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PA Ed Policy Roundup for February
12, 2015:
Gov. Wolf proposes drilling
tax plus fee on gas to fund schools
Upcoming Basic Education Funding Commission hearing
scheduled in Dauphin County
PA
Basic Education Funding Commission website
Thursday, February 26, 2015, 11 am Dauphin County, location TBA
"It's a very smart thing," said
Steve Miskin, spokesman for House Republican leaders. "He's termed himself
a newcomer in this building, and it operates on personal relationships. Even if
they don't agree on the issues, at least they can talk across the table."
Wolf woos lawmakers by making surprise stops at their offices
Wolf woos lawmakers by making surprise stops at their offices
AMY WORDEN AND ANGELA COULOUMBIS, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU POSTED: Thursday,
February 12, 2015, 1:08 AM
Just to say hi.
Lawmakers from both parties are taking notice, sending him
shout-outs on Facebook, tweeting selfies with the "guv," and even
taking to the House floor to comment on it.
"In a bipartisan way, he's walking the halls, talking to members -
that's been unheard of in my 15 terms," Rep. Tony DeLuca (D., Allegheny)
said late Tuesday on the House floor. For
veterans like DeLuca, Wolf's Capitol listening tour is a radical departure from
earlier governors. "I've served
under four governors, there's never been a governor who went around to offices
like this," DeLuca said after his floor remarks were broadcast live on the
Pennsylvania Cable Network. "I think it's a new way and a new day, and we
should recognize that."
Wolf visits Caln Elementary,
explains natural gas severance tax proposal
CALN (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf fleshed out his plan to tax
natural-gas drilling Wednesday, saying it would bring Pennsylvania into line
with other gas-producing states and generate as much as $1 billion a year
largely earmarked for helping the state’s financially strained public schools.
The Democrat made his case for the tax during a visit to Caln Elementary School
in Caln, located in one of the poorest school districts in Chester County
"What follows will be a political
dance, one that will pick up when Wolf delivers his first state budget proposal
in the first week of March. From then until at least the budget deadline at the
end of June, many things will remain in flux.
Wolf will attempt to balance a $2 billion deficit while advancing his
shale tax plan. Republicans will demand pension reform and liquor
privatization. If either side has hope of advancing its agenda, it's
going to take a whole lot of political skill."
Wolf's gas severance tax
proposal may be first step in elaborate political dance
WHYY Newsworks BY NEWSWORKS
STAFF FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf made good on a campaign promise
Wednesday, proposing a 5 percent tax on natural gas drilling to go into effect
in 2016 and generate $1 billion in its first year. The announcement may
represent the first step in an elaborate political dance. Speaking in classroom at the Caln Elementary School
in Thorndale, Chester
County
“We have to make sure that we’re funding
schools adequately, and this is a source of funding that’s fair for
Pennsylvanians,” he said during a news conference in a classroom at Caln
Elementary School in Coatesville Area School District, Chester County, where
the superintendent said she recently announced furloughs and where the district
struggles to provide basic supplies, such as enough textbooks for every
student."
Wolf proposes 5 percent
natural gas severance tax for Pennsylvania
By Laura Legere / Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette February 12, 2015 12:22 AM
THORNDALE, Pa.
— Gov. Tom Wolf toured an elementary school on Wednesday morning where students
were writing about love for Valentine’s Day. Then the new governor proposed to
raise hundreds of millions of dollars for education with a 5 percent natural
gas extraction tax that has not earned him much affection from the drilling
industry.
Mr. Wolf, a Democrat, proposed a tax that would be based on
both the value and volume of gas extracted from natural gas wells, adopting a
model used in West Virginia
to hedge against fluctuations in the price of gas. He estimated the tax would
raise about $1 billion in its first full year and said the “lion’s share” of
the revenue would be dedicated to education.
Gov. Tom Wolf outlines 5
percent tax on natural gas drilling
Penn Live By Wallace McKelvey
| WMckelvey@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on February 11, 2015 at 10:54 AM, updated February 11, 2015 at 2:02 PM
Gov. Tom Wolf outlined his proposal for a 5 percent severance
tax on natural gas production, most of the proceeds of which will go toward
education funding. "It's not like
this is out of the blue," he said, in a speech from a Chester County West Virginia , was a key
component of his gubernatorial campaign.
