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Keystone State Education Coalition
PA Ed Policy Roundup for July 29, 2015:
Pocono Record Editorial:
Call your legislators today
Wednesday, July 29 is Call to Action
for Public Education Day
Interested in letting our elected leadership know your thoughts on
education funding, a severance tax, property taxes and the budget?
Governor Tom Wolf, (717) 787-2500
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Turzai, (717) 772-9943
House Majority Leader Rep. Dave Reed, (717) 705-7173
Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Joe Scarnati, (717) 787-7084
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Jake Corman, (717) 787-1377
House Majority Leader Rep. Dave Reed, (717) 705-7173
Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Joe Scarnati, (717) 787-7084
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Jake Corman, (717) 787-1377
Pocono Record Editorial:
Call your legislators today
Posted Jul. 28, 2015
at 6:33 PM
Recent news reports indicate that Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders from the Republican-led state General Assembly continue meeting over state budget issues. Those same accounts indicate the two sides still aren’t making much progress. How about lighting a fire under them? The Education Policy andLeadership Center
in Harrisburg is encouraging Pennsylvania citizens to do just that by
calling their state lawmakers today to support improved funding for public
education. As the EPLC notes, it’s time for the General Assembly to hear from
voters. But lawmakers need
to hear about more than education and school property taxes. Pension reform and
a severance tax on natural gas drilling are other issues that divide the
governor and legislators. With the budget now nearly a month overdue, citizens
should be voicing their displeasure and letting their elected officials know
that their interests are every bit as important as lobbyists. Yes, lobbyists. While most Pennsylvanians are
enjoying a break from school, a week or so of vacation or more time with their
family, the special interests remain whispering in the ears of legislators.
They know that millions of dollars in taxes and funding are at stake.
Recent news reports indicate that Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders from the Republican-led state General Assembly continue meeting over state budget issues. Those same accounts indicate the two sides still aren’t making much progress. How about lighting a fire under them? The Education Policy and
Lobbyists’ concerns
don’t necessarily reflect those of parents of young children who want to make
sure those children receive a strong pre-K education or good programs through
high school. Lobbyist may include charter school advocates who want to funnel
money away from the public education on which millions of families rely. Or
tobacco lobbyists determined that cigars and chewing tobacco exempt from the
sensible taxes that cigarettes carry. They may represent oil and natural gas
drillers who don’t want to pay the severance taxes that nearly every other
gas-producing state levies. They may represent another part of the state that
doesn’t suffer the punishingly high school taxes Monroe County
Education Voters PA: Join
our Call to Action on Wednesday, July 29th!
While the rest of
the world moves forward, Harrisburg Pennsylvania Harrisburg
Please set aside
5-10 minutes on Wednesday, July 29 and call your state legislators to tell them
that we need them to go back to Harrisburg and
put Pennsylvania ’s
children first by passing a budget that begins to solve the school funding
crisis.
http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/join-our-call-to-action-on-wednesday-july-29th/
On Wednesday, July 29, the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, in
collaboration with the Campaign for Fair Education Funding and Education
Voters-PA, will be participating in a statewide call-in day to contact our
legislators. Pennsylvania students will begin going back to school in
just a month and state lawmakers still have not passed a budget. Please set aside 10 minutes on Wednesday, July 29 to call your
state legislators to tell them that we need them to go back to Harrisburg and put Pennsylvania 's children
first by passing a budget that begins to solve the school funding
crisis. To find your legislators, follow this link.
We know that just 10
calls in a day to one legislator can make a difference in what he or she
does. Please make two phone calls
and make a difference for children this year!
Organization: Wolf, GOP
offer similar property tax relief plans
By Kathleen E. Carey,
Delaware County Daily
A Harrisburg,
Pa.-based economic analysis group has evaluated the property tax relief
proposals of Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republicans, and determined they are close
enough for compromise to occur. The
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy
Center Keystone
Research Center Pennsylvania ’s
school districts, or 327, would receive more money under the House proposal.
That includes 13 districts in Delaware
County Delaware County ,
two districts — Chester Upland and Upper Darby
— fare better in this scenario. The statewide homestead average relief would be
$968, according to the report.
