Monday, October 1, 2018

PA Ed Policy Roundup Oct. 1: How school funding in Pennsylvania shortchanges non-white students


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How school funding in Pennsylvania shortchanges non-white students


PublicSource tweeted that this piece is their most read story of the year…
Two adjacent districts. Different academic worlds. The story of Sto-Rox and Montour.
By Mary Niederberger August 14, 2018 Part of the PublicSource series Failing the Future
This fall was supposed to be a dream-come-true football season for the Sto-Rox Vikings. They would charge across new turf at their high school stadium instead of the rugged, rutted grass field that teams have played on for decades. An alumni fundraising effort had hit its $600,000 goal near the end of the school year. Work was set to start on the new turf in July and games would be played there in September. No longer would the high school players have to maneuver around humps and hollows that could turn ankles and break bones. But then came the announcement by coach LaRoi Johnson in late June that the amount raised fell about $100,000 short of the cost to install the turf. It would be delayed another year while fundraising resumed. “They led us on and then they just snatched it away from us,” said Drey Frenzley, a senior who plays defensive tackle. For Drey, 17, it was just one more example of how the adult world disappoints students in the Sto-Rox School District. “It happens all the time,” he said.
https://schoolfundingpa.publicsource.org/stories/two-adjacent-districts-different-academic-worlds-the-story-of-sto-rox-and-montour/

Advocates calculate the state shortchanges the Lancaster district by $36.6 million a year, or $3,191 per student. Its enrollment is 87 percent non-white.
How school funding in Pennsylvania shortchanges non-white students
Lancaster Online by JEFF HAWKES | Staff Writer September 30, 2018
McCaskey High School student Donrelle Wesley Jr. thought it was kind of funny when he discovered his mother’s maiden name written in his chemistry textbook. “Then I started thinking, ‘Wow, this book has been here for a while,’” Donrelle said. “I showed it to my mom, and she was like, ‘Yep, that’s my book.’” Janell Wesley, however, wasn’t amused that her son was learning from a textbook she used in 1997. Wesley, a mother of six who lives on New Green Street, has long thought that the School District of Lancaster lacks resources to keep pace with the needs of its many underprivileged students. Her son’s outdated textbook only heightened her concern. A 1999 McCaskey graduate and a volunteer for school activities, Wesley sees students lacking laptops and similar devices that are standard at many districts. She also thinks the 11,300-student district struggles to help students with special needs. Wesley doesn’t fault the school board, but instead is critical of how Pennsylvania funds education. She has added her voice to a clergy-led movement that alleges racial disparities in school funding.
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/how-school-funding-in-pennsylvania-shortchanges-non-white-students/article_96e7b43a-c330-11e8-89da-bbc93d5648de.html

Newsmaker: Q&A with Karen Beck Pooley, BASD board director and parent
Tyler Williams Of The Morning Call September 28, 2018
Bethlehem Area School Board director Karen Beck Pooley cares so much about public education that she also is involved with BASD Proud Parent, a group that connects parents with legislators and stays informed about policies affecting Pennsylvania public schools. She holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of City and Regional Planning and formerly served as executive director of the Allentown Redevelopment Authority and deputy director of New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Beck Pooley is the subject of this week’s Q&A.
Q: How was BASD Proud Parents started?
A: Proud Parents is a group of parents affiliated with the advisory committee, trying to come up with ways for more parents to get involved with public education improvements, and reforms. It’s a place where people can come and get information about the district.
Q: What is fair funding and how will it affect the community?
A: Fair funding is the ongoing debate around how to allocate state dollars between Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts. Most school funding comes from local property taxes, and some districts can raise far more for schools than others. State dollars can be used to even things out, and a state commission suggested ways to go about doing this. Instituting their “Fair Funding Formula” would mean $23 million more in state funding for BASD, which is certainly something positive — not to mention the broader equity gains from ensuring that children in underfunded schools throughout the commonwealth start receiving the educational resources they deserve.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-nws-newsmaker-karen-beck-pooley-20180818-story.html

In 2019, lawmakers must defuse the $68B pension time-bomb | Editorial
By PennLive Editorial Board penned@pennlive.com Updated Sep 28; Posted Sep 28
It's bad enough that Pennsylvania taxpayers are already on the hook for a staggering $68 billion in public employee pension debt. That's roughly $5,523 for every man, woman and child in the Commonwealth. Now comes news that Wall Street money managers have scooped up $6 billion in fees and other payouts as state lawmakers and the Democratic Wolf administration have struggled to tame exploding pension costs.  As PennLive's Wallace McKelvey reports, that eye-watering tally, uncovered by an Oxford University finance professor who studied the state's pension problem, is far greater than the $2.2 billion than Pennsylvania's two public employee retirement systems previously disclosed.
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/09/in_2019_lawmakers_must_defuse.html#incart_2box_politics

Wolf and four former governors discuss William Penn’s legacy at Pennsbury Manor event
Intelligencer By Chris English  Posted Sep 30, 2018 at 1:13 AM
Gov. Tom Wolf and his four predecessors, Tom Corbett, Ed Rendell, Mark Schweiker and Tom Ridge talked about how they tried to run administrations that reflected Penn’s ideals of fairness, tolerance and integrity.
Three centuries after the death of Pennsylvania founder and first Governor William Penn, the state’s last five chief executives gathered at Pennsbury Manor in Falls on Saturday to discuss Penn’s legacy and how they tried to run administrations that reflected his ideals of fairness, tolerance and integrity. As the audience at Penn’s country estate enjoyed food and drinks, Gov. Tom Wolf and his four immediate predecessors Tom Corbett, Ed Rendell, Mark Schweiker and Tom Ridge all weighed in on Penn’s legacy and how they have strived to live up to it. After some initial remarks by Wolf, the other four addressed topics introduced by event moderator Bill Pezza — a Bristol Borough resident and adjunct professor of history and government at Bucks County Community College — like education, economic development and the environment and how their handling of those issues as governor related back to Penn.
http://www.theintell.com/news/20180930/wolf-and-four-former-governors-discuss-william-penns-legacy-at-pennsbury-manor-event

