Monday, October 16, 2017

PA Ed Policy Roundup Oct. 16: JR1 Amendment does nothing to address inadequate & inequitable PA school funding

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PA Ed Policy Roundup Oct. 16, 2017:


Joint Resolution 1–PA’s school funding system that is inadequate & inequitable today will be just as inadequate & inequitable if this passes.
Education Voters PA Posted on October 12, 2017 
On November 7, 2017, Pennsylvania voters will find a proposed amendment to the PA Constitution, Joint Resolution 1, on their ballots. This amendment ignores the real problem PA faces–inadequate state funding for schools, which puts excessive pressure on property taxes in many communities. Joint Resolution 1 does not put one more dollar in the school funding system or provide solutions to fix PA’s school funding crisis.

“If the question passes, state Sen. David Argall, R-29, Rush Twp., said finding support for a bill that he introduced to reduce school property taxes would be easier. Argall would amend his bill to comply with the question’s language by eliminating property taxes on primary homes and farms but allowing school districts to continue levying taxes on commercial properties and second homes.” “…Argall said the math starts to work in favor of his bill if a majority of the public votes yes on the question. In his bill, school districts would stop levying property taxes except to repay existing debt, and the Legislature would have to replace approximately $14 billion that those taxes yield for schools. If the ballot question passes, however, Argall would amend his bill to halt taxes on primary homes and farms only. Owners would pay school taxes on commercial and rental properties and on second homes, so the Legislature wouldn’t have to replace as much revenue. “That helps me in my goal to find 26 votes in the Senate and 102 in the House” needed to pass his bill, Argall said. He also prefers that the Legislature require school districts to eliminate property tax on homesteads and farmsteads. “If you’re only giving the school districts an option, they’re not going to do it,” Argall said.”
Ballot question could lead to property tax change
Citizens Voice BY KENT JACKSON / PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 16, 2017
A question on the Nov. 7 ballot provides a way for school districts, counties and municipalities to zero out property taxes that owners pay on the homes or farms where they live. What the question doesn’t do is ensure that local governments will take the option that lets them reduce “up to 100 percent of the assessed value of each homestead property” within their jurisdictions. Nor does it say how the state Legislature will make up the revenue lost from property tax. Lawmakers might levy a tax on natural gas producers or raise state sales or income taxes, which could lessen the power of school boards and governments of counties, cities, boroughs and townships to raise money. Local state Rep. Tarah Toohil, R-116, Butler Twp., and Gerald Mullery, D-119, Newport Twp., encourage people to vote yes on the question. Both the House and Senate approved the question twice to put it on the ballot as an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution. Gov. Tom Wolf favors a yes vote.

Local school officials scrutinize efforts to eliminate property taxes
By Mike Tony, for the Greene County Messenger October 13, 2017
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COAL CENTER — Several local and regional school administrators gathered for a meeting held at Intermediate Unit 1 recently to scrutinize proposed school property tax reform that they say would hurt area school districts. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 76, known as the Property Tax Independence Act, would end school property taxes effective July 1, 2018, except as necessary to pay off outstanding school district debt or collect delinquent school property taxes. The bill, which was referred to the Senate Finance Committee in June, would raise state personal income and sales taxes from 3.07 to 4.95 percent, increase the state sales and hotel occupancy taxes from 6 to 7 percent and expand the sales tax base to eliminate school property taxes. Taxpayers in 24 out of 25 school districts across Greene, Fayette and Washington counties will pay more in state and federal taxes than they pay now in school property taxes as a result of the Property Tax Independence Act, according to a Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) analysis using data from the Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Education based on fiscal year 2014-15 data.

Lawsuit challenging GOP-favored voting maps to get quick hearing
Penn Live By Michael Rubinkam The Associated Press Updated on October 14, 2017 at 3:57 PM Posted on October 14, 2017 at 11:12 AM
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could change how political maps are drawn nationwide, a new lawsuit aimed at reshaping Pennsylvania's congressional districts before the 2018 midterm election is speeding toward trial. The federal lawsuit, filed earlier this month, alleges that majority Republicans in the state Legislature drew congressional maps that give the GOP an unconstitutional partisan advantage at election time. Republicans won 13 of 18 congressional seats in the 2014 and 2016 elections despite earning a little over 50 percent of the vote. Senior Judge Michael Baylson, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, has signaled he wants to proceed quickly, scheduling trial for Dec. 5.

