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PA Ed Policy Roundup February 11, 2016:
Dinniman bill: No budget, forfeit pay and benefits
RSVP Today for One of EPLC’s Education Policy Forum
Series on Governor Wolf’s 2016-17 State Budget Proposal
Thursday, February 11, 2016 – Harrisburg
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - Philadelphia
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - Pittsburgh
"If parental choice
matters, then the decision to privatize these schools should have been based on
a transparent and open vote of all of the families now in the schools and a
full and complete consideration of how the resources available to these schools
affect the data on which the SRC is basing its decisions."
SRC plan to privatize 3
Philly schools a gross overreach, inconsistent
WHYY Newsworks BY SUSAN L. DEJARNATT, ET AL. FEBRUARY
10, 2016 ESSAYWORKS
The following
letter was sent on Feb. 9, 2016, to the School Reform Commission on behalf of a
number of area academics. Also copied were Otis Hackney, Philadelphia's
chief education officer; members of Philadelphia City Council;
and Mayor Jim Kenney.
Dear Members of the
SRC and Superintendent Hite,
We are professors
from different Philadelphia-area institutions and from different fields,
including political science, education, urban studies, and law. All of us
study, write, and teach about the role public education plays in the United
States and in Philadelphia. We share a commitment to the value of public
education as a public good that is essential to a functioning democracy. In
that context, we write to express our deep concern over the SRC's recent
decision to privatize three more neighborhood schools — Wister, Cooke, and
Huey. The views we express are our own; we are not speaking on behalf of our
institutions. Too many of those who demand
privatization of public schools in the name of "choice" completely
dismiss the choice of parents who want a neighborhood public school. Before the
SRC vote on privatizing Wister, Huey, and Cooke, Jonathan Cetel of PennCAN argued that Wister parents weren't
being heard — but he ignored the strong voices of Wister parents who rejected
charterization of their school. By his own data, a strong majority of the
in-catchment families have not opted out of their school — 66 percent to 34
percent — according to him. Parents of Wister, Cooke, and Huey were not even
given the respect of being allowed to vote on who should run their schools.
Kenney asked to
investigate why Wister went charter
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham and Tricia L. Nadolny,
STAFF WRITERS. Updated: FEBRUARY
10, 2016 — 8:37 PM EST
A coalition of
officials, parents, and activists asked Mayor Kenney on Wednesday to direct an
investigation into an eleventh-hour School Reform Commission vote to hand
Wister Elementary School over to a charter organization. Councilwoman Helen Gym, chiefs of the unions
representing Philadelphia School District principals and teachers, the head of
the local NAACP chapter, and others asked Kenney to order the city's chief
integrity officer to conduct "a full ethics review" of the school
system and SRC. A spokesman for Kenney
said the city's integrity officer lacks investigatory powers, but separately
will conduct an ethics review of the district and the SRC.
"That's why, my
legislation will also require the legislature to remain in continuous session,
meeting every day without leave, without pay, without reimbursements, and
without per diems, if a complete budget is not passed and signed by July
1. The same goes for the governor, his
senior staff and cabinet members. That
doesn't mean salary, reimbursements and per diems will be temporarily suspended
and paid out after a budget plan is passed, as is currently the case. It means
they'll be forfeited. It means when the legislature and the governor don't do
their job and don't meet their constitutional obligations, they get
nothing.
