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Keystone
State Education Coalition
PA
Ed Policy Roundup Feb 17, 2017
An open letter on behalf of the cyber school
community in Pennsylvania
Do you know how much your PA School District spends on Charter
Schools? Find out here:
Total tuition paid to PA charter schools in 2014-15 was
$1.48 billion
Education Voters PA February 2017 using PDE data
My vote for Betsy DeVos was a vote for our
children's future: Pat Toomey
PennLive Op-Ed By Pat Toomey on February 16,
2017 at 8:15 AM
Pat Toomey, a Republican from Lehigh County, is a United States
Senator from Pennsylvania. He writes from Washington D.C.
No child should be forced to stay
in a failing school.
Our new Secretary of Education,
Betsy DeVos, insists that poor children trapped in failing public schools
should have the same educational opportunities--and the same chance to escape
crime and poverty--as middle class and wealthy children. DeVos has dedicated nearly three decades of
her life, her own money, and considerable personal energy toward empowering
parents to create opportunities for their children. Because of DeVos's work to expand charter
schools, virtual schools, school choice, tuition tax credits, and education
savings accounts, hundreds of thousands of children who were trapped in failing
schools have been able to access a quality education. DeVos refuses to give up on any child. She
dedicated herself to children in Detroit's school system, which regularly makes
news for having the lowest graduation rates and worst test scores in the
nation. The charter schools Mrs. DeVos
aided produced real results for these children: It is no accident that among
the top 25 schools in Detroit, over 80 percent are charter schools.
Trib Live by TOM
FONTAINE | Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, 5:36 p.m.
More than 15,000 people
participated in an audio town hall meeting Thursday that U.S. Sen. Pat
Toomey announced about 90 minutes before it began. Toomey, a Republican from the Lehigh Valley,
has drawn criticism in recent weeks for not being accessible enough to
constituents. Some have complained about not being able to get through to
Toomey's office or to leave messages for him on the phone. "There have been an awful lot of busy
signals," Toomey conceded during the town hall. Toomey attributed the problem to
"usually high call volume" from constituents with genuine concerns
and people across the country who are "trying to make it impossible to get
through" by conducting "organized, orchestrated efforts to block our
phone system." Toomey spokesman
Steve Kelly said calls, emails and faxes to Toomey "are up at least
ten-fold in all seven Pennsylvania offices and the Washington, D.C.,
office."
An open letter on behalf of the cyber
school community in Pennsylvania: PennLive letters
Penn Live Letters to the
Editor on February 16, 2017 at 4:00 PM, updated February 16, 2017
at 4:03 PM
Dr. Michael J. Conti, Chief
Executive Officer of Agora Cyber Charter School
Patricia R. Rossetti, Chief
Executive Officer of Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter
Editor's note: The letter was written
on behalf of and signed by representatives from the following schools:
Achievement House Cyber Charter School; Agora Cyber Charter School; Central
Pennsylvania Digital Learning Foundation; Esperanza Cyber Charter School; PA
Distance Learning Charter School; PA Virtual Charter School; Pennsylvania
Leadership Charter School; SusQ-Cyber Charter School
Early last week in Governor Wolf's budget address, he
addressed the continual deficit in Pennsylvania, referencing previous cuts to
education funding. During his tenure, Governor Wolf and the legislature have
invested a historic amount into public school education. While he pledges to
continue to make this his top priority in 2017, we cannot forget that cyber
schools are in fact public schools, too.
As we work toward increasing general education funding, it is important
that this does not come at the expense of cyber charter schools. With the
Governor reiterating that he has no priority greater than educating our
children, cyber schools are encouraged and believe the same. Children are constantly encouraged to think
outside the box - why do we as adults insist on educational methods that are
squarely inside the box? Our online
schools are authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and are held
to the same standards of accountability and transparency as traditional
district schools. Together, cyber schools educate close to 40,000 students
statewide, from every zip code and every school district. Critics may say cyber
schools schools aren't challenging, but to these 40,000 students - we are
certainly Schools That Teach. Without a doubt, online education has become a
key part of the educational fabric here in Pennsylvania.
What's Happening With Virtual Charter
Schools This Year?
Education Week Charters and
Choice Blog By Arianna Prothero on February 16, 2017 8:50 PM | No comments
Only a handful of bills have been
introduced in statehouses so far this year dealing with a small but
controversial segment of the charter school sector: full-time online charter
schools.