Forum focuses on putting an end to gerrymandering 'shenanigans'
STEVE TWEDT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stwedt@post-gazette.com 5:01 PM OCT 15, 2017
Gerrymandering is not an issue typically associated with Grassroots Pittsburgh, a community-based, politically progressive community group that lobbies for universal health care, immigrant and minority rights, voter rights and environmental issues. But combating gerrymandering, the reconfiguring of legislative and congressional districts to favor one political party, has now become a priority for the group, said Jacob Mirra, Grassroots Pittsburgh’s vice president and co-organizer. “It sort of had to be,” said Mr. Mirra. “We just feel like we couldn’t get the changes we wanted unless we got to the root of the issue. Politicians will not be responsive to voters as long as they have the ability to choose their voters.” Grassroots Pittsburgh on Sunday sponsored a forum on gerrymandering at the University of Pittsburgh, but let the independent, non-partisan Fair Districts PA do most of the talking.

“Pennsylvania’s ugly budget fight is being noticed beyond the state’s borders. Last month, the credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s lowered its rating on Pennsylvania’s debt, citing the state’s reliance on one-time cash infusions to pay its bills. That will raise borrowing costs for the state, as well as school districts and local governments, Wolf says. Now, an analysis by Moody’s Analytics of metro areas that are good fits for Amazon’s huge second headquarters questioned whether Pennsylvania’s budget troubles will make it unwilling or unable to offer the generous financial incentives that Amazon will want.”
Pennsylvania explores new territory in budget fight
Pennsylvania's deficit-riddled finances are entering new territory, as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tries to balance the budget without involvement from a Republican-controlled Legislature
Post-Gazette by MARC LEVY ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:35 PM OCT 15, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s deficit-riddled finances are in new territory, as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf assembles a package to balance the state’s budget without involvement from a Republican-controlled Legislature riven by ideological and provincial disputes. Three-and-a-half months into the state’s fiscal year, Wolf has bypassed a Legislature that hasn’t sorted out a way to finance a nearly $32 billion budget bill it passed June 30. Instead, he is working on a $2.2 billion budget-balancing strategy that relies heavily on borrowing to get the state through the year. The state’s fiscal problems are tall. It suffered the biggest cash shortfall since the recession, compounding an entrenched post-recession deficit. Borrowing may make it worse: public finance analysts generally regard borrowing to pay operating costs as bad fiscal practice and a last resort.

House, Senate Return Monday As Gov. Wolf Works On Budget
CBS Pittsburgh KDKA-TV: October 15, 2017 12:53 PM
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s deficit-riddled finances are entering new territory, as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tries to balance the budget without involvement from a Republican-controlled Legislature. The House and Senate return to session Monday while Wolf works on a $2.2 billion budget-balancing strategy that relies heavily on borrowing. Lawmakers otherwise haven’t sorted out a way to finance a $32 billion budget bill they passed June 30. They were pursuing a plan relying primarily on borrowing, siphoning cash from off-budget programs and authorizing more casino-style gambling, but efforts stalled when the House balked at raising taxes. Republican Bucks County Rep. Gene DiGirolamo says he’s working on a compromise measure to impose a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production, despite opposition from House Republican leaders. The tax is a top Wolf priority.

Legislators from Lancaster County talk about uncertain fate of state budget stalemate
Lancaster Online by SAM JANESCH | Staff Writer Oct 14, 2017
State lawmakers from Lancaster County on Friday expressed some frustration and gave little indication of how they believe Pennsylvania officials may eventually compromise in the prolonged budget stalemate in Harrisburg. The nine legislators gave their thoughts on the budget and other topics during the Lancaster Chamber’s annual breakfast with the delegation, held this year at Spooky Nook Sports. Participating were state Sen. Scott Martin, R-Martic Township, and state Reps. Bryan Cutler, R-Peach Bottom; Mindy Fee, R-Manheim; Keith Greiner, R-Upper Leacock; Dave Hickernell, R-West Donegal; Steven Mentzer, R-Lititz; Brett Miller, R-East Hempfield; Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster; and Dave Zimmerman, R-East Earl. State Sen. Ryan Aument, R-Landisville, was unable to attend. Here are a few highlights.