It's not enough to pass a
budget, Harrisburg's culture has to change: Andy Dinniman
PennLive
Op-Ed By Andy Dinniman on February 10, 2016 at 2:00 PM,
updated February 10, 2016 at 2:01 PM
State Sen. Andy Dinniman represents the 19th
Senate District, which includes part of Chester County
The state budget
impasse, now in its eighth month, is symptomatic of what's wrong with Harrisburg . In turn, it
offers an opportunity to finally address real and long-standing problems in the
legislative and budget process. Pennsylvania 's budget
runs past the July 1 deadline 37 percent of the time, according to the National
Conference of State Legislatures. That is unacceptable and it cannot be allowed
to continue. There is no question that
entering a fiscal year without a finished budget has potentially disastrous and
widespread impacts. Meanwhile, other
states have enacted measures to help avoid budget stalemates and to spur
lawmakers to action when partisan gridlock begins to set in. As a result of this year's budget impasse and
additional research into approaches that have been successful in other states,
I am introducing and supporting a series of bills that will move up the
Pennsylvania's budget calendar; impose severe consequence on the legislature
when budgets run late; make more budget negotiations public, and move the
Commonwealth's budget process to a more long-term planning approach.
School funding again at
the center of Wolf's budget agenda
WHYY Newsworks BY KEVIN MCCORRY FEBRUARY 9, 2016
With a big question
mark still looming over this year's school funding plan, on Tuesday
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf presented his education budget vision for next school year — doubling down on his ambitious agenda. Since the last budget address, a year of negotiations with the Republican-held State House and Senate have yielded none of Wolf's education funding priorities. On Tuesday, that didn't stop the governor from calling for more. During a budget address that was short on specifics, but long on contempt for Republican lawmakers, Wolf warned that further stalled negotiations would lead to continued downgrades of credit ratings, more local property tax hikes, and worsening school services. "Thousands of teachers will be laid off. Guidance and career counselors will be handed pink slips. In all, more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out ofPennsylvania 's schools,"
said Wolf. In total, between this year's
unresolved budget and next year's, Wolf proposes a $677 million boost to basic
and special education spending. The $200
million called for in this year's basic education line would be driven through
the student-weighted funding formula proposed recently by a bipartisan
legislative funding commission.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf presented his education budget vision for next school year — doubling down on his ambitious agenda. Since the last budget address, a year of negotiations with the Republican-held State House and Senate have yielded none of Wolf's education funding priorities. On Tuesday, that didn't stop the governor from calling for more. During a budget address that was short on specifics, but long on contempt for Republican lawmakers, Wolf warned that further stalled negotiations would lead to continued downgrades of credit ratings, more local property tax hikes, and worsening school services. "Thousands of teachers will be laid off. Guidance and career counselors will be handed pink slips. In all, more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of
Gov. Tom Wolf pushes for
more education funding
York Daily Record by Angie Mason,
amason@ydr.com11:10 a.m. EST February 10, 2016
Gov.
Tom Wolf is pushing for increases in education funding for this year and next.
Gov. Tom Wolf
painted a gloomy scenario for schools, if a state deficit is left to grow
to $2 billion.
It could mean a
billion dollars in education cuts, he said, putting thousands of teachers and
other school professionals out of work, cutting programs and putting more of
the burden on local taxpayers. Wolf spokesman Jeffrey Sheridan, asked how the
administration arrived at those numbers, didn't provide a specific
formula. House Majority leader Dave Reed told WITF that Wolf's
"gloom and doom" scenario is to justify "the biggest tax
increase possible."
Wolf offered the
scenario Tuesday as he made his second budget address, pushing for major increases
in education funding, not only for next year, but in the current year's budget,
which remains unresolved.
Press Release: Campaign for
Fair Education Funding Statement on Gov. Wolf’s Proposed Budget
Campaign for Fair
Education Funding February 9, 2016
“We support Governor
Wolf’s commitment to public schools in his proposals for completing the current
fiscal year budget with an increase of $377 million, increasing basic education
funding further in the upcoming year, and applying the fair funding formula
proposed by the bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission. In fact, we
believe the Governor and General Assembly must invest even more than the $200
million proposed by the Governor for next year to move the state further toward
the goal of full and fair funding for schools.
“Pennsylvania has the largest funding
gap between the wealthiest and poorest schools in the U.S. It has
some of the widest economic, racial and ethnic achievement gaps in the country.