“We understand there is a keen interest by
Gov. Wolf to enact a severance tax. However, we have priorities, too, including
reforming pensions,” said Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Centre County
Pa. Gov. Wolf proposes drilling tax plus fee on gas to fund schools
Pa. Gov. Wolf proposes drilling tax plus fee on gas to fund schools
Trib Live By David
Conti Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, 11:00 a.m.
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday began following through on his most notable campaign promise by proposing taxes on natural gas drilling to fund public education.
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday began following through on his most notable campaign promise by proposing taxes on natural gas drilling to fund public education.
The York County Democrat who took office last month said he
wants to collect 5 percent of what gas producers make from wells, plus 4.7
cents per thousand cubic feet that flows from those wells, to raise $1 billion
a year. Communities would not lose money they get from a per-well impact fee
that has collected more than $200 million annually since 2012, Wolf said,
though neither he nor his office would detail how that might work.
House Education Committee to
hold Thursday hearing on Keystone Exams, academic standards legislation.
Capitolwire Under the Dome February 11, 2015
The state House of Representatives’ Education Committee has
scheduled a public hearing for Thursday to consider legislation related to two
controversial topics. House
Bill 168 would eliminate the development and implementation of seven
pending Keystone Exams (currently the state only has three such exams, for
Algebra I, Literature and Biology), as well as allow individual school
districts to determine whether Keystone Exams will be used as a graduation
requirement (currently the exams are graduation requirements, beginning for the
class of 2017). And House
Bill 177 would create an Academic Standards Commission tasked with
studying and offering recommendations to the General Assembly, the state
Department of Education, and the State Board of Education regarding the
Pennsylvania Core Standards. The hearing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. in Room
G-50 of the state Capitol Complex’s Irvis
Office Building
Pa. House, Senate ready to
tackle pension reform
Citizens Voice/TIMES-SHAMROCK by JIM DINO Published: February 10, 2015
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate are poised
to tackle pension reform, their members say.
But they have to convince Gov. Tom Wolf to go along.
Four House members and two senators expressed their opinions on
the topic Friday as the Manufacturers and Employers Association of Northeastern
Pennsylvania held its semi-annual legislative roundtable discussion at the Top
of the 80s restaurant.
State Rep. Mike Tobash, R-Pottsville, who drafted pension
reform legislation in the last House session, said he thinks both houses of the
Legislature are ready to deal with the estimated $47 billion to $60 billion
debt in the state pension fund. “The
senate has come out and said it is their No. 1 issue,” Tobash said. “I think
House Republican leadership feels exactly the same way. This $50 billion-plus
debt is crippling us in a number of ways. It is crushing our school districts.
If we properly dissect it, and we come forward with a number of bills, we will
be better able to answer the problem in the minds of the different stakeholders
and really get something accomplished.”
"Clarke said that by the
Commonwealth’s own standards, more than one-third of all Pennsylvania’s
students are receiving an inadequate education and are unprepared to enter the
workforce or pursue post-secondary education."
Residents voice support for
funding lawsuit
Chestnut Hill Local Posted on February 11, 2015 by Sue Ann Rybak
Last November, when six Pennsylvania school districts, seven
parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the state
conference of the NAACP filed a suit in Commonwealth Court claiming that the
state had failed to provide a “thorough and efficient” system of public
education, the state urged the court to throw out the suit on the grounds that
the issues are “political questions,” which the state Supreme Court said in
1999 should not be subject to judicial review.
On Feb. 17, the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Public
Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, which represent the plaintiffs, will file
their response to the state.
The plaintiff’s lawsuit claims that an “unconscionable and
irrational funding disparity violates the Equal Protection Clause because it
turns the quality of public education into an accident of geography: Children
in property- and income-poor districts are denied the opportunity to receive
even an adequate education, while their peers in property- and income-rich
districts enjoy a high-quality education.”
Jennifer Clarke, of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, said
their response will argue that the state has adopted educational standards
since 1999 that makes the issue reviewable by courts.
Commonwealth Court has scheduled argument on this issue in
Harrisburg on March 11.