With legislative sessions now
underway in many states, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of action so far
around virtual charter schools—either in pushes to expand them or efforts to
regulate them more. That's interesting
because the schools have had a higher profile lately due to the confirmation of
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos—whose longtime support for virtual
schools was aggressively questioned during a contentious
confirmation process—and several recent reports on the sector, including an investigation
by Education Week. Last June, three national charter
advocacy groups released a report calling for much
stiffer regulation of virtual charter schools, most of which are run
by for-profit management companies. That followed a major study released
from Stanford University which found that attending an online
charter school had an "overwhelmingly negative" impact on a student's
academic growth.
Online Charter Students in Ohio Perform Far Worse Than Peers, Study Finds
Education Week Digital Education Blog By Benjamin Herold on February 16, 2017 6:55 AM
Students in Ohio's burgeoning full-time online charter schools perform far worse on state assessments than similar students in brick-and-mortar charter and regular schools, according to a new study from researchers at New York University and the RAND Corporation. The schools, which deliver instruction entirely or primarily via the internet, tend to attract lower-income, lower-performing white students, then fail to provide those children with the supports they need, the study concluded. "Students in Ohio e-schools are losing anywhere between 75 days and a full school year of learning compared to their peers in traditional public schools and brick-and-mortar charter schools," Andrew McEachin, a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, said in an interview. "If kids are in e-schools for a long time, they're likely going to fall very far behind their peers."
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2017/02/online_charters_ohio_perform_worse.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-twitter
Rewarding Failure: An Education Week Investigation of the Cyber Charter Industry
With growing evidence that the nation's cyber charter schools are plagued by serious academic and management problems, Education Week conducted a months-long investigation into what is happening in this niche sector of K-12 schooling. The result is a deep-dive account of what's wrong with cyber charters. Education Week uncovered exclusive data on how rarely students use the learning software at Colorado’s largest cyber charter, the questionable management practices in online charters, and how lobbying in scores of states helps keep the sector growing.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/projects/rewarding-failure-cyber-charter-investigation.html
The
IFO compiled data for Appropriations Committee members in advance of Tuesday’s
budget hearings.
Tweet from the Independent Fiscal
Office February 16, 2017
Document here: https://goo.gl/IbLOA5 .
Bill
would end Keystones for vocational students
Morning Call February 16, 2017
A proposed Pennsylvania bill
would replace Keystone high school exams with industry-based competency
certification for career and technical education students. House Bill 202 would create an alternative
pathway for CTE students to demonstrate readiness for high school graduation.
If passed by the legislature, it would remove the statutory requirement for the
Keystone exams, eliminating all but one of the areas tested by the Keystones. Career and technical education provides high school students
with vocational training to prepare themselves for the transition from high
school to the work force. "We are
putting out a student who can be prepared to get self-sustaining wages,"
Monroe County Career and Technical Institute Director Carolyn Shegelski said.
Board, teachers, support staff issue joint resolution
Ambler Gazette By Linda Finarelli
lfinarelli@21st-centurymedia.com @lkfinarelli on Twitter Feb 14, 2017 Updated Feb
15, 2017
UPPER DUBLIN >> A
resolution opposing legislation proposed in Harrisburg to eliminate school
property taxes was unanimously approved by the school board Monday night. The resolution, which will be sent to state
legislators, is a joint effort by the board, the Upper Dublin Education
Association and the Upper Dublin Education Support Personnel Association. It’s
being circulated around the state,” board President Art Levinowitz said, but “I
know of no other district that worked with the teachers and support staff for a
joint resolution.” A Senate bill to
replace property taxes with an increase in both the state personal income and
sales taxes, expanding the latter, was narrowly defeated last year, but “there
is a strong indication it could pass the Senate” this year, Levinowitz said. The property tax would remain in place to pay
off a district’s debt, but borrowing money for facilities projects would be
subject to voter referendum.