Now, it is one of only two states that has not passed a budget this year,
leaving schools to borrow millions of dollars to stay open. It is time for Pennsylvania to become a
leader instead of a laggard in supporting the education of our children.”
District official: Erie
By Erica
Erwin 814-870-1846 Erie Times-News February
11, 2016 01:01 AM
Four districts --
Chester-Upland, Harrisburg City , Duquesne
City and York City
On “Schools that Teach” Tour, Governor Wolf Outlines
Two Paths for the Future of Pennsylvania Schools
Governor Wolf's website February 10, 2016
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf made two “Schools
that Teach” tour stops to outline the two paths we have for the future of
Pennsylvania schools. The commonwealth is at a critical crossroads. We can fund
our schools and fix our deficit, or we will be faced with an additional $1
billion in cuts to our schools. The
governor discussed the two paths Pennsylvania can take at Clairton Elementary
School in the Clairton School District and Altoona Area Junior High School in
the Altoona Area School District. “We
have a choice in Harrisburg,” Governor Wolf said today. “We can choose a path
that funds our schools, eliminates our deficit, and puts Pennsylvania back on
track. But if we choose to continue to ignore reality, we will be forced to
make drastic cuts to education and in turn face billions in local property tax
increases.” Governor Wolf’s 2016-17
Budget proposes that the state take its rightful share of the responsibility
for funding our schools with real sources of revenue. The governor’s proposed
2016-17 Budget provides for a $200 million (3.3 percent) increase in the Basic
Education Subsidy, a $50 million (4.6 percent) increase in the Special
Education Subsidy, and a $60 million (30.5 percent) increase in high¬-quality
early childhood education.
"But as he did Tuesday,
Wolf said his arguments were buttressed by unassailable budget math showing the
state headed toward a future of yawning deficits ($2.2 billion in the coming
fiscal year); drastic cuts to education and social services, and continued
credit downgrades if the Democratic administration and legislative Republicans
can't come to terms on what are broadly referred to as "recurring
revenues."
Exclusive: 'The message is
the message. It won't change by booing me,' Gov. Wolf says of his budget tough
talk
Penn Live by John L. Micek |
jmicek@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on
February 10, 2016 at 4:19 PM, updated February 10, 2016 at 5:08 PM
Gov. Tom Wolf is
defending the stern tone he took with the Republican-controlled General
Assembly during his budget address Tuesday, saying he's "just the
messenger" of fiscal bad news that's been known for a number of years. "Let's be honest about where we
are," the York County Democrat said during a brief telephone interview on
Wednesday. "Let's face up to reality and not try to wish it or pray it
away. There are two stark contrasts [facing the state]. I'm the messenger. You
know what you're not supposed to do to messengers." Wolf was hit with catcalls and boos, mainly
by House Republicans, as he delivered his fiscal 2016-17 $33.2 billion spending
plan to a joint session of the state House and Senate. Wolf, who has still not secured legislative
approval for his first budget, slammed the House GOP for walking away from
talks that could have resolved a stand-off that's now dragging past its eighth
month. Enraged Republicans complained
afterward that he'd fatally undermined future budget talks.
'Taxes in Neverland' -
Wolf's budget riles GOP lawmakers - but what if he's right?: Wednesday Morning
Coffee
Penn Live By John L. Micek |
jmicek@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on
February 10, 2016 at 8:30 AM, updated February 10, 2016 at 8:08 PM
Good Wednesday
Morning, Fellow Seekers.
On the morning after Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his second budget address, here are the four things we know for sure about the York Democrat's spending plan:
On the morning after Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his second budget address, here are the four things we know for sure about the York Democrat's spending plan:
1. The Bottom
Line: Wolf has
proposed spending $32.7 billion. And his spending plan depends on a suite
of tax increases, including a serious state income tax hike and an expansion of
the state sales tax base, to achieve balance.
