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Keystone State Education Coalition
PA Ed Policy Roundup February 19, 2016:
Turzai symbol of Harrisburg
RSVP Today for EPLC’s Education Policy Forum Series on
Governor Wolf’s 2016-17 State Budget Proposal in Pittsburgh
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - Pittsburgh
The Keystone State Education
Coalition will be compiling a list of current and former school board members
and educators who have decided to run for state office for the first time in
the primary election April 26th. Please
let us know of any such candidates. Thanks!
"The deadline to
register to vote for the April 26 primary is March 28.
The website, www.register.votesPA.com, directs
voters to fill out a form that is then routed to the county in which they live
and processed. First-time voters can use the website if they have a Department
of Transportation-issued identification that has their signature. If not, they
can fill out the form, print it, sign it, and mail it in. The website also allows registered voters to
update their information."
Inquirer by-Angela Couloumbis Updated: FEBRUARY 18, 2016 — 6:57
PM EST
"Speaker Turzai has been
a strong voice against compromising with Gov. Tom Wolf to get a state budget
passed, as he was with some of Gov. Tom Corbett's initiatives, including
his transportation funding bill. There's
plenty of blame to go around when it comes to Harrisburg Harrisburg
Mike Turzai symbol of Harrisburg
Bill White
Contact Reporter Morning Call February 18, 2016
"It was the
most bizarre meeting I've ever been to in my life."
That's the version
of the meeting from Deena Kenney, one of the parents who formed the group Campaign for
Compassion to seek the legalization of medical marijuana to treat
their children. She told me when they finally got a private meeting with House
Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, it quickly became apparent that he wasn't
interested in what they had to say. "He attacked us
on pretty much everything we said," she said. "He went right in and
started screaming at us. He was very emotional." She said, "At one point he insulted one
mother so bad, she stood up, called him a jerk and walked out on him." I asked Turzai Tuesday for his side
of this story. All he would say was that any discussion was about the facts of
the bill, "and it was always right on point."
"So what’s the solution
to avoid this in the future? Many have suggested voting out incumbents during
the upcoming election cycle, but with usually fewer than 50 percent of
registered voters performing their civic duty, many incumbents retain their
jobs year after year. The best way to
ensure timely state budget passage is to affect the governor and legislators’
personal budgets. They should not be paid a cent starting July 1 until the
budget is passed."
EDITORIAL: Pennsylvania governor, legislators need
repercussions for not passing budget
Meadville Tribune
Editorial February 17, 2016
Days have turned to
weeks, and weeks have turned to months. Warm summer nights are long gone, as
are cool autumn days spent preparing for the holiday season. It’s now the middle of February, and the
2015-16 Pennsylvania
state budget is more than seven months overdue. What’s the cost?
Locally, it led to Crawford County approving an as-needed loan agreement with
ERIEBANK allowing the county to borrow up to $5 million for the rest of the
2015 calendar year to fund programs run by the county’s Human Services
department, which are largely state-funded. The county used
$400,000 from that loan, which it has since been repaid. However, the county
was charged a $20,000 fee to open the line of credit and $1,204 in interest,
money it will not get back. While
Conneaut and Crawford Central school boards did not have to approve a loan to
keep their schools open, PENNCREST School Board spent $6,000 to open a $5
million line of credit, which it didn’t have to use since emergency funds were
released. While $27,204
between the county and PENNCREST is a small percentage of multimillion dollar
budgets, that is local money wasted because state legislators didn’t do their
jobs.
Wolf's new budget a second
chance to put kids first: Joan Benso
PennLive
Op-Ed By Joan Benso on
February 18, 2016 at 11:48 AM
Joan Benso is president and CEO of
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, a statewide children's advocacy
organization.
While it seems like
elected officials in Harrisburg can't reach
consensus on much these days, there is one topic where agreement still can be
achieved: Pennsylvania 's
children. You might have missed it
amidst all the ongoing budget wrangling, but there were some important
victories for kids in recent months at the state Capitol. In December, the House and Senate voted
unanimously to send Gov. Tom Wolf legislation to reauthorize Pennsylvania's
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through 2017 and added an
improvement in eligibility determination offered as an amendment by a House
Republican. The same month, we saw
unanimous enactment of new law that can help foster youth find permanent
families. And just last year, we saw a
bicameral, bipartisan commission partner with a new governor to develop a new
formula to fund Pennsylvania 's
schools. The arrival of a new
budget season is a prime opportunity to build on these successes for kids and
turn around Pennsylvania 's
lagging national standing as a kid-friendly state.