Penns
Valley Area school board approves 2017-18 preliminary budget
Centre Daily Times BY
BRITNEY MILAZZO bmilazzo@centredaily.com February 15,
2017
The nine-member Penns Valley Area
school board on Wednesday unanimously approved the 2017-18 preliminary budget,
which calls for a $1,695,317 increase from the current school year. District Business Manager Lynn
Naugle said the $27,811,169 proposal includes an 8.46 percent, or $353,000,
increase in retirement contributions; and 12.43 percent, or $306,000, increase
in medical insurance. She also said she
planned for an increase in charter school funding by $42,000. Those are costs that result from “contracts
and state mandates, and are therefore fixed costs,” Naugle said, A report from the district said the proposal
also calls for a 1.45 mill increase, or 3.1 percent tax increase that aligns
with the Act 1 index set by the state. However,
Naugle said those figures aren’t set in stone. She said she expects changes
leading to a final budget, which must be passed by June 30.
Philly SRC approves expansion for charter
to serve immigrant students
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham, Staff Writer @newskag | kgraham@phillynews.com Updated: FEBRUARY 16, 2017 — 9:03 PM
EST
The School Reform Commission on
Thursday night approved the expansion of a high-performing charter school that
will create a program to serve students new to the country. Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School,
a K-8 campus on the edge of Chinatown, will eventually add 369 students.
One hundred of those will learn in a “newcomer program” for recent immigrants. The unanimous approval of FACTS’s
expansion brought cheers, hugs, and high-fives from the school’s supporters. “Supporting and welcoming immigrants and
refugees is more important than ever,” said Ellen Somekawa, the school’s
executive director. “We were started in part because the needs of immigrants
and refugees were so poorly met.” The
school, which focuses on honoring students’ cultures, building community, and
delivering an arts-rich education, does not currently serve English-language
learners at the most basic levels. FACTS,
at 10th and Callowhill Streets, initially applied to open a new charter school,
but the SRC denied that application and encouraged FACTS to instead pursue
expansion. After the commission voted in favor of the expansion, the school
formally withdrew its request for a new charter.
Students, parents upset over transfer of
Kensington Health Sciences principal
District's plan to overhaul 11
struggling schools draws ire. The SRC also approves an expansion for FACTS
charter school.
The notebook by Greg Windle February
16, 2017 — 10:21pm
, parents and teachers showed up
at Thursday night's School Reform Commission to protest the sudden
transfer of the principal at Kensington Health Sciences Academy as
part of a plan to overhaul 11 struggling schools. Also at the meeting, the SRC approved
expansion for FACTS charter school, one of the most successful in the city,
allowing it to serve more students who are new to the country and have the most
limited English skills. The FACTS vote
was unanimous and uncontested, but the District's latest turnaround
actions stirred passions from students and community members. School
turnaround is based on the idea that it is possible to
transform low-performing schools in high-poverty neighborhoods by
replacing personnel, investing more resources, coming up with different
instructional strategies, or combining these options.
At Thursday’s meeting,
parents, students and staff from Kensington -- one of the schools slated for
overhaul -- complained that Principal James WIlliams was forced out as part of the
plan.
District faces dilemma in prioritizing
massive facilities needs
The notebook by Greg Windle February
16, 2017 — 4:06pm
Students at Mayfair Elementary
will be moving out of their cramped trailer-classrooms in the fall
after the District completes an expansion of the school, paid for out of
the last bond issue, which will also cover a litany of other repairs to
schools around the city. Alice
Hollingshed volunteered to teach her 3rd-grade class in the original trailer 18
years ago, “not knowing I’d be here so long.” Since then, three more trailers
have been added. When the school
was built in 1949, it held about 500 students, said principal Guy Lowery. The
current enrollment is 1,460. Why has it taken so long for the
School District to address a clear facilities problem at a school like Mayfair?
The short answer is that the needs are massive and the money is scarce. And
until now, the District hasn’t had a clear roadmap for identifying the most
urgent facility-related issues in each school and setting priorities for how to
tackle them. Now it does, through its Facility
Condition Assessment. The
assessment, released in January, found that the District has accumulated a
whopping $4.5 billion in deferred maintenance — repairs and replacements that
had been postponed indefinitely.
Among those mandates are a required
$19.35 million contribution to the Pennsylvania School Employees Retirement
System for 2017-18 and $13.78 million in charter school tuition payments. The
PSERS contribution is a $1.85 million increase from this school year. The state
will eventually reimburse the district half its PSERS contribution.