All told, the administration's budget proposal would result in a more
than $2.2 billion tax increase for the fiscal year that starts July 1,
according to administration Budget Secretary Randy Albright.
2. Republicans
Hate It Already: Wolf did
himself few favors in a 25-minute speech. In a hectoring tone, he laid
blame for the state's current fiscal mess at the feet of House Republicans,
whom he faulted for walking away from the negotiating table last December.
That scuttled a laboriously negotiated 'framework' budget that had the support
of three out of four legislative caucuses and, more importantly, a critical
mass of House Republicans.
Fighting from Day One: GOP
lawmakers hate Wolf proposal, see red over his tone
Penn Live By Jan Murphy |
jmurphy@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on February 09, 2016 at 5:39 PM, updated February 09, 2016 at 8:32 PM
Gov. Tom Wolf may
have yet to figure out how to finalize a budget agreement with the Republicans
who control the General Assembly but one thing he has nailed down is how to get
under their skin. The tone of his 2016-17 budget address on Tuesday riled House
and Senate Republicans in ways that none could recall a previous governor
doing. They said they didn't like being
lectured to by the Democratic governor and said it did nothing to curry their
favor for his proposed $33.2 billion budget and $2.7 billion tax increase
package he says is needed to balance it.
What does Gov. Wolf's
budget mean for your school district?
By Sara K.
Satullo | For lehighvalleylive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on February 10, 2016 at 10:49 AM
Each year,
superintendents and business managers across Pennsylvania anxiously await the
governor's budget address. It gives them
their first hint at just how much state aid to build into budgets they began
crafting in January in compliance with state law. But with Pennsylvania seven months into a 2015-16 state
budget impasse. Gov. Tom Wolf's 2016-17
budget address Tuesday didn't carry the same weight. "I didn't even really pay attention this
year," Bethlehem
Area School DistrictSuperintendent Joseph Roy said
of the build-up to Tuesday's speech. Historically, the
governor's budget gives districts a marker of where to start off their budgets. On Tuesday, Wolf
proposed a $200 million increase in the basic education subsidy that flows to
all districts. The money would be doled out using the funding formula
recommended by the Basic Education Funding Commission in June. The increase assumes a $377 million increase
in basic ed funding in this year's unfinished budget. That's well above the
$100 million increase included in the most recent budget lawmakers sent Wolf. In December, Wolf signed
a stop-gap budget that provided partial funding to schools and human
services agencies, so they could keep their doors open. "We can't assume anything off of what
was proposed," Roy said. "It used to give us parameters, to have an
idea. I don't even know if we can have faith it does that anymore."
Educators back
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, but skeptical he’ll win over lawmakers
Delco Times By The Associated Press POSTED: 02/10/16, 11:19 AM EST
HARRISBURG >>
Pennsylvania educators are happy to see Gov. Tom Wolf advocating for another
big boost in aid to public schools in his second budget proposal, but they are
skeptical that he will secure a significant victory from the state Legislature
since he’s yet to secure victory in his first attempt. Bethlehem Area Superintendent Joseph Roy
tells the Allentown Morning Call that he paid virtually no attention to Wolf’s
new proposal because he doesn’t think it’ll help him plan a budget for the
2016-17 school year. The Democratic
governor’s proposal is broadly supported by education advocates. However, the Pennsylvania School Boards
Association says three out of every five school districts it surveyed expect to
borrow money this spring if Wolf and lawmakers don’t pass a full-year subsidy
figure for the current year.
Legislators seek to avoid
future budget impasse harm
The PLS Reporter Author: Jason Gottesman/Wednesday,
February 10, 2016
Amid the organized
chaos of Tuesday’s budget address day activities, a bicameral group of
Republican lawmakers stood up to call for passage of a number of their
proposals they say would avoid future budget impasse harm. “No matter who you might think is at fault
for the latest budget impasse and no matter who you think is responsible for
inflicting pain on our most vulnerable populations, I think we can all agree
that we need to do whatever is necessary to make sure that if and when we have
another budget impasse, the public is not caught in the crossfire,” said Rep.