How does Wolf claim that no state tax increases mean local
tax increases hold up?
By Chris Potter /
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette February 18, 2016 8:31 AM
The claim: “In the last year alone, 83 school
districts increased property taxes above the index because Harrisburg didn’t
produce a responsible budget, and another 175 school districts are
contemplating additional tax increases this year — for the same reason.”
Where it was
made: During Gov. Tom
Wolf’s Feb. 9, 2016 budget address
Why it matters: It supports a central argument Gov.
Wolf makes on behalf of his state budget, which includes tax increases: Unless
Harrisburg provides more school funding, residents end up paying more in local
property taxes.
Rating: Mostly true
Analysis: “The index” Mr. Wolf refers to is a
state-mandated ceiling on school tax hikes. Under Act 1 of 2006, the state
Department of Education establishes an annual inflation index for each
district. Raising taxes above that requires either a voter referendum or a state-granted
exception, which are almost always sought to offset pension or
special-education costs.
Mr. Wolf’s numbers
are based on state Department of Education lists of exception requests, though
his totals arguably overstate their prevalence.
Wolf makes funding push at
York School
York Daily Record by Angie Mason,
amason@ydr.com3:06 p.m. EST
February 18, 2016
While
in York, Wolf repeated a push for a state budget that addresses a looming
deficit while increasing the state's investment in education.
After visiting
classrooms at Alexander D. Goode School on Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf offered
praise for efforts under way in the York City School District - things like an
extended school day and a ninth grade academy.
"The proof is in the pudding. We're all looking for results,"
he said. But he sees better teacher morale and a sense of purpose and shared
vision, he said, and he thinks the district will see improvement. "We need to make sure they have the
resources to keep moving," he said, as he repeated a push for a state
budget that addresses a looming deficit while increasing the state's investment
in education. While speaking in the
Goode library as part of his "Schools that Teach" tour,
Wolf rehashed points he made during his budget address last week - that
Pennsylvania is facing a "train wreck" if a looming $2 billion
deficit isn't addressed, and that the state needs a budget that balances.
"That lack of compromise
and even basic civility in government is part of the reason the men — each
of whom is over the age of 60 — are walking away, they said. “The art of compromise is dead,” said Mr.
Harhai, 61, of Monessen, who has served 10 terms. “It’s a one-sided political
environment and no matter who has that one side, it is not healthy. It’s just
come down to money and redistricting.”
Three Democratic veterans in state House will retire
By Janice Crompton /
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette February 19, 2016 12:00 AM
Three local
lawmakers have announced they will retire at the end of this year, taking with
them 67 years of experience in the state Legislature. And even worse than the loss of clout and
institutional knowledge, one political expert observed that the retirement of
state representatives Peter J. Daley, Ted Harhai and Nick Kotik will likely
open the door to more political extremism and divisiveness in state government. That’s because each of the men are socially
conservative Democrats who often compromised and voted with their GOP counterparts. Pennsylvanians tired of the nearly-nine-month
state budget impasse should buckle up because the storm is far from over, said
Joseph DiSarro, chairman of the political science department at Washington & Jefferson College commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Spring-Ford mulls impact
of extended state budget impasse
By Eric Devlin, The Mercury POSTED: 02/18/16, 6:07 PM EST
Royersford >>
If the latest rumors are to be believed, Harrisburg ’s
failure to pass a budget could continue for another year, one Spring-Ford
school official said recently. With that potential dark cloud hanging over
their heads, the school board began discussing its negative impact on students
and taxpayers. During Tuesday night’s
school board meeting, board Vice President Joe Ciresi said he’s heard that
until a new General Assembly is seated in January 2017, it’s unlikely there
will be any progress in breaking the eight-month-long budget impasse. “I hope it is just a rumor that isn’t true,”
he said. “That we won’t see a state budget until January of 2017, ‘til there’s
a new House and Senate sat. And maybe there’ll be resolution, which will not
help us and other districts. And there will be some districts that will go
bankrupt in the meantime.” Ciresi is
currently campaigning for the Democrat nomination for state representative in
the 146th House District.