Bensalem school board to work on $11 million budget gap for
2017-2018
Bucks County Courier Times By
Chris English, staff writer February 16, 2017
Bensalem Township school board
members and district administrators face a monumental task in trying to close a
projected $11 million difference between revenue and expenses for 2017-18,
school district Director of Business Operations John Steffy said at Wednesday
night's budget work session meeting. His
presentation showed $141 million in projected revenue for next school year and
$154 million in expenses. Steffy said he
was not including in the budget gap $2 million in "contingency"
expenses that is put into the budget every year in case of an unforeseen
emergency. Still, the budget gap is big, Steffy said. "There is a lot of work to do to address
the shortage," he said. "It will be very difficult in light of the
state mandates."
Bucks County Courier Times By Thomas
Friestad, staff writer February 17, 2017
Amid a crowd of several dozen
preschoolers at Radcliffe Learning Center, Pennsylvania first lady Frances Wolf
read from a colorful pair of children's books. However, it's a different story
she and her husband, Gov. Tom Wolf, hope to tell once the state's 2017-18
budget passes. Frances Wolf toured the
pre-K child care center in Bristol Borough Thursday morning and spoke with
educators about the governor's proposed $75 million increase in early childhood
education spending. This sum marks a roughly 40
percent increase in spending on two preschool programs: Pennsylvania Pre-K
Counts, which offers free preschool for at-risk children; and the Head
Start Supplemental Assistance program, which expands preschool services for
low-income youth. The proposed total for the programs is $271 million, up from
$196.5 million on the 2016-17 budget.
Eugene DePasquale's audit of Moon
Area School District largely focused on the “poor judgment” and “lack of
oversight” for former Superintendent Curt Baker.
By Elizabeth Behrman /
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette February 17, 2017 12:00 AM
The former superintendent of the
Moon Area School District frequently acted without appropriate oversight from
the school board, resulting in wasted tax dollars and potential risks to
student safety, according to a state audit released Thursday. Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene
DePasquale called the actions of former board members and former superintendent
of the school district “alarming.” Under their leadership, the district
paid nearly $900,000 for construction change orders — on work that remained
unfinished — with insufficient paperwork, spent an additional $450,000 in leave
benefits for staff during an extended winter break in 2015-16, and allowed
administrators and support staff to spend more than $300,000 on district credit
cards in violation of district policy, the audit found. “This kind of sloppy oversight of district
resources is completely unacceptable and moves money away that should be used
for the education of our children,” Mr. DePasquale said during a news
conference. His audit largely focused on
the “poor judgment” and “lack of oversight” for former Superintendent
Curt Baker.
Mr. Baker said
Beaver County Times By Andrew
Chiappazzi chiappazzia@timesonline.com
February 16, 2017
Like any parent with kids
involved in sports, John Wolf’s life is constantly in motion. The Riverside
athletic director and girls basketball coach’s oldest son, Kolby, plays
baseball at West Virginia Wesleyan. His two daughters, Sydney and Marley, are
on the Riverside basketball team. And Avery, Wolf’s youngest son, plays junior
high sports. It’s a busy life, one that
has helped Wolf to understand the demands of high school sports from multiple
perspectives. As districts manage tighter finances and athletic budgets stay
stagnant, booster organizations and community fundraisers are becoming a more
integral part of school sports. While
many parents and boosters are happy to help, there is a concern that the
financial burden will be too much for families not in the wealthiest districts. “I’ve been in education and coaching for a while
and I’ve seen that pendulum swing. Hopefully it will start to swing back where
the state can trickle down more money to us,” Wolf said. “Certainly things in
the classroom and computers and technology should come ahead of athletics, but
obviously athletics are a big part of the high school experience.” As the Times detailed in November, school administrators
are hesitant to cut sports, citing the need for well-rounded students and the
life lessons athletics offer. Quarterback clubs and basketball boosters have
been around for decades, but in the age of football summer camps and fall basketball
leagues, parents are funding items that they’ve never had to pay for in the
past.
Yong Zhao’s Blog 17 FEBRUARY 2017 99 NO COMMENT
This medicine can reduce fever,
but it can cause a bleeding stomach. When you buy a medical product, you are
given information about both its effects and side effects. But such practice
does not exist in education. “This
program helps improve your students’ reading scores, but it may make them hate
reading forever.” No such information is given to teachers or school
principals. “This practice can help your
children become a better student, but it may make her less creative.” No parent
has been given information about effects and side effects of practices in
schools. “School choice may improve test
scores of some students, but it can lead to the collapse of American public
education,” the public has not received information about the side effects of
sweeping education policies. Educational
research has typically focused exclusively on the benefits, intended effects of
products, programs, policies, and practices, as if there were no adverse side
effects. But side effects exist the same way in education as in medicine. For
many reasons, studying and reporting side effects simultaneously as has been
mandated for medical products is not common in education.