Dan Truitt (R-Chester). Rep. Truitt is
the sponsor of House Bill 1410, legislation that would put revenues collected
during a budget impasse into a temporary fund that could be utilized by the
Budget Secretary to make payments to health and human services agencies, school
districts, and other entities providing governmental services at the same level
as the previous year’s budgets until a full fiscal year budget can be enacted.
"If we can’t look our
constituents in the eyes and tell them that we’re doing everything that we can
to control costs, it is unacceptable to ask them to send us more of their
hard-earned money. If the governor wants
to talk about ways to reform government and create savings to reduce the
deficit, I will be the first one at the table. However, until that time, he has
no business asking working Pennsylvanians to send more money to Harrisburg
Wagner: How dare Wolf ask
for more of your money?
Sen. Scott Wagner is a Republican from Spring Garden
Township
More money.
$3.6 billion to be exact. That is the amount of additional tax revenue
Gov. Wolf wants from you to fund his tax and spend budget. To that I ask,
“How dare he?” Although his budget
address to a joint session of the General Assembly on Feb. 9 was lacking
specifics of his 2016-2017 budget proposal, the reality is that Gov. Wolf is
continuing the tax and spend theme presented last year.
Delco Times Heron's
Nest Blog by Editor Phil Heron Thursday, February 11, 2016
Bill Murray's got
nothing on our own Tom Wolf.
That was the
governor in Harrisburg
on Monday starring in his own version of 'Groundhog Day.' Forget Punxsutawney
Phil. Tom Wolf emerged from his governor's mansion burrow, saw his shadow, and
immediately predicted six more weeks of budget gridlock - at least. Actually, what the governor did was present
his second budget plan. He apparently
managed to do this with a straight face, seeing as how he has yet to get
Republicans in the state House and Senate to agree on his first spending plan
for the state. Wolf believes Pennsylvania is facing
fire problems, and he wants a lot more revenue to fix them. To do that, of
course, he will need to raise taxes. Republicans, coming
off four years of on-time, no-tax-hike budgets crafted by former Gov. Tom
Corbett, have turned up their noses at Wolf's spendthrift ways. Not surprisingly, they were less than
thrilled with Round Two of the Harrisburg
budget follies.
"While just 37% of the
responding districts said they can make it to the remainder of the year without
borrowing, a majority 63% of districts will not. Each month, the number of districts
that will be in fiscal trouble will continue to climb."
"PSBA asked districts if
they believed they would be forced to raise additional local tax revenue in
2016-17 to meet state education mandates. An overwhelming 87% of districts said
yes, and only 13% felt that a tax increase would not be necessary."
PSBA: The Financial Impact of the Budget Impasse on
Pennsylvania School Districts February 2016
PSBA website
February 2016
With the beginning
of the 2016-17 budget season now blended into the unfinished business of
2015-16, school districts are operating with a combination of the partial
“emergency” state funding that was distributed in January 2016 and local
resources. Districts have made difficult decisions and continue to do so. Some
have had to borrow money, miss payments or halt programs due to the budget
impasse. In February 2016, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA)
sent a survey to all districts, asking them to provide some insight into the
impact of the budget impasse and costs incurred, looking over the past several
months and ahead into the remainder of the current school year. Districts were
also asked about how the impasse affects current and planned district
operations, services and programs, and what they did with the funding they
received in January. The association received survey responses from 195
districts in 57 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. Here’s what PSBA heard from
across the state:
Manheim Twp. school board moves Thursday's meeting
location; residents will present petition for President Bill Murry's
resignation
"Support Fair Districts PA, a coalition of citizens and nonprofits
whose sole mission is to fight gerrymandering in Pennsylvania
YOUR CITY DEFINED: GERRYMANDERING
How to disenfranchise voters the American way
Philadelphia Citizen
BY STEPHEN
ST.VINCENT FEB. 09, 2016
In his final State of the Union address
last month, President Obama singled out gerrymandering as a necessary reform to
restore the public trust in our government institutions. “We have to end the
practice of drawing our Congressional districts so that politicians can pick
their voters and not the other way around,” he said. Those who are steeped in the more nuanced
details of politics know all too well the phenomenon of gerrymandering. Those
who were tuning in for their first ever State of the Union
probably had no idea what President Obama was talking about (if they weren’t
too busy trying to find “Jerry Mander” on their bingo cards or drinking game
list). Either way, this seems a good opportunity to consider the issue, and
what it means for us here in Philadelphia .
