Pledge to be an
Education Voter
Education Voters Action Fund of PA
Pledge Right Now to Vote
on November 4
On Tuesday, November 4th, voters will finally be able to
go to the polls to replace politicians who do not support our children or their
public schools. On November 4th education voters can elect candidates who
will stand up and fight to get public education in Pennsylvania back on track.
Test scores show Pa.
Date for release
of data on public website not determined
By Eleanor Chute / Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette November 1, 2014 12:00 AM
By Friday morning, teachers throughout Pennsylvania had access to state scores
showing how much their students grew academically in their own classroom.
This is the first time the state’s teachers have had a look at
teacher-specific data for the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System, known
as PVAAS, which measures how much students grew in a year in a classroom, not
just whether they met proficiency standards.
The state Department of Education sent those scores even though
it still has been unable to publicly release any statewide, district or school
scores for PVAAS or even for the state tests for 2013-14 that were used to
build the data.
Wolf, Corbett sprint to
finish of governor's race
Penn Live By Marc Levy | The Associated Press on October 31, 2014 at
4:33 PM,
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's gubernatorial candidates
sprinted toward the finish line Friday, going town to town and rally to rally
making their final pitches and encouraging their supporters to cast ballots and
get everyone they know to join them. Democrat
Tom Wolf and Republican Gov. Tom Corbett are also mounting a new wave of
attacks on each other. To try to capitalize on President Barack Obama's sagging
popularity in Pennsylvania ,
Corbett has begun airing radio and TV ads telling voters that Wolf will try to
further Obama's agenda.
"Tom Wolf may just be Barack Obama's biggest fan. Like
Obama, Wolf's a liberal. Like Obama, Wolf has never met a tax increase he
didn't like," says the Corbett campaign's newest ad.
The ad touches on an Oct. 15 rally with Wolf and first lady
Michelle Obama as well as this Sunday's rally with Obama and Wolf at Temple University
Republican poll, same results
Post Gazette Early Returns Blog Published by Mike Pound on Thursday,
30 October 2014 10:49 am.
There is more bad news for Camp Corbett
Corbett cuts Wolf's lead to
12 points: Muhlenberg College/Morning Call Poll
Morning Call By Steve Esack,Call Harrisburg
Bureau October 31, 2014
"We are seeing better Republican numbers and we are seeing
traction on tax issues," said Muhlenberg
College
Corbett cuts lead but is
still down 12 points to Wolf in latest poll
Penn Live By Christian Alexandersen | calexandersen@pennlive.com on
October 31, 2014 at 2:04 PM, updated October 31, 2014 at 2:17 PM
Gov. Tom Corbett has picked up momentum leading up to
the Nov. 4 election, shrinking the gap between himself and Democratic challenger
Tom Wolf, according to yet another poll.
A new Muhlenberg College/Morning Call poll of
registered, likely voters showed Wolf with a 12-point lead over Corbett, when
the opinions of undecided leaning voters are included. While Wolf still
has a significant lead, it has shrunk considerably from the 21-point lead he
had over Corbett a month ago in the previous poll.
LNP Editorial Board: Fire Corbett,
hire Wolf
THE ISSUE: Pennsylvanians will go to the polls Tuesday to
vote for governor. The choice is between two very different Toms — Corbett or
Wolf.
If in governing Tom Corbett had exhibited the energy he's shown
on the campaign trail, his electoral prospects might look different today. In his nearly two-hour meeting with the LNP
Editorial Board, the governor seemed to revel in the challenges he's faced. “Making tough decisions is not always
popular, but that's what you have to do to get things done," he declared.
Alas, that's the crux of the matter: Corbett hasn’t
accomplished nearly as much as you would have thought, especially given that
Republicans control both the House and Senate chambers in Harrisburg .
By Mary Niederberger / Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette October 31, 2014 12:39 PM
Commonwealth Court President Judge Dan Pellegrini has denied
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's request for an injunction to stop state agencies
from permanently deleting emails after five days and request that emails be
archived for two years. In his ruling,
issued this morning, Judge Pellegrini found that section 507 of the Right To
Know Law indicates that the law is not intended to supersede, modify or rescind
any record-retention policy. Because of
that, the Governor's Office of Administration and the Department of Education
can continue their internal record-retention policies, which call for allowing
each employee the discretion to determine if an email is "transitory"
-- meaning it has no use as a public record -- and permitted to be deleted.
This .pdf bulletin
includes coverage of the October 3rd symposium on the Future of Funding PA Public
Schools, Why Business Involvement is Critical, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh
Institute of Politics and the Temple University Center on Regional Politics.