"PSP describes itself as dedicated to
the startup, expansion, and transformation of public and private schools. The
investors section of its website reveals that PSP has received support from a
wide range of individuals and funders, some of whom will be familiar to IP
readers. Top donors, who have given over $5 million to PSP include charter
school champions the Walton Family Foundation and some Pennsylvania-based
funders. The latter includes the Maguire Foundation, which supports area
private schools; the William Penn Foundation; and Philadelphia investment
executive Jeff Yass and his wife, Janine. Janine Yass, a PSP board member, is
the founder of the Boys Latin Charter School in west Philadelphia and serves on
the board of the pro-charter Center for Education Reform in Washington, D.C.
Other supporters of PSP include the Gates and Dell foundations."
Strings Attached: Why
Philadelphia Schools May Reject a $35 Million Gift
Inside Philanthropy by L.S. Hall
February 2015
The commission overseeing Philadelphia’s public schools will
soon have to decide whether to accept an offer of $35 million from the Philadelphia
School Partnership, a local philanthropic group. For a district facing a
projected $80 million budget shortfall, you might think this would be an easy
decision to make. And you would be wrong.
The issue has opened a citywide debate, involving money, educational
options, funder transparency, and political influence. It also once again
raises the question of just how many strings funders can attach to the money
they give. Actually, this episode raises even bigger questions—about the role
of private money in public life, and how to balance philanthropy and
democracy. In exchange for $35
million, PSP wants the School Reform Commission (SRC) to authorize additional
charter schools for up to 15,000 students. SRC has overseen the School District
of Philadelphia since a 2001 state takeover subjected the financially troubled
district to control from Harrisburg.
Letters: Is PSP's offer a
disguised bribe?
Philly Daily News Letter by LISA HAVER
POSTED: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 12:16 AM
IMAGINE THIS: A lobbyist from the Chamber of Commerce
approaches Mayor Nutter and offers a $10,000 donation to the city if the mayor
will veto the upcoming vote requiring city employers to provide sick days. That
lobbyist would be arrested and tried in a court of law. When Mark Gleason, executive director of the
Philadelphia School Partnership, spoke with School Reform Commission Chairman
Bill Green last week and offered a donation of $25 million in exchange for the
SRC to approve a number of charter-school applications, what followed was a
discussion in the news media about whether he was offering enough. But this offer from PSP to persuade the five
members of the SRC to approve more charter schools is not about funding
schools. Given the relationships among many of those involved, it might be
considered a bribe.
Current members of PSP's board have close relationships with
charter schools who have submitted applications for additional campuses.
Extreme tax hikes not
expected outside Lancaster
By KARA
NEWHOUSE | Staff Writer Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 2:27
pm |Updated: 8:45 pm, Wed Feb 11,
2015.
If you live outside Lancaster
city, don't expect an extreme school tax increase next year.
Pottsgrove budget has no tax
hike, carries $2.5M deficit
By Evan Brandt, The Mercury POSTED: 02/11/15,
3:09 PM EST | UPDATED: 39 SECS AGO
The board split 5-4 on a vote rejecting the idea of applying
for “exceptions” that would have allowed the eventual tax hike to be raised
above the 2.4 percent cap set by the state.
The two votes are unusual in that previous years have seen the
board adopt preliminary budgets that call for tax hikes which are ultimately
whittled down over the months-long budget process.
Also unusual; in previous years the board has voted to apply
for the “exceptions” that would allow the tax rate to be increased above the
state index without voter approval.
http://www.pottsmerc.com/general-news/20150211/pottsgrove-budget-has-no-tax-hike-carries-25m-deficit
Lehigh lecturer says
reformers out to destroy public education
By Margie Peterson Special to The Morning Call February
11, 2015
'Merit pay [for teachers] is a zombie idea,' says former U.S.
assistant secretary of education
"Diane's opinion was that Michelle was a scaredy
cat," he said to laughter from the largely pro-Ravitch crowd who gathered
for the latest in the university's 2015 Distinguished Lecture Series.
Sasso said Lehigh plans to bring in a lecturer with opposing
views at a later date.