Lawmakers to States, Ed.
Dept. on ESSA: We'll Be Watching You
Education Week Politics
K-12 Blog By Alyson Klein on February
10, 2016 1:49 PM
A Campaign Issue Left Behind
Candidates aren't saying much
about education, but the next president will
US News Opinion by
Andrew Rotherham February 10, 2016
With the primary
season upon us everyone in the education world is talking about the
presidential candidates. But the presidential candidates are not really talking
about education. This shouldn't
surprise. It happens almost every cycle but is nonetheless treated as novel or
curious even though education rarely matters to presidential campaigns. Yes,
voters, especially Democratic voters, tell pollsters education is a priority
but that's not the same thing as voting based on a candidate's education
positions. I haven't seen it polled in recent years (see, I told you education
doesn't matter a great deal in presidential elections) but when pollsters used
to ask voters if they'd base their vote solely or largely on education less
than ten percent said they would. That makes education different than issues
like guns, abortion or even taxes – where a single issue can drive votes.
Presidential candidates understand this and respond accordingly. Today voters say
education matters to them – but they say that about a lot of issues. For
instance a
NBC poll released last month is pretty typical. Pollsters asked voters
what issues mattered most to them. Education was right there in the second tier
after jobs and the economy, terrorism and health care – but only nine percent of
voters said it mattered most. That's compared to 23 percent for terrorism and
27 percent for the economy.
Where do the 2016 presidential candidates stand on
education?
Parents Across America Chart February 10, 2016
PAA does not endorse any candidate, but we are committed to
educating parents and the general public about where the candidates and parties
stand on education issues. The information in the following table was retrieved
on Feb. 10. 2016 from www.ontheissues.org/education and www.ballotpedia.org. We
have focused on the two remaining Democratic candidates and the top 6
Republican nominees based on today's national polling.
Teach for America
Huffington Post by T. Jameson Brewer
Ph.D. Candidate, Researcher, Writer, Educator Co-authored by Beth Sondel 02/10/2016
02:44 pm ET | Updated 15
hours ago
Celebrating
its 25th anniversary this past weekend, Teach For America
(TFA) marked a milestone. Over the past 25 years, the organization has not only
expanded, but also shifted their mission and approach. With seemingly good,
albeit naive and arrogant, intentions, TFA originated as a solution to the
national teacher shortage by recruiting college graduates from "elite
universities" to serve as supplemental faculty in hard to staff districts.
Founder Wendy Kopp claimed that TFA "would bill itself as an emergency
response to a shortage of experienced, qualified teachers and would therefore
not be telling the nation that its inexperienced members were preferable to, or
as qualified as, experienced teachers." Fully departing from that
description, TFA now claims that their corps members are superior to
traditionally trained teachers and the organization has effectively changed its
mission to "enlist, develop, and mobilize as many as possible of our
nation's most promising future leaders to grow and strengthen the movement for
educational equity and excellence."
Over the last quarter-century, TFA has been taken to task, for example,
for their;inadequate training, demographics
of corps members, connection to charter schools and corporate philanthropists, development of leaders with a market-oriented "brand" of education reform, attempts
to undercut unions, and their generalarrogance and hubris in ignoring those critiques.
