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PA Ed Policy Roundup for February
15, 2015:
For Philly Edupreneurs, Time
for Remedial Math Lessons
Education Voters of PA holding public forums on school funding
Details/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
It's past time to fix Pa.
PennLive
Op-Ed By Scott Graham on February 13, 2015 at 2:00 PM
I have been extremely fortunate to spend almost my entire
career working in rural, largely farming communities. Just about every day, a
student, parent or community volunteer will step up and, in some way,
demonstrate that unique character that defines our community. It's a great job, and I love coming to work
every day, but after a little more than 25 years in rural education, I am
deeply concerned that our district and many others in rural Pennsylvania are falling behind.
I am very proud of our students and their achievements. Our
kids work hard. Our teachers and staff work hard. I am proud of our district
and I am confident that we deliver a great education.
But our state's system for funding public education is
short-changing our students. Budget cuts have hit our classrooms hard.
Programs have been cut and classes have become more crowded. We need more resources. We need a school
funding formula that is predictable, equitable, sustainable, fair and adequate.
Right now, that simply is not the case.
PA School Funding Lawsuit
Oral Argument March 11
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia website
Oral argument in our School Funding Lawsuit has been scheduled for March
11, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in Harrisburg . We ask that you mark your calendars to attend
to show your support for school funding. This case will be heard before the
entire court in Courtroom 5001 at the Pennsylvania Judicial
Center
We filed this lawsuit in Commonwealth Court on November 10,
2014 on behalf of six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania
Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State
Conference against legislative leaders, state education officials, and the
Governor for failing to uphold the General Assembly’s constitutional obligation
to provide a system of public education that gives all children in Pennsylvania
the resources they need to meet state-imposed academic standards and thrive in
today’s world. We are conducting this litigation in partnership with the
Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and a national, private law firm.
School Funding Lawsuit: Oral Argument
March 11, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.,Pennsylvania
Judicial Center, Courtroom 5001
601 Commonwealth Avenue , Harrisburg ,
PA 17120
March 11, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.,
601 Commonwealth Avenue
Rivera: 'I have always
believed education is the one true equalizer'
Newly elected Gov. Tom Wolf has promised to make education a
main priority — and he has enlisted the help of a Lancaster County
"As
students in grades three to eight prepare for four weeks of PSSAs in April, Lower Merion parents are screening an anti-test
documentary by two local teachers, Standardized Lies,
Money & Civil Rights: How Testing Is Ruining Public Education, on Feb. 25 at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr."
Parents, teachers opting in to 'opt out'
Parents, teachers opting in to 'opt out'
KATHY BOCCELLA, INQUIRER
STAFF WRITER LAST UPDATED: Sunday, February 15, 2015, 1:09 AM
When the affluent Lower
Merion School
District Welsh Valley Middle School
Public
screening: Standardized - Lies, Money, and Civil Rights: How Testing is Ruining
Public Education
Church of the Redeemer, Wednesday, February 25, 7-9pm
230 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, Parish House, Assembly Room
The Redeemer Moms will follow up with a Q & A session with
parents who have been researching this topic for over a year. All are welcome
and invited to bring a friend. RSVP by Feb. 23 to Cheryl Masterman.
Trib Live By Melissa
Daniels Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, 11:09 p.m.
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers President Nina Esposito-Visgitis has more than one issue with the state's Keystone Exams. There's the coursework preparation. The cost of administration. Then there's how failure to pass one of the three standardized tests could upend a student's graduation plans. “Tests are indicators,” she said. “You don't use them as a punishment or hold it over a student's head. I think that's criminal.”
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers President Nina Esposito-Visgitis has more than one issue with the state's Keystone Exams. There's the coursework preparation. The cost of administration. Then there's how failure to pass one of the three standardized tests could upend a student's graduation plans. “Tests are indicators,” she said. “You don't use them as a punishment or hold it over a student's head. I think that's criminal.”
"School boards believe that
assessments do not need to have high-stakes consequences to send meaningful
signals to students and schools or to provide policymakers with useful
information," said LaCoff. "Testing should inform and enhance
instruction, not impede instruction." Additionally, he argued there is no
evidence that high-stakes tests accomplish the majority of policy goals
they were developed to support."