Letter: You can help level the playing field in Delco education
Delco Times Letter by Samantha Shutter, Outreach Coordinator, Eastern PA Robotics Alliance POSTED: 10/13/17, 8:33 PM EDT
To the Times: William Penn School District’s current lawsuit as well as The National Geographic program, “Without A Net: The Digital Divide,” highlights the virtually insurmountable disparity in technology accessibility and education in Pennsylvania schools, specifically Delaware County. The lawsuit was brought forth in conjunction with the school district by families across the state, including the Miller Family of Lansdowne. The television program highlights their plight as well as those across the country facing this “digital divide.” The program starts with both Penn Wood High School and Lower Merion High School, two high schools on decidedly different ends of the technology spectrum. Penn Wood High School lacks computers and extracurricular STEM-based programs, while Lower Merion has a world class robotics program and most technology is available and accessible. This difference isn’t limited to just Penn Wood and Lower Merion. We can all name the districts in this county that are the “haves” and the “have nots.” We know the communities that are struggling with property taxes to fund even the basics to maintain a school building, and the communities with almost every technological tool at their disposal. s residents of Delaware County we have grown almost complacent in our acceptance of this huge gap.

HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS ASSEMBLE IN PHILADELPHIA FOR THE NATIONAL BLACK MALE EDUCATORS CONVENING
Huffington Post Posted on October 14, 2017 by Louis Bolling
According to the U.S. Department of Education, Black men only represent two percent of teachers nationwide. The Fellowship has a goal of changing that by the year 2025, mobilizing more than 300 educators and supporters of education in Philadelphia this weekend for the inaugural National Black Male Educators Convening. “The Fellowship is excited to invite our peers and allies to Philadelphia for our inaugural national convening. We are confident our program will be noted as a historical gathering of great minds that lead to even greater action,” said Fellowship CEO and co-founder, Vincent Cobb II. The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice is a professional membership and activist organization dedicated to advancing the recruitment, development and retention of Black male educators in American schools, starting in Philadelphia. America’s teachers are disproportionally female (75%) and white (83%), according to recent federal data. Black men make up less than two percent of teachers, though minorities now make up a majority of students in public schools.

“There rarely is a proper obituary for old newspapers, nothing to chronicle their coverage of town events: how the school board was caught in a corruption sting; how a local politician was caught taking cash in a bag; and how the town rallied when flood waters crested the banks of the Youghiogheny or when the train derailed. It just dies. Along with that death comes the death of the local reporter: the person who knows his or her community inside and out, a career that typically starts with the cops beat or the local school boards, the places where reporters really gets to know the pulse of their hometown and their people. The person who knows how the town ticks. Who knows where the bad guys are, both on the street and behind a podium.”
Without good local journalists, the nation's divisions deepen | Opinion
Inquirer by Salena Zito Updated: OCTOBER 12, 2017 — 3:01 AM EDT
WEST NEWTON, Pa. — There used to be 324 newspapers in the state of Pennsylvania.
Today, there are about 60 dailies, give or take a few. The Pennsylvania Gazette is the first one on record not just in the colony of Pennsylvania but in all of the British crown’s colonies. Benjamin Franklin bought the paper with a partner in 1729, and he contributed to it as well, mostly under aliases. Among the many firsts the plucky paper would print was the first political cartoon in America, “Join, or Die,” authored by Franklin. It also printed the then-treasonous texts of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Federalist Papers. It was bold. It was brash. It was opinionated. And it served its readers well.