Follow the Property Tax Money: The Wolf Plan and HB
504 Compared
A new three-part
report from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Keystone Research
Center
- Follow the Property Tax Money: The Wolf
Plan and HB 504 Compared Press
Release
- Follow the Money, Part 1: The Wolf
Property Tax Plan (read more)
- Follow the Money, Part 2: The House Bill
504 Property Tax Plan (read more)
- Follow the Property Tax Money: The Wolf
Plan and HB 504 Compared (read more)
- Download the Technical Appendix To See
How These Plans Compare For Homeowners In Each
Follow House Ed. hearing on State Assessments, July 29
at 10 a.m.
PSBA website July
28, 2015
State assessments
have become a hot topic in Pennsylvania
education with the rise of high-stakes testing and the Keystone Exams. On
Wednesday, July 29 at 10 a.m. the Pennsylvania House Education Committee will
be holding a public hearing on state assessments, and we want you to be a part
of it. PSBA will be providing coverage and commentary via Twitter during the
hearing using #PAassessments. We also want to hear from you regarding state
assessments. Simply add #PAassessments into your tweets and you will be part of
the conversation. You can also search #PAassessment to follow along with the
hearing.
https://www.psba.org/2015/07/join-us-follow-house-ed-hearing-on-state-assessments-july-29-at-10-a-m/
Impoverished county
schools score low on academic performance profile
Republican Herald BY MARK GILGER JR. Published: July 26, 2015
Among the 55
elementary, middle, high and charter schools in Schuylkill County, buildings
filled mostly with economically disadvantaged students tend to have the lowest
scores on the fairly new state Department of Education grading system, a
Times-Shamrock Newspapers’ analysis found. The state’s latest
academic measure for 2,947 schools statewide gives a score of 0-100 based on a
complex formula that includes standardized test scores, graduation and
attendance rates, yearly academic growth and other data. The state launched the School Performance
Profile in the 2012-13 school year to address new guidelines from the U.S.
Department of Education after the federal agency approved Pennsylvania ’s waiver from No Child Left
Behind Act requirements.
Veto override 'an option'
Turzai says as Democrats dig in: Tuesday Morning Coffee
Penn Live By John L. Micek | jmicek@pennlive.com Email
the author | Follow on Twitter
on July 28, 2015 at 8:50 AM, updated July 28, 2015 at 8:52 AM
on July 28, 2015 at 8:50 AM, updated July 28, 2015 at 8:52 AM
Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
State House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, used a Monday appearance before the Pennsylvania Press Club to sound a combative note in the ongoing #PaBudget standoff, telling a crowd of lobbyists, business types and reporters that overriding Gov. Tom Wolf's veto of the GOP-authored spending plan was "an option." "I can assure you my Democratic colleagues are not interested in Gov. Wolf's tax package,"Turzai said, according to The Tribune-Review. A veto override is "a direction we'd consider, and it has to be an option," he added. More astute readers will recall that Wolf, a York Democrat, vetoed not only the $30.2 billion budget bill that Republicans sent him on June 30, but also a liquor divestitutre and pension reform bill as well.
State House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, used a Monday appearance before the Pennsylvania Press Club to sound a combative note in the ongoing #PaBudget standoff, telling a crowd of lobbyists, business types and reporters that overriding Gov. Tom Wolf's veto of the GOP-authored spending plan was "an option." "I can assure you my Democratic colleagues are not interested in Gov. Wolf's tax package,"Turzai said, according to The Tribune-Review. A veto override is "a direction we'd consider, and it has to be an option," he added. More astute readers will recall that Wolf, a York Democrat, vetoed not only the $30.2 billion budget bill that Republicans sent him on June 30, but also a liquor divestitutre and pension reform bill as well.
"But when he says we
rank high among states in per-pupil spending (13th) he fails to note we rank
low among states (44th) in state share of spending. And he argues that Wolf's budget "does
not have the support of the citizens of Pennsylvania," but ignores a
Franklin & Marshall College poll last month showing a majority (58 percent)
supporting Wolf's budget.
That's the same majority that
supported it when it was introduced in March.
The poll also shows the
voters' top budget priority is the same as Wolf's, "increasing state
funding for public education."
Lowest item on the list?
Below "other things"? With just 1 percent of voters calling it their
top priority? Privatizing liquor stores."