Betsy DeVos Sees Choice-Friendly Florida
as a K-12 Model for the Nation
Education Week Politics K12 Blog By Alyson Klein on February
16, 2017 12:33 PM
By Alyson Klein and Andrew
Ujifusa
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy
DeVos may have helped to create the charter sector
in her home state of Michigan. But in a recent interview she singled
out another state—Florida—as offering a great blueprint for the country. "I would point to Florida as being one that
has had a variety of options for the longest period of time," DeVos told
Frank Beckmann, a conservative radio talk show host on WJR, based in
Michigan. She said the state, which has charters, also offers both a tax
credit scholarship, something DeVos and company may push in
Washington, potentially through legislation previously introduced by Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican, and vouchers for students in
special education. Michigan hasn't been
able to offer the same kind of voucher program as Florida because its state
constitution prohibits public funds from being used for religious purposes. By
contrast, Florida's vouchers for special needs students can be used at schools
affiliated with religious institutions. Michigan, which also has charters,
recently started experimenting with Education Savings Accounts, which allow
parents and students to "put [their] own customized plan together"
for education, DeVos said.
"Florida is a good and
growing example of what can happen when you have a robust array of
choices," DeVos said Wednesday. She noted that 40 percent of the students
in Florida go to schools that are different from the one they may be zoned for.
The state has one of the nation's least-restrictive open
enrollment laws.
A New Direction on Education
Town Hall by Cal Thomas
Posted: Feb 16, 2017 12:00 AM
American public school students
fall well behind students around the world in math and science proficiency.
This is not debatable. According to the Trends in International Mathematics and
Science Study and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, both
cited in The New York Times in 2012, "Fourth- and
eighth-grade students in the United States continue to lag behind students in
several East Asian countries and some European nations in math and science,
although American fourth-graders are closer to the top performers in
reading." In California, the number
of credentialed math and science teachers is actually declining, reports the
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Newly installed Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, believes at least
two factors have contributed to these and other problems in American education
-- lack of school choice and the failure of top-down policies dictated by Washington. During an interview in her office Monday,
DeVos cited one example: "This department just invested $7 billion trying
to improve failing schools and there were literally no results to show for
it."
Public Education Funding Briefing; Wed,
March 8, 2017 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM at United Way Bldg in Philly
Public
Interest Law Center email/website February 14, 2017
Amid a contentious
confirmation battle in Washington D.C., public education has been front and
center in national news. But what is happening at home is just as--if not
more--important: Governor Wolf just announced his 2017-2018 budget proposal,
including $100 million in new funding for basic education. State legislators
are pushing a bill that would eliminate local school taxes by increasing income
and sales taxes. And we at the Law Center are waiting on a decision from
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as to whether or not our school funding lawsuit
can go to trial. How do all of
these things affect Pennsylvania's schools, and the children who rely on
them? Come find out! Join
Jennifer Clarke, Michael Churchill and me for one of two briefings on the nuts
and bolts of how public education funding works in Pennsylvania and how current
proposals and developments could affect students and teachers. (The content of
both briefings will be identical.) The briefings are free and open to the public, but we ask that you please RSVP.
NSBAC First 100 Days Campaign #Ed100Days
National School Boards
Action Center
YOUR VOICE IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS!
There is no time like the present
for public education advocates to make their voices heard. Misleading rhetoric
coupled with budget cuts and proposals such as private school vouchers that
divert essential funding from our public schools are threatening the continued
success of our 50 million children in public schools. We need your voice to
speak up for public schools now!
The first 100 days in the 115th Congress
and the Trump Administration present a great opportunity to make sure our
country’s elected leaders are charting an education agenda that supports our
greatest and most precious resource -- America’s schoolchildren. And
you can make that happen.