In Spring-Ford, an
extended budget impasse could lead to deep budget cuts. Things like
extracurricular activities and similar educational programs could be among the
first on the chopping block should the district struggle to find ways to make
ends meet.
High court
decision highlights need for major changes to Pennsylvania
Education Law Center
of PA Feb. 17. 2016
Deborah Gordon
Klehr, Executive Director of the Education Law Center-PA, issued the following
statement in response to the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision
in West
Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School vs. the School District of
Philadelphia and the School Reform Commission. The Court held that
the General Assembly, in passing Act 46, which granted the SRC the power to
suspend provisions of the School Code without any clear limitation, violated
the non-delegation rule in the Pennsylvania Constitution. Specifically, under
this ruling, the SRC is not able to suspend the charter school law to impose
caps on charter school enrollment:
Did the state Supreme
Court mortally wound Philly’s controversial School Reform Commission?
BillyPenn.com By Anna Orso February 18, 2016
Since the School
Reform Commission was established in 2001 and
Philadelphia schools became“the property and problem of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania,” the five-person board essentially had unfettered power to cancel
portions of the school code and implement policies commissioners wanted,
whether that was capping charter school expansion or canceling parts of
teachers’ contracts. Fifteen years after
the board and its powers were established by the state legislature, the state
Supreme Court essentially ruled that it has too much power. “This kind of pulls
the rug out from many of policies we have taken to try to improve the quality
of education for children in Philadelphia,” SRC commissioner Bill Green lamented
Tuesday toThe Notebook. “It will cost the district probably
millions, if not tens of millions of dollars.” While public school
advocates have been long critical of the SRC, they have concerns with the court’s
ruling. It does limit the powers of the commission, which was supposed to take
over the school system and fix the financial problems that have plagued
Philadelphia schools for years. In the last five years, some have complained
the SRC has abused its power as commissioners canceled provisions in
the state charter law and the school code to close schools faster, and
withdrew some seniority protections for teachers.
Hite troubled by SRC
ruling but says, 'We have to abide'
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham, Staff Writer. Updated: FEBRUARY 19, 2016 — 1:08 AM EST
Does the new reality
handed him this week by the state Supreme Court trouble William R. Hite Jr.? "Absolutely, I'm worried about what it
means," the Philadelphia school superintendent said Thursday night of a
court ruling this week striking down some of the special powers the School
Reform Commission has used in times of crisis. "A lot of the tools that
the governing body had have been removed."
The decision could affect how teachers are assigned, how schools are
closed, and, most significant, how charter schools might grow. Hite was clear that the district cannot fight
the decision. "It's the new law,
and we have to abide by that," he said after Thursday's SRC meeting. But,
he said, it's clear the court acknowledged that a fiscally distressed system
like Philadelphia 's
needs tools to manage through crises. The
court flagged a flaw in the way the law was written, Hite said, and so a
legislative fix is needed. Unchecked
charter growth would be disastrous for a district unable to say whether it will
have enough cash to continue through the school year's end. But, Hite said, he
took comfort that 78 of the district's 84 charters have signed pacts that
include enrollment caps. Charter experts, however, have said that schools that
signed caps solely because of pressure from the district might have legal
standing to fight the limits.
Philly SRC votes to phase
out two middle schools, not close immediately
WHYY Newsworks BY KEVIN MCCORRY FEBRUARY 19, 2016
The Philadelphia
School Reform Commission voted to phase out two chronically low-performing
middle schools Thursday night. While
there was scant pushback about the closures themselves, some parents expressed
concerns about the stress placed on the other schools that will be affected. The SRC voted to gradually close Dimner
Beeber middle school in West Philadelphia and Morris Leeds
Middle school
Philly City Council Members Darrell Clark, Jannie
Blackwell and Helen Gym on the future of the SRC on @900amWURD. runtime 29:15
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Ruling Could Shake Up Philadelphia Schools
Education Week By Corey
Mitchell on February 17, 2016 9:39 AM
UPDATED The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that
the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, which runs the city's public
schools, does not have the authority to cap charter school enrollment in the
district or cancel seniority provisions of the teachers' contract.