Messages from the state
budget mess
JOHN BAER, DAILY NEWS
POLITICAL COLUMNIST Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 12:16 AM
WHAT HAPPENS when
both sides of an argument have decent points but neither side is willing to
acknowledge the other's merit? In Pennsylvania , you don't
get a budget.
One reason the
budget is nearly one month late - and certain to be much later - is Gov.
Wolf and Republican lawmakers make pretty sound pitches. At least they sound like sound pitches. House Speaker Mike Turzai, a GOP hard-liner,
made some Monday at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon in Harrisburg .
He noted, for example, that while Democrat Wolf won last year,
Republicans didn't lose a single seat; in fact, they gained in the House and
Senate. The House has the
largest GOP majority since Dwight Eisenhower was president. The clear
implication is the no-tax budget passed by Republicans but vetoed by Wolf
better represents Pennsylvania
than the new-tax budget Wolf wants.
Yet Wolf won running
on taxing shale to pay for schools (even though many Republicans say he won
because of Gov. Corbett's unpopularity).
Wolf pushes for more
education spending during visit to Montco
Pottstown Mercury By Dan Clark, dclark@21st-centurymedia.com,, @danclark08 on Twitter POSTED: 07/27/15, 5:28 PM
EDT | UPDATED: 44 SECS AGO
ABINGTON >>
Gov. Tom Wolf stood with local officials outside of Willow Hill Elementary
School on Monday to stress the importance of making changes to the way public
education is funded and why he’s holding out for it during the budget impasse. Monday marked the 27th day without a budget
in Pennsylvania
and Wolf made a brief speech reiterating the need for the state to play a
larger role in funding education. “The
budget I got on June 30 did not have what I think we need to have the future we
deserve as Pennsylvanians,” Wolf said, reiterating why he vetoed the budget
passed by Republican lawmakers.
Gov. Wolf stumps for
school funding in Phoenixville
Pottstown Mercury By
Evan Brandt ebrandt@pottsmerc.com @PottstownNews
on Twitter POSTED: 07/28/15, 3:44 PM EDT | UPDATED: 1 MIN AGO
PHOENIXVILLE
>> Pennsylvania’s budget battle moved to Phoenixville Area Middle School
Tuesday with Gov. Tom Wolf touting the benefits of his budget plan and a local
Republican state legislator taking aim at Wolf’s claims. With the state budget impasse now stretching
into its fourth week, Wolf said he believes his Democratic administration and
the Republican-controlled General Assembly are “making some progress” in trying
to reach an agreement. But if comments
made moments after Wolf spoke by state Rep. Warren Kampf, R-157th Dist., are
any indication, there’s still a lot of ground to cover before a budget gets
adopted.
Gov. Tom Wolf visits
Phoenixville to promote his budget
Reading Eagle By Matt Carey Wednesday July 29, 2015 12:01 AM
With Pennsylvania lawmakers
and Gov. Tom Wolf unable to come to an agreement on the state budget, Wolf
appeared here on Tuesday to tout his proposal to add $1 billion in new
education funding. “We have two paths
ahead of us, and we have to decide which path to take,” Wolf said outside Phoenixville Middle School
in Chester County Pennsylvania ,
that we cannot keep taking money out of education and hope to get to a good
place.”
Dems support Wolf, urge
end to impasse
As the state budget
stalemate nears the one-month mark, Democratic lawmakers in York City Mount
Wolf
State auditor calls for education
reform in light of Pa.
Penn Live By Rachel Bunn | rbunn@pennlive.com Email
the author | Follow on Twitter on July 28,
2015 at 3:02 PM
Auditor General DePasquale Says Dire Financial Report
Underscores Need for School Reform in Pennsylvania
Moody’s says PA
home to 20 percent of financially worst rated schools in nation
Auditor General Press Release July 28, 2015
HARRISBURG (July 28,
2015) – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today said a recent report by a
credit rating service that ranks several Pennsylvania school districts among
the financially worst in the nation underscores the need for fundamental reform
of the commonwealth’s education system.
Moody's Investors Service issued a report this week that classified
eight Pennsylvania
school districts as downgraded to a junk bond rating category, primarily
because of a host of financial stresses including charter school tuition
mandates. According to Moody’s, “Pennsylvania
school districts now comprise 20 percent of all of our speculative grade school
districts.” “This is troubling
news for school districts and for residents because when bond ratings are
downgraded it drives up the costs when schools need to borrow money to repair
or upgrade their facilities,” DePasquale said. “Simply increasing funding is
not enough. We need to stem the hemorrhaging of school district finances and
look for long-term, systemic changes.