Among these
critiques, there has been much anecdotal evidence that TFA displaces other, more
qualified teachers.
Education Bloggers Daily
Highlights 2-11-16
PSBA Members
Budget Update Webinar
FEB 12, 2016 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Join PSBA Assistant
Executive Director of Public Policy John Callahan as he hosts PA Secretary of
Education Pedro Rivera to discuss the proposed 2016-17 state budget.
Participants will learn about issues impacting public education related to the
budget impasse and the recent release of emergency funding to school districts
during this live, complimentary members-only webinar.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration is only open to PSBA
members. All registrations must be manually verified before links are sent so
please allow for a delay in receiving this information. We cannot guarantee
receipt of this information in time if registering less than one hour before
the presentation starts at noon on Feb. 12.
Registration
URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3112822243775670273
PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION
POLICY FORUM
"Southeastern Region Forum Series"Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Networking and Coffee - 9:30 a.m. Program - 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Networking and Coffee - 9:30 a.m. Program - 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
SUBJECT: Governor
Wolf's Proposed Education Budget for 2016-2017
SPEAKERS:
An Overview of
the Proposed 2016-2017 State Budget and Education Issues Will Be
Provided By:
Representative of
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy andLeadership Center
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy and
Statewide and
Regional Perspectives Will Be Provided By:
Donna Cooper,
Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth
Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director, Education Law Center
Dr. George Steinhoff, Superintendent, Penn Delco School District
Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director, Education Law Center
Dr. George Steinhoff, Superintendent, Penn Delco School District
One or more
representatives of other statewide and regional organizations are still to
be confirmed.
RSVP
for Southeastern Forum on-line at
EPLC PENNSYLVANIA
EDUCATION POLICY FORUM
"Capital Region Forum Series" Thursday, February 11, 2016
Continental
Breakfast - 8:00 a.m. Program - 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Harrisburg
Hilton Hotel - Two North Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17101
SUBJECT: Governor
Wolf's Proposed Education Budget for 2016-2017
SPEAKERS:
An Overview of
the Proposed 2016-2017 State Budget and Education Issues Will Be
Provided By:
Representative of
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Ron Cowell,
President, The Education Policy and Leadership
Center
Statewide and
Regional Perspectives Will Be Provided By:
Dr. Brian Barnhart,
Executive Director, Lancaster-Lebanon IU #13
Thomas Gluck,
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units
Representatives of other statewide and regional organizations are still to be confirmed.
Representatives of other statewide and regional organizations are still to be confirmed.
While there is
no registration fee, seating is limited and an RSVP is required.
RSVP for
Harrisburg Forum on-line at
PSBA New School Director Training Remaining
Locations:
- North Central area —Feb. 13 Mansfield University, Mansfield
PSBA New School Director
Training
School boards who will welcome new directors after the election should
plan to attend PSBA training to help everyone feel more confident right from
the start. This one-day event is targeted to help members learn the basics of
their new roles and responsibilities. Meet the friendly, knowledgeable PSBA
team and bring everyone on your “team of 10” to get on the same page fast.
- $150 per
registrant (No charge if your district has a LEARN Pass. Note: All-Access
members also have LEARN Pass.)
- One-hour lunch
on your own — bring your lunch, go to lunch, or we’ll bring a box lunch to
you; coffee/tea provided all day
- Course
materials available online or we’ll bring a printed copy to you for an
additional $25
- Registrants
receive one month of 100-level online courses for each registrant, after
the live class
Register here: https://www.psba.org/2015/09/new-school-director-training/
Save
the Dates for These 2016 Annual EPLC Regional State Budget Education
Policy Forums
Sponsored
by The Education Policy and Leadership
Center
Thursday, February
11 - 8:30-11:00 a.m. - Harrisburg
Wednesday, February 17 - 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania )
Thursday, February 25 - 8:30-11:00 a.m. -Pittsburgh
Wednesday, February 17 - 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -
Thursday, February 25 - 8:30-11:00 a.m. -
Invitation
and more details in January
Attend the
United Opt Out Conference in Philadelphia February 26-28
United
Opt Out: The Movement to End Corporate Reform will hold its annual conference
on Philadelphia from February 26-28.