Toomey, Manchin team on bill
that targets job-jumping predators
Trib Live By Salena
Zito Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, 12:01 a.m.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin want to make sure no school district can “pass the trash” again. The Pennsylvania Republican and West Virginia Democrat will reintroduce in the Senate on Thursday the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, a bill intended to keep pedophiles out of schools and from moving undetected from state to state, a practice known as “passing the trash.” The bill would require elementary and high schools that receive federal funding to conduct background checks on not only teachers but school administrators, coaches, custodians, bus drivers and others with unsupervised access to children.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin want to make sure no school district can “pass the trash” again. The Pennsylvania Republican and West Virginia Democrat will reintroduce in the Senate on Thursday the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, a bill intended to keep pedophiles out of schools and from moving undetected from state to state, a practice known as “passing the trash.” The bill would require elementary and high schools that receive federal funding to conduct background checks on not only teachers but school administrators, coaches, custodians, bus drivers and others with unsupervised access to children.
Read more: http://triblive.com/politics/politicalheadlines/7748617-74/manchin-toomey-bill#ixzz3RWUcj6VD
Champions of breakfast help
Delco school stand out in 41st-place Pa.
WHYY Newsworks BY SARA
HOOVER FEBRUARY 11, 2015
A new report shows Pennsylvania lags behind most of the country
when it comes to providing free and reduced-cost breakfast and lunch to
low-income students. Pennsylvania is 41st in state school breakfast rankings
released this week. A report by
the Food Research and Action Center points out that only 45 percent of
low-income students in the Keystone State receive both meals.
One school in the area, Penn
Wood Middle School
in Delaware County
House Education Committee
Approves NCLB Rewrite on Party-Line Vote
Education Week Politics K-12 Blog By Lauren
Camera on February 11, 2015 7:57 PM
The Republican-controlled House education committee approved an
overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act Wednesday afternoon on a party-line
vote. The measure, which would
significantly curtail the footprint of the federal government in K-12 schools,
will be considered by the full House the week of Feb. 24. Among many other things, the bill would allow
Title I money for low-income students to follow them to the public school of
their choice, including charter schools; block-grant and make transferable
funding for teacher preparation/development (Title II) and after-school
programs (Title IV); and consolidate or eliminate more than 65 federal
education programs. (You
can read more about the bill here.)
The day-long markup process did not alter the bill
significantly, but it did preview at least one policy debate that's sure to
cause fireworks when the bill hits the chamber floor: allowing Title I funding
to be used at private schools.
Nat. School Boards Assoc.
statement to Chairman Kline and Senior Dem. Member Scott
NSBA website February 10, 2015
With the upcoming (Feb. 11) legislative mark-up of the Student
Success Act (H.R. 5), National School Boards Association (NSBA) Executive
Director Thomas J. Gentzel issued a statement in
the way of a letter to
Chairman John Kline and Senior Democratic Member Robert C. Scott of the House
Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the letter NSBA commends the overall goal of H.R. 5 to modernize the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and limit the budgetary and
regulatory authority of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) over school
districts, and supports several updates and improvements in the bill. NSBA
voiced concern however on some aspects of the legislation. More information is
provided in the letter,
available in its entirety.
- See more at: http://nsba.org/newsroom/nat-school-boards-assoc-statement-chairman-kline-and-senior-dem-member-scott#sthash.svPOdTw2.dpuf
Teach For Finland
You’ve certainly heard of Teach For
America but you may not know that its founder, Wendy Kopp, now
runs a related organization called Teach For Allwhich
is a network of TFA-like school reform organizations in a few dozen countries
around the world. One place there isn’t such an affiliate is in Finland . Why
that is so is explained in the following post by Finnish educator and
scholar Pasi Sahlberg, who is
one of the world’s leading experts on school reform and educational practices.
Sahlberg is the author of the best-selling “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn
About Educational Change in Finland?” — originally published in 2011
and just republished in an updated edition – which details how Finland created
its world-class school system. The former director general of Finland ’s
Center for International Mobility and Cooperation, Sahlberg is now a visiting
professor of practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has
written a number of important posts for this blog, including “What
if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools,” and “What
the U.S. can’t learn from Finland about ed reform.” Here is a new
piece that debunks some myths about teachers and teacher preparation. You can
find more about him here on his website.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/02/12/teach-for-finland-why-it-wont-happen/
Stop the Push Out
In Pittsburgh ,
students of color are 2.5 times more likely to be suspended than white
students. Four out of every ten black students are suspended at least one time.