School credit ratings a
problem for several in Western Pennsylvania
Trib Live By Katelyn
Ferral Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 11:06 p.m.
The credit ratings of several school districts inWestern
Pennsylvania are considered junk in the eyes of Moody's credit
rating agency, underscoring systemic problems in the way the state funds public
schools, say school leaders and government officials. Moody's Investors Service highlighted six
area districts in a report last week as struggling financially amid growing
pension obligations and a weak tax base.
Credit ratings for three Allegheny
County districts — McKeesport Area,
East Allegheny and Penn Hills — were
downgraded to junk bond category since March, making it more difficult for them
to borrow money. West Mifflin
Area School
District Washington County
and Frazier in Fayette
County Pennsylvania
that this is happening,” state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Tuesday.
“...There will either be less service for more money or more money for less
service.”
The credit ratings of several school districts in
This law will
help Northern York School District
Government Technology BY JESSICA SCHLADEBECK, THE YORK DISPATCH, PA. / JULY 27, 20150
(TNS) -- The face of
a bully has changed over the years. Technology
has come to replace the glaring student who pushes others down on the
playground or the mean girl who uses word of mouth to spread her gossip. Smartphones and social media have opened an
entirely new door for classroom bullies, who are no longer limited to the
classroom. "A lot of these social
media issues are occurring when students are not at school," said Pennsylvania 's
Southeastern School District Superintendent Rona Kaufmann. "And oftentimes
what happens through social media comes into the school in one way, shape or
form, just because of the sheer amount of people who have access to it." Taking action: Northern York School District
recently implemented rules for online behavior — for students, athletes and
staff — to combat cyberbullying. Superintendent
Eric Eshbach echoed Kaufmann's concerns about cyberbullying. "It is a daily effort because a large
majority of it doesn't go on in the school building; it goes on after school
hours," he said. "We are definitely having conversations and encouraging
students to report on any issues." Those
reports could end up being a criminal matter under a new state law, Act 26,
which Gov. Tom Wolf signed on July 10 and which takes effect in September.
By Kayla Dwyer Of The
Morning Call July 28, 2015
A more than
three-year series of negotiations between the teachers union and school board
in the Saucon Valley School District
WHYY Newsworks BY KEVIN MCCORRY JULY 28, 2015
Common sense might
suggest that the best early-childhood programs would do better financially. But a new study
finds that providers in Southeastern Pennsylvania
have little fiscal incentive to reach for high quality. A Nonprofit Finance Fund study of
nearly 150 early-care and education programs in the Philadelphia area found that all of them – no
matter their quality rating – operate on razor-thin margins. So for operators, it's more of a moral choice
than a fiscal one to offer robust programming run by college-educated,
certified teachers. "There's a lag
between the resources required to support the provision of high quality and
actually what it costs to do it. There's an operating gap," said Ann
O'Brien, CEO of Montgomery Early Learning Center.
New Report Examines Financial Barriers to Delivering
High-Quality Early Education in Philadelphia
Source: William Penn
Foundation Posted: Monday,
July 27, 2015
Nonprofit Finance Fund Releases Recommendations for Expanding Access to Quality Programs in Advance of Convening with Policymakers and Early Education Leaders
Nonprofit Finance Fund Releases Recommendations for Expanding Access to Quality Programs in Advance of Convening with Policymakers and Early Education Leaders
"An earlier amendment by
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., would have been a bigger step. It would have raised
cigarette taxes to provide more than $30 million in new funding to support
early education programs for children from birth to age 5. But that amendment
was rejected. Although the proposals for
early education are somewhat limited, Molly Tafoya, senior communications
manager with Early
Edge California, said that momentum is building. “Senators from both sides of the aisle
realize that getting children ready for success in school is a critical issue,”
she said."