The Pennsylvania Budget
and Policy Center will host its Annual Budget Summit on Thursday, March 3, 2016
9:00 - 3:30 at the Hilton Harrisburg.
PA Budget and Policy Center website
Join us for an in-depth look at the Governor's 2016-17 budget proposal, including what it means for education, health and human services, and local communities. The Summit will focus on the leading issues facing the commonwealth in 2016, with workshops, lunch, and a legislative panel discussion. Space is limited, so fill out the form below to reserve your spot at the Budget Summit.
PA Budget and Policy Center website
Join us for an in-depth look at the Governor's 2016-17 budget proposal, including what it means for education, health and human services, and local communities. The Summit will focus on the leading issues facing the commonwealth in 2016, with workshops, lunch, and a legislative panel discussion. Space is limited, so fill out the form below to reserve your spot at the Budget Summit.
Thursday, March 3,
2016 Hilton Hotel, Harrisburg Pennsylvania
The event is free,
but PBPC welcomes donations of
any size to help off-set costs.
PASBO 61st Annual
Conference and Exhibits March 8 - 11, 2016
Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
PenSPRA's Annual Symposium, Friday
April 8th in Shippensburg, PA
PenSPRA,
or the Pennsylvania School Public Relations Association, has developed a powerhouse
line-up of speakers and topics for a captivating day of professional
development in Shippensburg on April 8th. Learn to master data to
defeat your critics, use stories to clarify your district's brand and take
your social media efforts to the next level with a better understanding of
metrics and the newest trends. Join us the evening before the
Symposium for a “Conversation with Colleagues” from 5 – 6
pm followed by a Networking Social Cocktail Hour from 6 – 8 pm.
Both the Symposium Friday and the social events on
Thursday evening will be held at the Shippensburg University Conference
Center. Snacks at the social hour, and Friday’s breakfast and lunch is
included in your registration cost. $125 for PenSPRA members and $150 for
non-members. Learn more about our speakers and topics and register today at
this link:
The Network for Public Education 3rd
Annual National Conference April 16-17, 2016 Raleigh , North Carolina
The
Network for Public Education is thrilled to announce the location for our 3rd
Annual National Conference. On April 16 and 17, 2016 public education advocates
from across the country will gather in Raleigh, North Carolina. We chose Raleigh to highlight the tremendous
activist movement that is flourishing in North Carolina. No one exemplifies
that movement better than the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, who will be the
conference keynote speaker. Rev. Barber is the current president of
the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the National NAACP chair of
the Legislative Political Action Committee, and the founder of Moral Mondays.
2016 PA Educational
Leadership Summit July 24-26 State College
Summit Sponsors:
PA Principals Association - PA Association of School Administrators
- PA Association of Middle Level Educators - PA Association of
Supervision and Curriculum Development
The 2016
Educational Leadership Summit, co-sponsored by four leading Pennsylvania education associations,
provides an excellent opportunity for school district administrative teams and
instructional leaders to learn, share and plan together at a quality venue in
"Happy Valley."
Featuring Grant
Lichtman, author of EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education,
Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera (invited), and Dana
Lightman, author of POWER Optimism: Enjoy the Life You Have...
Create the Success You Want, keynote speakers, high quality breakout
sessions, table talks on hot topics and district team planning and job alike
sessions provides practical ideas that can be immediately reviewed and discussed
at the summit before returning back to your district. Register and pay by April 30, 2016 for the
discounted "early bird" registration rate:
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
PAA does not endorse any candidate, but we are committed to educating parents and the general public about where the candidates and parties stand on education issues. The information in the following table was retrieved on Feb. 10. 2016
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