The ruling—which
found that the commission does not have the power to cancel portions of the
charter law and state school code—could ultimately affect how the commission
manages school closings, teacher contracts, and decisions on charter schools. School Reform Commission member Bill Green
told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he thinks the panel "acted in good
faith when it made those decisions based on what the written law was." The decision could "require reshuffling
of all teachers in the district" midyear because the commission has
routinely bypassed seniority when making personnel decisions, Green told the
newspaper. Tuesday's decision stems from
a case involving the West Philadelphia Charter School, which was fighting the
district's charter enrollment caps.
Philly schools are, by any measure, a mess.
And after almost two decades, they are a prime example of how badly state
takeover districts fail.
Curmuducation Blog by Peter Greene Thursday, February 18, 2016
Curmuducation Blog by Peter Greene Thursday, February 18, 2016
In the nineties, the
school gave up lost local control in exchange for enough funding to
survive. In
2001, the state installed the School Reform Commission, a board created by
the legislature and made out of politicians appointed at the state and
city level. Of course, the advantage is that politically appointed boards know
secrets to effectively running school districts that locally elected boards do
not. Ha! Just kidding. Despite its insistence that it could do better, the SRC
doesn't know a damn thing about running school systems-- but they have
certainly learned a lot. And the states supreme court just delivered another
lesson. In the process of gaining an
education, the SRC has managed to anger just about everybody on every side of
the education debates. Their overwhelming concern became coming up with more
money because, shockingly, it turns out you can't just reverse the effects of
Pennsylvania's cockamamie inadequate funding system just by Tightening Your
Belt and Being More Efficient. So the SRC went looking for money everywhere.
Council hearing paints
grim picture of Philly schools
Inquirer by Julia Terruso, Staff Writer. Updated: FEBRUARY 19, 2016 —
5:11 AM EST
Philadelphia City
Council's committees on children and youth, and education, held their first
state-of-the-schools hearing Thursday and got a grim picture of an underfunded
and ill-supported district. Councilwoman
Helen Gym said she wanted the hearing, along with three March community
meetings, to provide priorities leading to budget season. "We understand the School
District has endured years and years of budget cuts," Gym
said. "We're trying to understand the district's priorities, and how do
they match up with student needs?" Speakers
included members from the immigrant community, nurses, counselors, education
experts, and one representative of the district, Karyn Lynch, chief of student
support services.
Old SAT to fade off into
the sunset after Saturday testing
Intelligencer by Joan Hellyer, staff writer Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016 4:30 am
Local students who
wake up around dawn on Saturday to take the SAT exam will help usher out the
end of an era for the college admissions test.
It will be the last time the College Board administers an exam that
includes obscure vocabulary terms and tricky logic questions, said Stacy
Caldwell, vice president of the nonprofit board’s SAT program. A new version of the SAT, to be administered
beginning in March, will focus more on what students need to know for college,
work and life, according to Caldwell .
“We believe these changes will benefit students and educators alike,” she
added. Not everyone agrees with that
assessment because the new SAT that will test students’ mathematics, reading
and writing skills is designed to correspond to the controversial Common Core
Standards math and reading benchmarks. Most schools across the country,
including those in Pennsylvania ,
have only just begun to implement the Common Core Standards.
"Think of all the
additional money Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf seeks to throw down the rathole of
the unionized educratic establishment"
Cheating
charter schools: Gov. Wolf's dichotomy
BY THE
TRIBUNE-REVIEW | Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, 8:55 p.m.