Early education gets
noticed in proposed revise of No Child Left Behind
EdSource Jul 24, 2015 |
By Susan Frey
The latest version
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, that’s before
Congress more formally addresses early education and adds a competitive grant
program to help states align their early education system with K-12 schools. The U.S. Senate’s version of the bill, which passed with
bipartisan support (81-17), “ensures that federal funds can be used for early
education,” including support for preschool teachers and English learners. In
the past, districts were able to use funds for low-income students, referred to
as Title I funding under the ESEA, to provide programs for children
from birth to age 5, but that ability was never formally stated in the law. The ESEA, which is one of the primary sources
of federal funds for education, was first passed in 1965. The most current
version is referred to as No Child Left Behind. Helen Blank, director of Child Care and Early
Learning at the National
Women’s Law Center, said the Senate’s version is a step forward because it
explicitly recognizes early education as important. But the new version does
not address the need for more funds to meet the overwhelming demand across the
country for access to quality child care and preschool, she said.
ESEA Conference:
Accountability vs. Title I Portability
Network for Public Education July 28, 2015
As Senate and House
leaders begin the process of merging their respective bills into a single piece
of coherent legislation that can be signed into law by President Obama, there
are some crucial issues for public education supporters to consider. Not only
are there key differences between the two bills, there are competing agendas
between the two parties.
But first, let’s
start at the beginning.
An Achievement
School District
Mitchell Robinson's
Blog 17Jul 2015
"Achievement
School Districts" are a recent phenomenon in the corporate education
reform movement. These "school districts" are designed to
guarantee "rapid
improvement in the state’s low performing schools", although specific
methods, techniques and strategies to accomplish this goal are rarely
mentioned. ASDs have sprung up all across the nation, under various names and
guises, from the "Education Achievement Authority" in Detroit , to the "Recovery
School District " in New Orleans , to "Achievement School Districts"
in Tennessee and Nevada --and
Georgia and North Carolina have
recently announced plans to form their own ASDs. These experimental school systems
usually target the "bottom 5%" of low-performing schools in a state
or region for governmental takeover, with the promise of quickly improving
student learning. The one thing all of
these experiments have in common is that they've been crashing failures. In
spite of incredible amounts of publicity, spin and hoopla, not one of these
educational petri dishes has resulted in any appreciable improvement in student
learning, accountability, or curricular reform.
- In
- In a disturbingly similar development,
Detroit's EAA manager, John Covington, resigned from his position after
less than 2 years of service amidst heated criticism"for
high rates of student and teacher turnover, questionable spending on
travel and expenses, problems with special education services and the use of
a computer-based curriculum rather than traditional textbooks."
- And in New Orleans, despite Gov. Bobby
Jindal's claims of miraculous improvements since the inception of the
city's Recovery School District, recent research tells a very different
story, with only "6
percent of high school seniors in the Recovery School District
(scoring) high enough in English and Math to qualify for admission
into a Louisiana four-year college or university straight out of high
school. Five of the district’s 16 high schools produced not a single
student who met these requirements."
"For eight hours of work
per week, TFA chair Wendy Kopp drew a 2013 salary of $176,657. Co-CEOs Matt
Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard drew salaries of $381,946 for 42 hrs/wk
(Kramer) and $342,134 for 40 hrs/wk (Beard)."
Teach for America
July 28, 2015
Teach for America
(TFA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1991 by Princeton
graduate and noneducator, Wendy Kopp. TFA was granted nonprofit status in June 1993. According to its 2013 990, TFA’s end-of-year total
assets were $494 million, with $73.5 million of its 2013 revenue designated as
“government grants” and $31.6 million of its 2013 revenue earmarked as “service
fees revenue.” Interestingly, TFA’s 2013
990 also includes $4.7 million tagged as “bad debt expense” as part of its
total functional expenses. For eight
hours of work per week, TFA chair Wendy Kopp drew a 2013 salary of $176,657.
Co-CEOs Matt Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard drew salaries of $381,946 for 42
hrs/wk (Kramer) and $342,134 for 40 hrs/wk (Beard).
TFA began as a Peace
Corps-like temp agency that sends college graduates outside of the field of
teaching into classrooms for usually two years. However, by 2001, TFA had established
a second goal: To move former TFA corps members into positions of influence in
education, business, and politics in order to solidify and expand TFA’s
influence over public education.
N.C. Voucher Program
Expected to Double Following Court
By T. Keung Hui, The News
& Observer, North Carolina
(MCT) Published Online: July 28,
2015
The number of North Carolina children
using tax dollars to attend private schools will at least double this fall and
could climb much higher now that the school voucher program has been declared
constitutional by the N.C. Supreme Court.