“I have a couple of questions for Scavello, who didn’t give me a chance to ask them last week. First, how would Mount Pocono — a town of 3,000 people 80 miles north of Philadelphia — feel if a senator from a city of 1.5 million people told them what they could and couldn’t tax? And why would anyone take seriously the senator’s call for Philly to rethink its approach to raising revenue when the General Assembly is 3½ months past the deadline to approve a revenue package to pay for the state budget?”
Philly's soda tax facing new challenges in Pa. Senate
Inquirer by Chris Brennan, Political Columnist  @ByChrisBrennan |  brennac@phillynews.com Updated: OCTOBER 15, 2017 — 3:01 AM EDT
The debate about Philadelphia’s soda tax shifts to Harrisburg this week, with one state senator offering a platform for critics to bash the levy while another seeks support to outlaw it. Sen. Scott Wagner, a York County Republican running for governor, will hold a hearing Tuesday on the tax at the request of Sen. Anthony H. Williams, a Philadelphia Democrat. Wagner first tried to hold his hearing in City Hall in June but was shut down by 45 minutes of sustained cacophony from protesters who support the tax. Sen. Mario Scavello, a Republican from Monroe County, asked his colleagues in a memo Tuesday to cosponsor “preemption legislation” to outlaw the tax and prevent other municipalities from passing similar measures. Philly’s tax has added since January 1.5 cents per ounce to the cost of most sugary and diet beverages sold in Philadelphia to fund pre-K education, community schools, parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Scavello, in his memo, called those projects “laudable” but knocked the tax as “an extreme burden on grocery stores and convenience stores.” Love it or loathe it, the soda tax is a local issue that was subjected to an extended public debate and has already survived two legal challenges.

Federal Court Limits Reach of School Discipline in PA Case
Schools can't discipline students for posting to social media from off campus on their own time.
Public News Service October 9, 2017
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Schools can't punish students for swearing when they're off campus - that's the message of a federal court to a Pennsylvania high school. The student, who is a minor, is only referred to by her initials, B.L. She was dropped from her school's junior varsity cheerleading squad for using a profanity in a social media post that she sent to her friends on a weekend.  An evidentiary hearing was held on Oct. 2 and, three days later, the court issued a preliminary ruling. According to Molly Tack-Hooper, an attorney with the ACLU of Pennsylvania, the opinion of the court was crystal clear. "There is no question that in Pennsylvania, schools just don't have the power to punish kids because they use the 'F-word' on social media if they do it on their own time,” Tack-Hooper said. School officials had called the social media post "negative," "disrespectful" and "demeaning." The court reinstated the student to the cheerleading squad until a final decision is issued.

2nd charter revocation hearing canceled as York City district, Thackston officials huddle
Helen Thackston's Charter School is at risk of losing its charter for multiple issues, including allegations involving self-dealing by its former board president.
By Junior Gonzalez and David Weissman, York Dispatch Published 7:26 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2017
Representatives from Helen Thackston Charter School and the York City School District reportedly met behind closed doors Friday, hours after the first of eight public charter revocation hearings was cancelled — and hours before Monday's hearing was called off as well. Neither the district nor the charter school provided explanations for the cancellations. Hearing officer Ellen Schurdak received a joint request from the district's and Thackston's attorneys to cancel the first public hearing, which was scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m., according to a notice posted Thursday to the York City School District website. Officials at both Thackston and the district were wary Friday when asked why the hearing was called off.

Plum schools host 40 elementary students from China
ELIZABETH BEHRMAN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lbehrman@post-gazette.com 8:00 AM
OCT 15, 2017
Since they arrived in the United States, a group of 40 elementary school students from southeastern China have visited Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C.  They toured Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University, explored the national monuments and strolled through Central Park.  And now they’ve settled in Plum for three weeks, attending the local schools and filling their weekends with Steelers games, rides on an incline and Just Ducky Tours of Downtown and the three rivers.  The Plum Borough School District, which hopes to join a number of others across the country with Chinese high school students on their attendance sheets, agreed in July to host the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students before it begins recruiting older students to spend all of next school year in the borough. China provides the largest number of international secondary students who enroll in American schools, and Plum is among the public school districts trying to take advantage of the potential income stream. 