And suspension is just one of the policies, practices, and procedures that
“push out” students, making them less likely to graduate – a serious, and life
altering outcome that feeds the “school to prison pipeline” and
disproportionately impacts students of color and those with disabilities. [Beyond Zero Tolerance, ACLU report, 2013] After meeting with parents all over the city,
the Great Public Schools (GPS) Pittsburgh
coalition has made school push-out one of its primary areas of focus. GPS is
partnering with the Education
Law Center
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 5:30 PM Dinner, 6PM Meeting
Sci-Tech Academy (107 Thackeray
Ave. , Oakland
Sci-Tech Academy (
More Than a Score: The
New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing
WHO: Jesse Hagopian and Helen Gym
WHEN: February 13, 2015 at 7pm - 10pm
WHERE: Wooden Shoe Books, 704 South St, Philadelphia, PA
19147
POSTED BY MAX ROSEN-LONG 289SC ON JANUARY 04,
2015
Join us for a book event and discussion between teachers,
students and parents of the new uprising against high-stakes testing with Jesse
Hagopian, editor and a leader of the Seattle MAP test boycott Helen Gym,
cofounder of Parents United for Public Education other speakers to be announced
soon!
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in York County
Where: York Learning Center, 300 E. 7th Ave., North York
Who: Panelists will include Emilie Lonardi, West York Area
School District superintendent; Scott Deisley, Red Lion Area School District
superintendent; Brian Geller, Northeastern School District director of
operations; Troy Wentz, Hanover Public School District business manager; Ellen
Freireich, York Suburban School Board member; Eric Wolfgang, Central York
School Board member; Jim Buckheit, executive director of the Pennsylvania
Association of School Administrators. Susan Spicka, advocacy coordinator for
Education Voters of PA will facilitate the event.
PSBA 2015 Advocacy Forum
APR 19, 2015 • 8:00
AM - APR 20, 2015 • 5:00 PM
Join PSBA for the second annual Advocacy Forum on April 19-20,
2015. Hear from legislative experts on hot topics and issues regarding public
education on Sunday, April 19, at PSBA headquarters in Mechanicsburg. The next
day you and fellow advocates will meet with legislators at the state capitol.
This is your chance to learn how to successfully advocate on behalf of public
education and make your voice heard on the Hill.
·
Schedule of Events
·
Day One –PSBA headquarters
·
10 a.m. — Early Bird Arrival and Registration
·
10:30-12 p.m. — The State Education Agenda
The chairman of the Senate and House Education Committees will share their perspectives on the education agenda for the 2015-16 session of the General Assembly. Speakers: Senator Smucker, chairman, Senate Education Committee; and Representative Saylor, chairman, House Education Committee
The chairman of the Senate and House Education Committees will share their perspectives on the education agenda for the 2015-16 session of the General Assembly. Speakers: Senator Smucker, chairman, Senate Education Committee; and Representative Saylor, chairman, House Education Committee
·
Noon-1:15 p.m. — Welcome Lunch
·
1:00-12:15 p.m. — Special Welcome and
Introduction: Nathan Mains, PSBA Executive
Director and William LaCoff, PSBA President
·
12:30-1 p.m. — Speaker: Diane Ravitch, nationally known education
historian, policy analyst and author of Reign of Error.
·
1:15-2:00 p.m. — Education Priorities will be
discussed with the Education Secretary Pedro
Rivera
This session provides the latest information on the governor’s proposed state funding plans, the pension crisis and the latest on special education.
This session provides the latest information on the governor’s proposed state funding plans, the pension crisis and the latest on special education.
·
2:00-2:30 p.m. — Federal Education Update:
NSBA
Director of National Advocacy Services Kathleen Branch will join Director of Federal Programs Lucy Gettman from NSBA, to speak about federal advocacy.
Director of National Advocacy Services Kathleen Branch will join Director of Federal Programs Lucy Gettman from NSBA, to speak about federal advocacy.