State school boards group opposes Keystone Exams
State school boards group opposes Keystone Exams
Also wants review of
PA Core Standards
Author: 69 News , follow: @69news, news@wfmz.com
Published: Feb 13 2015 04:12:27 PM EST HARRISBURG, Pa. - Leaders of the
Pennsylvania School Boards Association testified against using the Keystone
Exams as graduation requirements in high schools and called for additional
study of the state's Core Standards. The testimony was given Thursday before
the House Education Committee. PSBA president William S. LaCoff and
senior director of government affairs John Callahan testified on House Bills
168 and 177, both of which PSBA supports.
Read more from WFMZ.com at: http://www.wfmz.com/news/state-school-boards-group-opposes-keystone-exams/31258928
Read more from WFMZ.com at: http://www.wfmz.com/news/state-school-boards-group-opposes-keystone-exams/31258928
Assessments are vital in
ensuring students are ready to graduate
David W. Patti is president and CEO of the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania
We at the Pennsylvania Business Council believe that improving
education is essential to making the state more competitive and more able to
retain and attract family-sustaining employment opportunities. We staunchly support implementation of the
Pennsylvania Core Standards, coupled with aligned assessments better known as
the Keystone Exams. We believe the Keystones, including the requirement that
students pass three tests for graduation, are essential to accountability.
"Add up these numbers and you find
that of PSP’s *high quality* charter operators, most serve students who
are significantly less poor, more white and more English speaking than students
attending District schools. *High quality* doesn’t mean much if these
schools won’t actually serve Philly’s most disadvantaged students."
For Philly Edupreneurs, Time
for Remedial Math Lessons
The Philadelphia
School
By Susan DeJarnatt FEBRUARY
12, 2015 by EDUSHYSTER2012
Susan DeJarnatt is a law professor at Temple
University ’s Beasley
School of Law and a long time Philadelphia
Williams: PSP needs to offer
$ for district schools, too
Philly Daily News Daily Clout Blog by David Gambacorta
POSTED: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015, 4:36 PM
State Sen. Anthony Williams says the Philadelphia School
Partnership needs to "put its money where its mouth is." Williams, who has been criticized by his
fellow Democratic mayoral candidates for expressing support for the PSP's
recent offer to donate $35 million to the School District of Philadelphia to
grow its number of charter schools, said in a statement this afternoon that any
money donated by the PSP to help cover the cost of new charters
"must be matched dollar for dollar with more funding for
District public schools. We need more funding for good schools
in Philadelphia ,
charters and public schools alike."
Blogger's commentary on EITC/OSTC programs:
Let's be clear that this is $150 million in
diverted tax dollars that never get into the state budget and are therefore not
available to support the state's constitutional obligation to provide a
"thorough and efficient" public education. Keep that in mind in the
context of Philly schools that have no libraries, no counselors and obsolete
textbooks.
These tax credit programs are a vehicle to
circumvent Pennsylvania
Furthermore, the fiscal intermediary
organizations like BLOCS, many of whom are politically well connected, get to
keep 20% of the money; by comparison, in Florida
It is great that business leaders feel
strongly enough about the value of education. How about if they make tax
deductible contributions to support those private and religious schools
instead?
How can a Pa.
tax program help both Catholic schools and Pa.
Joseph N. DiStefano POSTED: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,
2015, 5:19 PM
Since 2012, when Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput
rescinded the threatened closing of four Catholic high schools after a group of
developers, executives and foundations promised to raise money and take a more
active role supporting the schools, a private group that helps families pay
tuition has more than tripled its yearly scholarship grants through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program and
related grants,
The program allows companies to redirect part of their state
taxes to private, independent and parochial schools, so they can provide
tuition assistance to any student who applies, until the money runs out.
State governor visits Pottsville
As Gov. Tom Wolf entered Pottsville Area’s Martz Hall on
Thursday, shaking hands and greeting school officials, Diane L. Howe, a
fifth-grade teacher, stepped up and offered him a gift.