State officials have already awarded 2,642 scholarships for the 2015-16
school year – compared to 1,216 last year – and could issue more than 1,700
additional vouchers once the state budget is finalized. With some state
lawmakers talking about expanding both the funding and the eligibility for the
vouchers, public-school advocates are urging a go-slow approach on the
program’s expansion. “We’re talking
about a major transfer of hard-earned taxpayer dollars to untested,
unaccountable private schools, many of whom are religious oriented,” said
Yevonne Brannon, chairwoman of Public Schools First NC. “This should give the
public great pause.”
Early Education and Teacher
Preparation?…..
Next Move? Parsing What
Bill and Melinda Said About Education Funding
Inside Philanthropy by 
L.S. Hall
July 28, 2015
L.S. Hall
July 28, 2015
Bill and Melinda
Gates are obsessed with impactful grantmaking and evaluating the outcomes of
their foundation's giving. Recently, the heads of the world's largest
foundation discussed the impact of their funding activity with New
York Times columnist Nicolas Kristof. The couple highlighted a number of
accomplishments in the areas of global health and child mortality, but
acknowledged that the billions they have poured into education reform haven't
had quite the same impact. "There's
no dramatic change," Bill Gates told the columnist. "It’s not like
under-five mortality, where you see this dramatic improvement.” However, Bill
and Melinda Gates say they are not discouraged by this inertia and that they
remain committed to sweeping change in the nation's K-12 and higher education
systems. This is significant for a bunch
of reasons, not the least of which is that the Gateses still have not tapped
the bulk of their personal fortune for philanthropy, as we've discussed in the
past. While the Gates Foundation lists assets of $43 billion, Forbes pegs
Bill Gates' personal fortune at nearly $80 billion—most of which will likely go
to philanthropy eventually.
Nominations for PSBA's
Allwein Advocacy Award now open
PSBA July 7, 2015
PSBA July 7, 2015
The Timothy M.
Allwein Advocacy Award was established in 2011 by the Pennsylvania School
Boards Association and may be presented annually to the individual school
director or entire school board to recognize outstanding leadership in
legislative advocacy efforts on behalf of public education and students that
are consistent with the positions in PSBA’s Legislative Platform. The 2015 Allwein Award nomination process
will close on Aug. 28, 2015. The 2015 Allwein Award Nomination Form is available online. More details on the
award and nominations process can be found online.
Save the Date for PASA-PSBA School
Save the date for the
professional development event of the year. Be inspired at more than four
exciting venues and invest in professional development for top administrators
and school board members. Online registration will be live soon!
Register Now – PAESSP
State Conference – Oct. 18-20 – State College, PA
Registration is now
open for PAESSP's State Conference to be held October 18-20 at The
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA! This year's
theme is @EVERYLEADER and features three nationally-known keynote speakers
(Dr. James Stronge, Justin Baeder and Dr. Mike Schmoker), professional breakout
sessions, a legal update, exhibits, Tech Learning Labs and many opportunities
to network with your colleagues (Monday evening event with Jay
Paterno). Once again, in conjunction
with its conference, PAESSP will offer two 30-hour Act 45 PIL-approved
programs, Linking Student Learning to Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
(pre-conference offering on 10/17/15); and Improving Student Learning
Through Research-Based Practices: The Power of an Effective Principal (held
during the conference, 10/18/15 -10/20/15). Register for either or both PIL
programs when you register for the Full Conference!
REGISTER TODAY for
the Conference and Act 45 PIL program/s at:
Apply
now for EPLC’s 2015-2016 PA Education Policy Fellowship Program
Applications are
available now for the 2015-2016 Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP). The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in
Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). With more than 400 graduates in its
first sixteen years, this Program is a premier professional development
opportunity for educators, state and local policymakers, advocates, and
community leaders. State Board of Accountancy (SBA) credits are available
to certified public accountants. Past
participants include state policymakers, district superintendents and
principals, charter school leaders, school business officers, school board
members, education deans/chairs, statewide association leaders, parent leaders,
education advocates, and other education and community leaders. Fellows
are typically sponsored by their employer or another organization. The Fellowship Program begins with a two-day
retreat on September 17-18, 2015 and continues to graduation in June
2016.
Click here to read about
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