McCall parent starts online petition to fix problems at school's 108-year-old building
The notebook by Greg Windle October 13, 2017 — 8:29am
A group of parents at George McCall Elementary School in Society Hill, just recently awarded a Blue Ribbon by the U.S. Department of Education for all-around excellence, has started a petition demanding that the District respond to the building’s need for a new roof and heating system, plumbing renovations, a functioning sprinkler system, and anecdotal reports of black mold growing in at least one classroom. Paige Wolf has children attending McCall, and she began looking into the conditions of Philadelphia schools after seeing an Al Jazeera report on the topic. She said she wrote to the District about her concerns and received a response simply thanking her for the feedback. She said she felt it was a “beyond dismissive” response. So she began blogging about her experience. Wolf is the author of the petition, which had 467 signatures as of Friday morning. In September 2016, the District released its Facilities Condition Assessment, which examined the physical conditions of its buildings and prioritized the most urgent repairs. It also detailed the problems at each school, including McCall. This assessment determined that the cash-strapped District has $4.5 billion in deferred maintenance on its nearly 300 buildings.


“Meanwhile, Politico looked at online charter schools in Pennsylvania: "The virtual charter schools' combined graduation rate is a dismal 48 percent. Not one virtual charter school meets the state's 'passing' benchmark."
Hundreds of thousands of 'missing' educators; a hundred thousand homeless students
NPR By Anya Kamenetz October 15, 2017
We're doing things by the numbers this week in our weekly roundup of all things education.
167 of 1,113 public schools in Puerto Rico are open
The island's secretary of education, Julia Keleher, told NPR Ed that she hopes the majority of public schools will be open by Oct. 23 after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. We visited two that are accepting students now, offering meals and comfort along with education.
48 percent graduation rate at some for-profit and virtual schools
Two new investigations dig into K-12 charter schools that are online, for-profit, or both. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has touted these models as innovative, and her family invested in one of the largest providers, K12 Inc. USA Today and ProPublica focused on those that advertise as "dropout recovery" or "alternative" schools. Their articles found that, "Auditors have accused for-profit dropout recovery schools in Ohio, Illinois, and Florida of improperly collecting public money for vanished students."

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee taken off Mississippi school reading list
·         Official: ‘some language in the book makes people uncomfortable’
·         Story of racism in the US south has been removed from schools before
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s classic novel about racism and the American south, has been removed from a junior-high reading list in a Mississippi school district because the language in the book “makes people uncomfortable”. The Sun Herald reported that administrators in Biloxi pulled the novel from the 8th-grade curriculum this week. Kenny Holloway, vice-president of the Biloxi School Board, told the newspaper: “There were complaints about it. There is some language in the book that makes people uncomfortable, and we can teach the same lesson with other books. It’s still in our library. But they’re going to use another book in the 8th-grade course.” A message on the Biloxi schools website said To Kill A Mockingbird teaches students that compassion and empathy do not depend upon race or education.

Yes, It Is True! I Don’t Like School Choice! I Admire Teachers’ Unions!
Public schools are part of the promise of America.
Huffington Post by Diane Ravitch, Contributor, Research Professor of Education, New York University; Author, ‘Reign of Error’ 10/11/2017 06:59 pm ET
One of the most annoying aspects of the privatization movement is that they pretend to be progressives. They are not. They are reactionaries, and they have the history to prove it.
They stole the word “Reform,” so they could pretend they wanted to make schools better instead of admitting that they want to replace public schools with religious schools, private schools, for-profit schools, online schools, anything but public schools. Hint: Destruction is not reform. Take Jeanne Allen, the CEO of the misnamed Center for Education Reform. Jeanne worked for the far-right Heritage Foundation before she launched CER many years ago. She wants School Choice. She is indistinguishable from Betsy DeVos. She loves charter schools, vouchers, anything but public schools. She pretends that School Choice is a progressive cause. No, it is not.