"David Meckley, the district's
recovery officer, has said employee contracts reflecting the recovery plan were
necessary to make internal reform work financially. Without them, the district
began considering bringing in charter operators to run schools. But in October, the school board rejected the
idea of bringing in an operator to run a few schools starting next year —
proposed by Meckley as an alternative to having an operator run all schools.
Teachers have led other community members in fighting the possibility of
charters. Meckley said recently that
nothing else can really be determined until the fact-finder's report is settled."
York City board, teachers to
vote on fact-finder's report
School board, teachers are set to consider contract
recommendations
York Daily Record By
Angie Mason amason@ydr.com 10/31/2014 01:18:17 PM EDT
The York City School Board and the city teachers' union are
both set to consider a fact-finder's report on contract negotiations next week. The school district's financial recovery plan
called for hefty salary and benefit concessions from employees, including
teachers, but negotiations, ongoing for more than a year, haven't produced a
new contract. The teachers' union
requested the fact-finder, an independent party appointed by the state labor
board to look at both sides and make recommendations. The fact-finder issued a report last week, on
Monday, and the law gives both parties 10 days to vote on it.
Philadelphia City Council Hearings
on High-stakes Testing and the Opt-Out Movement, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 3—5
PM
Education Committee of Philadelphia
Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 3—5 PM, Room 400 City Hall
Information: Alison McDowell or Lisa Haver at: philaapps@gmail.com
DelCo Rising: Winning for
Education Nov18 7:00PM - 9:00PM
601 N. LANSDOWNE AVENUEDREXEL HILL, PA 19026
Join your neighbors for a community workshop: Delco
Rising: Winning for Education
·
Learn about Pre-K for PA and the Statewide Campaign
for Fair Education Funding and how they can help your community
·
Practice winning strategies to advocate for your
community
·
Create an advocacy plan that works for
you—whether you have 5 minutes or 5 days per month
This non-partisan event is free and open to the public.
Click here to download a PDF
flyer to share.
New website offers closer
look into candidate' views on public education
PSBA NEWS RELEASE 10/6/2014
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) has created a
new website for its members and the general public to get a closer look into
candidates' views on public education leading up to the 2014 election for the
Pennsylvania General Assembly. Following
the primary elections, PSBA sent out a six-question questionnaire to all
Pennsylvania House and Senate candidates competing for seats in the November
election. Candidates are listed by
House, Senate seat and county. Districts can be found by visiting the 'Find My
Legislator' link (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/).
Features include:
·
Candidate images, if provided
·
Candidates are tagged by political party and
seat for which they are running
·
Candidates who did not respond are indicated by
"Responses not available."
Visit the site by going to
http://psbacandidateforum.wordpress.com/ or by clicking on the link tweeted out
by @PSBAadvocate.
Candidates wishing to complete the questionnaire before
election day may do so by contacting Sean
Crampsie (717-506-2450, x-3321).
- See more at: http://www.psba.org/news-publications/headlines/details.asp?id=8650#sthash.1vGGRff4.dpuf
Children with Autism - Who’s Eligible? How to get ABA services?
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
United Way Building 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Philadelphia, 19103
Join us on November 19th, 2014 to discuss eligibility services for children with Autism. This
session will teach parents, teachers, social workers and attorneys how to
obtain Applied Behavioral Analysis services for children on the autism
spectrum. Presenters include Sonja Kerr (Law Center), Rachel Mann
(Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania), Dr. Lisa Blaskey (The Children's
Hospital of Pennsylvania), and David Gates (PA Health Law Project).
Registration: bit.ly/1sOY6jX
Register Now – 2014 PASCD Annual
Conference – November 23 – 25, 2014
Please join us for the 2014 PASCD Annual Conference, “Leading
an Innovative Culture for Learning – Powered by Blendedschools Network” to
be held November 23-25 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in
Hershey, PA. Featuring Keynote Speakers: David Burgess - - Author
of "Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your
Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator", Dr. Bart Rocco,
Bill Sterrett - ASCD author, "Short on Time: How do I Make
Time to Lead and Learn as a Principal?" and Ron Cowell.
This annual conference features small group sessions (focused
on curriculum, instructional, assessment, blended learning and middle level
education) is a great opportunity to stay connected to the latest approaches
for cultural change in your school or district. Join us for PASCD
2014! Online registration is available by visiting www.pascd.org
January 23rd–25th, 2015 at The Science Leadership
Academy , Philadelphia
EduCon is both a conversation and a conference.
It is an innovation conference where we can come together, both
in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will
be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas — from the very practical to the
big dreams.
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