Think of all the
additional money Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf seeks to throw down the rathole of
the unionized educratic establishment as he misrepresents the fiscal facts on
the ground. Think, too, of this governor's proposal, no doubt a sop to
organized labor, to force charter schools to return to the respective school
districts dollars not specifically spent on student instruction. Privately run but
publicly funded charter schools, just like their public school counterparts,
maintain reserves to cover unexpected expenses or emergencies. Charter school
advocates point to the current budget impasse as one of those emergencies. But the Wolf administration argues that
charters don't have the same fixed facility costs. Never mind that the numbers
suggest that, collectively, public school reserves still far outpace those of
the charters — $1.6 billion to $148 million at the end of the 2013-14 school
year. Gubernatorial spokeswoman Jeffrey
Sheridan says the governor wants charter schools held to the same
accountability standards as government schools. Wolf seeks a “reconciliation
process to ensure districts are refunded the money they paid out but was not
spent on students,” he says. By that
standard, Pennsylvania
taxpayers are owed $1.6 billion. When can they expect the check, Governor?
Does this same issue apply in
Pennsylvania
Charter school demand in Mass. disputed
Waiting list totals can count
students more than once
A state tally
showing more than 53,000 students on charter school waiting lists is
overstating demand, according to a Globe review of state data. The state Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education, in tallying the waiting lists statewide and for many
individual communities, including Boston, frequently counts the same students
more than once. That’s because the state
simply adds up the waiting lists from each charter school without collecting
individual names to learn whether a student appears on more than one list or,
in fact, may be enrolled at another charter school. Charter school leaders have been seizing on
the large number of students on the waiting lists as evidence of soaring
popularity for the schools and the need for more of them. But critics note
that as lawmakers debate legislation this spring to raise a
state-imposed cap on the number of charter school seats in Boston and other
cities, they will do so without a full picture of demand.
Senate committee schedules confirmation hearing for
John King as education secretary
The Senate education
committee plans to consider President Obama’s nominee for education secretary
at a confirmation hearing at 2 p.m. on Feb. 25.
John King Jr. has been serving as acting secretary of education since
his predecessor, Arne Duncan, stepped down at the end of 2015. It had initially appeared that Obama would
not formally nominate King, forgoing the confirmation process. But White House
officials said they were encouraged by the bipartisan support that King has
received so far.
“Western Region Forum Series” – Thursday,
February 25, 2016
Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center – 100
Lytton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Continental Breakfast – 8:00 a.m. Program – 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
An Overview of the Proposed 2016-2017 State Budget and Education Issues Will Be Provided By:
Representative of ThePennsylvania
Budget and Policy Center
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy andLeadership Center
Continental Breakfast – 8:00 a.m. Program – 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
An Overview of the Proposed 2016-2017 State Budget and Education Issues Will Be Provided By:
Representative of The
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy and
Statewide and
Regional Perspectives Will Be Provided By:
Karina Chavez, Executive Director,Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education
Dr. Jeffrey Fuller, Superintendent,Freedom
Area School
District
Cheryl Kleiman, Staff Attorney,Education
Law Center
Nathan Mains, Executive Director,Pennsylvania School
Karina Chavez, Executive Director,
Dr. Jeffrey Fuller, Superintendent,
Cheryl Kleiman, Staff Attorney,
Nathan Mains, Executive Director,
RSVP
for the Pittsburgh forum by clicking here.
While there is no registration fee, seating is limited and an RSVP is required.
While there is no registration fee, seating is limited and an RSVP is required.
'Beyond Measure' to be
shown Feb. 24 at Bucks County Community College
Bucks County Courier Times Joan Hellyer, staff writer Sunday, February 14, 2016 11:45 pm
The general public
is invited to a free screening of "Beyond Measure," a documentary about
education reform, on Feb. 24 at Bucks County Community College, organizers
said. The movie, from Vicki Abeles,
director of the award-winning film "Race to Nowhere," begins at 7
p.m. in the Zlock Performing Arts Center on the BCCC campus at 275 Swamp Road
in Newtown Township.
In "Beyond
Measure," Abeles examines public schools across the country that are
working to "create a more equitable, empowering, student-centered
education culture from the ground up," event organizers said. The college’s Department of Social and
Behavioral Science, Future Teachers Organization, and Amy McIntyre, founder of
the Council Rock Parents Facebook page, are sponsoring the free event. Register online at tinyurl.com/BCCCBeyondMeasure.
For more information call 215-504-8545 or send an email to Kate.DAuria@bucks.edu.
Blogger note: this conference
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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
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