“So pleased to meet you. I am the president of the Pottsville
Area School District Education Association, and I’d like to present you with
this pin. And, if your suit is not too dear, I’d like to pin it on you,” Howe
said. Wolf was visiting Pottsville
Area’s D.H.H. Middle School
Are SPP School
The intent of school performance profiles is to give parents
and lawmakers a way to easily see how well schools are doing, but some say the
scores aren't at all useful. It's a
rating system Penn State Associate Professor Ed Fuller says is unfair. Ed Fuller, Associate Professor, Penn State
Fuller said, "When you have lots of poor kids and lots of kids that are identified as special education, your score is just going to be lower than it actually is. "
Fuller said, "When you have lots of poor kids and lots of kids that are identified as special education, your score is just going to be lower than it actually is. "
The good work of the
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
The AIU helps put Pittsburgh
Post Gazette Opinion By Gregg Behr and Bart Rocco February 13,
2015 12:00 AM
As proponents of innovation in public education, we believe the
leadership of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit is one reason school districts
throughout Allegheny
County
By Jacqueline
Palochko Of The Morning Call
February 13, 2015
ASD looks for solution
for high school dropout rates
To help students who have dropped out of high school, the Allentown School District Lehigh Valley
The center would be funded through a Title I grant and
Superintendent Russ Mayo said he would like to see it included in the 2015-16
budget. The site would not be in a school, but in a district-owned building
somewhere downtown. School directors and
the administration expressed support. The center could include different ways
to connect with students, like GED and online testing, rather than traditional
classroom learning.
A leadership change at the
Notebook
Editor/publisher
Paul Socolar, a founder, will be stepping down in late 2015. A transition plan
is in place to identify a successor.
the notebook By Connie Langland on Feb 13, 2015 12:14 PM
Journalist and public school advocate Paul Socolar has
announced that he plans to step down as editor and publisher of the Philadelphia
Public School Notebook in late 2015. The nonprofit organization has
put in place a transition committee to begin the search for a successor.
Socolar was there at the beginning: stepping forward as a
concerned public school parent to become one of the founders of the Notebook at
its launch as a free, independent quarterly newspaper in 1994. He became its
first full-time editor and director in 1999.
'Icon' of independent
journalism on Philly schools prepares to step down
WHYY Newsworks BY KEVIN MCCORRY FEBRUARY 13, 2015
titan of Philadelphia 's
independent journalism scene is stepping down. Paul Socolar, editor, publisher
and co-founder of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook will leave the
influential publication in late 2015. A
former public school parent, Socolar helped launch the outlet as a free,
independent quarterly newspaper in 1994. At the time, he was just shy of 40
years old, with two young daughters, 9 and 6.
"It struck me that a newspaper – and there were a couple of
examples of this in other cities – could be a way of ramping up the ability of
people like me, parents, concerned people across the city, to deal with the
issues in the school system," said Socolar in an interview Friday at the
Notebook's Center City headquarters.
How did students at your
school district do on their SATs? Find out here
Penn Live By Teresa Bonner |
tbonner@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on February 13, 2015 at 2:37 PM, updated February 13, 2015 at 6:10 PM
School districts' 2014 SAT scores, released by the
state this week, seem to confirm what is already known: students in poor,
urban school districts perform substantially worse than their wealthier,
suburban neighbors. The scores,
initially released earlier this month but pulled after numerous errors were
found, were made available on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website
this week. To see how your district performed, use the searchable database at
the bottom of this story.
"The Intermediate Units of Bucks, Chester , Delaware , and Montgomery
21st Century Cyber Charter
School celebrates its Downingtown location
By Ginger Dunbar, Daily Local News POSTED: 02/13/15,
6:53 PM EST |
DOWNINGTOWN >> School officials from the 21st Century Cyber Charter
School
The 21st Century Cyber Charter School serves about 850 Pennsylvania students in
grades 6 through 12. About 80 employees work in the Downingtown location at 126 Wallace Avenue .
"Over the past several decades, high
courts in almost every state have weighed cases claiming that lawmakers aren’t
meeting the obligations set out in their state’s constitutions to pay for
public education."