New
PSBA Winter Town Hall Series coming to your area
Introducing a new and exciting
way to get involved and stay connected in a location near you! Join your PSBA
Town Hall meeting to hear the latest budget and political updates affecting
public education. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and networking with fellow
school directors. Locations have been selected to minimize travel time. Spend
less time in the car and more time learning about issues impacting your
schools.
Agenda
6-6:35 p.m.
Association update from PSBA
Executive Director Nathan Mains
6:35 -7:15 p.m. Networking
Reception
7:15-8 p.m.
Governor’s budget address recap
Dates/Locations
Monday, February 20 Forbes Road Career and Technology Center,
Monroeville
Tuesday, February 21 Venango Technology Center, Oil City
Wednesday, Feb 22 Clearfield County Career and Technical
Center, Clearfield
Thursday, February 23 Columbia Montour AVTS, Bloomsburg
Monday, February 27 Middle Bucks Institute of Technology,
Jamison
Tuesday, February 28 PSBA, Mechanicsburg
Wednesday, March 1 Bedford County Technical Center, Everett
Thursday, March 2 West Side CTC, Kingston
Registration:
Ron Cowell at
EPLC always does a great job with these policy forums.
RSVP Today for a Forum In
Your Area! EPLC is Holding Five Education Policy Forums on Governor Wolf’s
2017-2018 State Budget Proposal
Forum #1 – Pittsburgh Thursday, February 23, 2017 – Wyndham University Center –
100 Lytton Avenue, Pittsburgh (Oakland), PA 15213Forum #2 – Harrisburg Area (Enola, PA) Tuesday, February 28, 2017 – Capital Area Intermediate Unit – 55 Miller Street (Susquehanna Room), Enola, PA 17025
Forum #3 – Philadelphia Thursday, March 2, 2017 – Penn Center for Educational Leadership, University of Pennsylvania, 3440 Market Street (5th Floor), Philadelphia, PA 19104
Forum #4 – Indiana University of Pennsylvania Tuesday, March 14, 2017 – 1011 South Drive (Stouffer Hall), Indiana, PA 15705
Forum #5 – Lehigh Valley Tuesday, March 28, 2017 – Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21, 4210 Independence Drive, Schnecksville, PA 18078
Governor Wolf will deliver his
2017-2018 state budget proposal to the General Assembly on February 7. These
policy forums will be early opportunities to get up-to-date
information about what is in the proposed education budget, the budget’s
relative strengths and weaknesses, and key issues. Each of the forums will take following
basic format (please see below for regional presenter details at each of
the three events). Ron Cowell of EPLC will provide an overview of the Governor’s
proposed budget for early education, K-12 and higher education. A
representative of The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center will provide an
overview of the state’s fiscal situation and key issues that will affect this
year’s budget discussion. The overviews will be followed by remarks from a
panel representing statewide and regional perspectives concerning state funding
for education and education related items. These speakers will discuss the
impact of the Governor’s proposals and identify the key issues that
will likely be considered during this year’s budget debate.
Although there is no
registration fee, seating is limited and an RSVP is required.
Offered
in partnership with PASA and the PA Department of Education March 29-30,
2017 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg - Camp Hill, PA .
Approved for 40 PIL/Act 48 (Act 45) hours for school administrators.
Register online at http://www.pasa-net.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=3/29/2017&eventid=63
PASBO
62nd Annual Conference, March 21-24, David L. Lawrence Convention Center,
Pittsburgh.
Register now
for the 2017 NSBA Annual Conference March 25-27 Denver
Plan to join public education leaders for networking and learning at the 2017 NSBA Annual Conference, March 25-27 in Denver, CO. General registration is now open at https://www.nsba.org/conference/registration. A conference schedule, including pre-conference workshops, is available on the NSBA website.
Plan to join public education leaders for networking and learning at the 2017 NSBA Annual Conference, March 25-27 in Denver, CO. General registration is now open at https://www.nsba.org/conference/registration. A conference schedule, including pre-conference workshops, is available on the NSBA website.
Register
for the 2017 PASA Education
Congress, “Delving Deeper into
the Every Student Succeeds Act.” March 29-30
SAVE THE DATE LWVPA Convention 2017 June
1-4, 2017
Join the
League of Women Voters of PA for our 2017 Biennial Convention at the beautiful
Inn at Pocono Manor!
Save the Date
2017 PA Principals Association State Conference October 14. 15, 16, 2017
Doubletree
Hotel Cranberry Township, PA
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