Free Eye Care for Kids at Jefferson Alumni Hall on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 8:30am to 1:00pm
For children 17 years and under, from Philadelphia and surrounding counties, who have not had, or who have not passed, an eye screening and/or who are uninsured.  For more information email: gksd@pccy.org or call 215-563-5848 x21. Click here to download English flyer

Panel: Education Policy in the 113th PA Legislature at PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference Thursday, Oct. 19  2-3:30 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will moderate a panel discussion with the four chairs of the House and Senate Education committees as they share their views about the education agenda for the future of Pennsylvania’s public schools. Attendees will learn about pending legislation and policy changes and the impact on their school districts. Presenters:
·         John Callahan, assistant executive director, PSBA
·         The Honorable John Eichelberger, Senate Education Majority Chairman
·         The Honorable Andrew Dinniman, Senate Education Minority Chairman
·         The Honorable James Roebuck, House Education Minority Chairman

Take Action Community Forum on Education Equity Saturday, October 21
Hosted by Take Action Give 5 and POWER Saturday, October 21 at 1 PM - 4 PM
Penn Wood Senior High School 100 Green Ave, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania 19050
Help Make Education in Delco More Fair! Pennsylvania has the most unfair education funding in the US. This affects every one of us. Join us October 21 to learn how you can make a difference!
POWER Interfaith and Take Action Give 5 are pleased to invite you to a free event designed to educate and activate Delaware County citizens on issues related to education equity in our schools, county, and state. The Take Action Community Forum on Education Equity will be held Saturday, October 21st from 1-4 pm at Penn Wood High School, 100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne.  We will host a panel of dynamic and illustrious speakers to explain why such education inequity exists in PA, offer ways to get involved, and answer audience questions. After the panel, our engaged and motivated audience will learn how to get involved with organizations working for education equity Delco. We aim to connect local activists - those new to the game and those with a lifetime of experience - with education equity advocacy and direct service organizations in Delco. Click here for list of panelists.

Seventh Annual Pennsylvania Arts and Education Symposium, November 2, 2017 Camp Hill
The 2017 Pennsylvania Arts and Education will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Convention Center in Camp Hill.  See the agenda here.
Early Bird Registration ends September 30.
https://www.eplc.org/pennsylvania-arts-education-network/


The Road to College Success for Students from Underserved Communities
Philadelphia School Partnership Posted on October 2, 2017
Wednesday, October 18th 6:30-8pm National Constitution Center Kirby Theater
525 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
How do we prepare students for what comes after their college acceptance? How do we equip them with the skills they need to graduate and continue into the workforce? For years, author Richard Whitmire has crossed the country, analyzing how a variety of schools address this question. Join us as we sit down with him and Drexel Professor Paul Harrington to discuss how leading urban high schools are helping first-generation college goers beat the odds and achieve college success. Please join us! RSVP to info@philaschool.org

Support the Notebook and see Springsteen on Broadway
The notebook October 2, 2017 — 10:57am
Donate $50 or more until Nov. 10, enter to win – and have your donation doubled!
"This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that's what you live for." – Bruce Springsteen
You can be a part of a unique Bruce Springsteen show in his career – and support local, nonprofit education journalism!  Donate $50 or more to the Notebook through Nov. 10, and your donation will be doubled, up to $1,000, through the Knight News Match. Plus, you will be automatically entered to win a pair of prime tickets to see Springsteen on Broadway!  One winner will receive two tickets to the 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, show at the Walter Kerr Theatre. These are amazing orchestra section seats to this incredible sold-out solo performance. Don't miss out on your chance to see the Boss in his Broadway debut. Donate to the Notebook today online or by mail at 699 Ranstead St., 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/10/02/springsteen-on-broadway

Registration Is Open for the 2017 Arts and Education Symposium
Thursday, November 2, 2017 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
 Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Convention Center
Registration October 1 to November 1 - $60; Registration at the Symposium - $70
Full-Time Student Registration (Student ID Required at Symposium Check-In) - $30
Act 48 Credit Available

Registration now open for the 67th Annual PASCD Conference  Nov. 12-13 Harrisburg: Sparking Innovation: Personalized Learning, STEM, 4C's
This year's conference will begin on Sunday, November 12th and end on Monday, November 13th. There will also be a free pre-conference on Saturday, November 11th.  You can register for this year's conference online with a credit card payment or have an invoice sent to you.  Click here to register for the conference.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/PASCD-Conference-Registration-is-Now-Open.html?soid=1101415141682&aid=5F-ceLtbZDs

Save the Date! NSBA 2018 Advocacy Institute February 4-6, 2018 Marriott Marquis, Washington D.C.
Registration Opens Tuesday, September 26, 2017


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