Washington’s pending showdown
on school funding: Legislature vs. Supreme Court
How will the
education-funding showdown between the Legislature and Washington
By John
Higgins Seattle Times education
reporter February 15, 2015
In the summer of 2005, the Kansas Legislature and that state’s
highest court played a game of chicken over state support of public schools. The Kansas Supreme Court had ordered the
Legislature that spring to pony up an additional $285 million for K-12
education or the court would shut down every school in the state. Lawmakers had come up with about half that
money, but the court insisted on the full amount, setting a deadline of July 8. A few days before, in meetings over the
Fourth of July weekend, legislators blinked, approving the rest. Washington
may be headed toward a similar showdown.
This state’s Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that lawmakers are violating
the constitutional rights of Washington ’s
1 million schoolchildren by failing to provide them with an amply funded basic
education.
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 (
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in Lancaster County Tuesday, March 17,
at 7:00 pm at Millersville University
Education Voters of PA and the Millersville University
Education on Location program will be co-hosting a forum about public school
funding in Lancaster County on Tuesday, March 17, at 7:00 pm at Millersville University ,
the Lehrer Room in the Bolger
Conference Center
This event is free and open to the public. It will give
Lancaster County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state
funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they
can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating
for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable
and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
Panelists for the forum include:
Dr. Brenda Becker, Hempfield Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Bob Hollister, Elanco SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mike Leichliter, Penn Manor SD, Superintendent
Dr. Tim Shrom, Solanco SD, Business Manager
Ms. Idette Groff, Conestoga Valley SD, School Board Member
Mr. Tim Stayer, Ephrata Area SD, School Board Member
Ms. Susan Gobreski, Education Voters of PA
Dr. Brenda Becker, Hempfield Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Bob Hollister, Elanco SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mike Leichliter, Penn Manor SD, Superintendent
Dr. Tim Shrom, Solanco SD, Business Manager
Ms. Idette Groff, Conestoga Valley SD, School Board Member
Mr. Tim Stayer, Ephrata Area SD, School Board Member
Ms. Susan Gobreski, Education Voters of PA
More info/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in York :
Wednesday, March 25th, 6:30pm to 8pm at the York Learning
Center 300 E. 7th Avenue , York
This forum will give York County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
This forum will give York County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
Panelists for the forum include:
Dr. Emilie Lonardi, West York SD, Superintendent
Dr. Scott Deisley, Red Lion Area SD, Superintendents
Mr. Brian Geller, Northeastern York SD, Director of Operations
Mr. Troy Wentz, Hanover Public SD, Business Manager
Mrs. Ellen Freireich, York Suburban SD, School Board Member
Mr. Eric Wolfgang, Central York SD, School Board Member
Dr. Scott Deisley, Red Lion Area SD, Superintendents
Mr. Brian Geller, Northeastern York SD, Director of Operations
Mr. Troy Wentz, Hanover Public SD, Business Manager
Mrs. Ellen Freireich, York Suburban SD, School Board Member
Mr. Eric Wolfgang, Central York SD, School Board Member
Guest Panelist: Mr. Jim Buckheit, Executive Director, PA
Association of School Administrators
Moderated by: Ms. Susan Spicka, Education Voters of PA
More info/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in Cumberland
County : Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm at
the Grace Milliman Pollock
Performing Arts
Center 340 North 21st Street
This forum will give Cumberland County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
This forum will give Cumberland County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
Panelists for the forum include:
Mr. Richard Fry, Big Spring SD, Superintendent
Mr. John Friend, Carlisle Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mark Leidy, Mechanicsburg Area SD, Superintendent
Ms. Christine Hakes, Camp Hill Area SD, Business Manager
Mr. Matt Franchak, school board member, East Pennsboro SD, School Board Member
Guest Panelist: Mr. Dave Patti, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Business Council
Moderated by: Ms. Susan Spicka, Education Voters of PA
Mr. Richard Fry, Big Spring SD, Superintendent
Mr. John Friend, Carlisle Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mark Leidy, Mechanicsburg Area SD, Superintendent
Ms. Christine Hakes, Camp Hill Area SD, Business Manager
Mr. Matt Franchak, school board member, East Pennsboro SD, School Board Member
Guest Panelist: Mr. Dave Patti, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Business Council
Moderated by: Ms. Susan Spicka, Education Voters of PA
More info/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
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
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Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA President and
§
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
§
Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers
Union
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