·
2:30-3 p.m. — Social Media Training (Speakers
to be announced)
·
3-3:15 p.m. — Break
·
3:15-3:45 p.m. — Grassroots Advocacy: How to
be an Effective Advocate
Hear from former Allwein Advocacy Award winners Shauna D’Alessandro, school director from West Jefferson Hills SD and PSBA Allegheny Region 14 director, and Mark B. Miller, board vice president of Centennial SD and PSBA BuxMont Region 11 director.
Hear from former Allwein Advocacy Award winners Shauna D’Alessandro, school director from West Jefferson Hills SD and PSBA Allegheny Region 14 director, and Mark B. Miller, board vice president of Centennial SD and PSBA BuxMont Region 11 director.
·
3:45-4:15 p.m. — Legislative Update and Lobby
Day Coordination
PSBA’s Senior Director of Government Affairs John Callahan will walk you through legislative issues and priorities that might be addressed the next day during legislative visits by members.
PSBA’s Senior Director of Government Affairs John Callahan will walk you through legislative issues and priorities that might be addressed the next day during legislative visits by members.
·
4:15-5 p.m. — Roundtable Discussion
Network with your fellow board members before visiting your legislator
Network with your fellow board members before visiting your legislator
·
5:00-5:15 p.m. — Break
·
5:15-6:30 p.m. — Dinner Buffet
Enjoy a legislative discussion on the 2015-16 budget and appropriations with Senator Browne
Enjoy a legislative discussion on the 2015-16 budget and appropriations with Senator Browne
·
6:30 p.m. — Adjourn
Campaign for Fair Education
Funding Seeks Campaign Manager
Campaign for Fair Education Funding February 2, 2015
The Campaign for Fair Education Funding seeks a campaign
manager who is a strategic thinker and an operational leader. This position
could be filled by an individual or firm. The manager will lead the day-to-day
operations of the campaign and its government relations, communications,
mobilization and research committees and work in partnership with the campaign
governing board to set and implement the campaign’s strategic direction.
Sign-up for weekly email updates from the
Campaign
The Campaign for Fair
Education Funding website
PA Basic Education Funding
Commission website
Thorough and Efficient: Pennsylvania
Education Funding Lawsuit website
Arguing that our state has failed to ensure that essential
resources are available for all of our public school students to meet state
academic standards.
Sign up for National School Boards Association’s Advocacy Network
Friends of
Public Education http://p2a.co/nsbac
Register
Now! EPLC 2015 Regional Workshops for School Board Candidates and Others
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 2015
Pennsylvania School Board Candidates. Incumbents,
non-incumbents, campaign supporters and all interested voters are invited to
participate in these workshops.
Pittsburgh Region Saturday, February 21, 2015 – 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120
Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA 15120
Harrisburg Region Saturday, March 7, 2015– 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
Philadelphia Region Saturday, March 14, 2015 – 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 2 W. Lafayette Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 2 W. Lafayette Street, Norristown, PA 19401
PILCOP: Children with
Emotional Problems: Avoiding the Juvenile Justice System, and What Does Real
Help Look Like?
This session will help you navigate special education in order
to assist children at home not receiving services, those in the foster care
system or those in the juvenile court system. CLE and Act 48 credit is
available. This session is co-sponsored
by the University of Pennsylvania School of Policy and Practice, a Pre-approved
Provider of Continuing Education for Pennsylvania
licensed social workers. Click here to purchase tickets
NPE 2015 Annual Conference –
Chicago April 24 - 26 – Early Bird Special Registration Open!
January 4, 2015 NPE 2015 Annual Conference, NPE National Conference
Early-bird discounted Registration for the Network for Public
Education’s Second Annual Conference is now available at this address:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/network-for-public-education-2015-annual-conference-tickets-15118560020
These low rates will last for the month of January.
The event is being held at the Drake Hotel in downtown
Chicago, and there is a link on the registration page for special hotel
registration rates. Here are some of the event details.
There will be a welcoming social event 7 pm Friday night,
at or near the Drake Hotel — details coming soon. Featured speakers will be:
§
Jitu Brown, National Director – Journey
for Justice, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Network for Public
Education Board of Directors
§
Tanaisa Brown, High School Senior, with
the Newark Student Union
§
Yong Zhao, Author, “Who’s Afraid of
the Big Bad Dragon?“
§
Diane Ravitch in conversation with
§
Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA President and
§
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
§
Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers
Union
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