Gov. Tom Wolf-Scott Wagner debate: What they need to do
Penn Live By Ron Southwick rsouthwick@pennlive.com Updated 5:02 AM; Posted 5:00 AM
It's the one and only debate in the race for governor.
Tonight, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican challenger Scott Wagner square off during the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry's annual dinner at the Hershey Lodge. The event has received extra attention due to its moderator: Alex Trebek, the host of the long-running game show, "Jeopardy!" "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will moderate the debate between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican challenger Scott Wagner in Hershey. The debate will be aired live to a statewide audience on PCN-TV starting around 8:15 p.m. PennLive will also be offering full coverage throughout the evening.  For the governor and his challenger, the debate offers opportunities and risks. In most gubernatorial elections, candidates engage in multiple debates.  Wolf leads Wagner in public opinion polls. A Franklin & Marshall College poll last week showed Wolf with a substantial edge over Wagner among likely voters, 52 percent to 30 percent, with 17 percent undecided. But the face-to-face encounter offers a chance for the Republican challenger to reset the race. For Wolf, the debate provides a chance to make the case for another four years.
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/10/gov_tom_wolf-scott_wagner_deba.html#incart_river_index

Debate gives Wagner only face-to-face chance to score points on Wolf
New Castle News By John Finnerty  CNHI State Reporter Sep 29, 2018
HARRISBURG – The stakes for Monday night’s debate between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican challenger Scott Wagner couldn’t be higher, if only because it marks the only face-to-face debate the pair are scheduled to have before the November election. The 45-minute debate is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and will be moderated by game show host Alex Trebek. Wolf has publicly dismissed the need for more face-to-face debates, saying the campaigns have been engaged in an ongoing back-and-forth for months. Pundits say the governor may feel little incentive for agreeing to more face-to-face debates because polls suggest he has a comfortable lead, meaning the encounters would carry more risk than likely reward. “I can understand the strategy,” said Charlie Gerow, a conservative communications strategist. “But it’s unfortunate.” The lone 45-minute debate likely won’t provide enough time and opportunity for Wagner to make much headway, he said.
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/debate-gives-wagner-only-face-to-face-chance-to-score/article_ba97172a-dc46-5123-b850-120e67d015fc.html

On new website, parents, students can apply to dozens of Philly charter schools at once
Inquirer by Maddie Hanna, Posted: September 28, 2018
It just got easier to apply to multiple charter schools in Philadelphia. Starting Friday, a new website, Apply Philly Charter, enables parents and students to apply to more than 70 of the city's charter-school campuses — as many as they want, with one online application. Its backers say it's not intended to boost enrollment at charter schools, which are publicly funded but aren't run by the School District. About 70,000, or one-third, of Philadelphia public-school students attend charters. "The purpose of Apply Philly Charter is not to expand the charter sector," said Mark Gleason, executive director of Philadelphia School Partnership, a nonprofit that funds charter, district, and private schools in the city and is operating the site. "It's to make sure every family has easy and equitable access to the charter sector, if they want it."
http://www2.philly.com/philly/education/philadelphia-charter-schools-online-application-unified-enrollment-20180928.html

Guest Opinion: Charter schools in PA are doing more with less
Intelligencer Opinion By Ana Meyers Posted at 2:05 AM
Ana Meyers is the executive director of Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools, the state’s largest advocacy organization representing public charter schools.
Throughout the Keystone state, thousands of families are benefiting from the educational opportunities provided by public charter schools. As public schools, charters are tuition free, non-sectarian and serve students from a diverse array of backgrounds. These schools offer students an additional option outside of their neighborhood-zoned school. For many students, they are a lifeline of hope. Students all across the commonwealth are receiving substantially less education funding simply for choosing to attend a public charter school rather than their zoned district school. On average, Pennsylvania students who choose to attend a charter school get nearly 25 percent less financial support per year than their peers in district schools. For example, in the 2015-16 school year, the average amount spent to educate a student in a charter school was a little less than $13,000. Comparatively, district schools spent nearly $16,500 per student.
http://www.theintell.com/opinion/20181001/guest-opinion-charter-schools-in-pa-are-doing-more-with-less

To prevent failure, schools must adapt to change | Opinion
Penn Live Guest Editorial By Maurice Flurie Updated Sep 29, 8:45 AM; Posted Sep 29, 8:45 AM
Dr. Maurice Flurie is the CEO of Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), a Pennsylvania K-12 public cyber charter school.
In the American public education system, communities support their schools and trust that those schools eventually return to them educated, contributing, productive members of society. In essence, our communities are the customers and students are the valuable products being provided to them. Concerned communities want to know: Are we getting a quality product? After more than 30 years in the education field, I believe there's much room for improvement. As we begin another school year, educators, families and students themselves need to think about the "product" our schools are creating and how we can work together to support graduates who are prepared for more than putting on a cap and gown and leaving high school.
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/09/to_prevent_failure_schools_mus.html#incart_river_index

Not one of Pennsylvania’s cyber charters has achieved a passing SPP score of 70 in any of the five years that the SPP has been in effect.  All 500 school districts are required to send taxpayer dollars to these cyber charters, even though none of them voted to authorize cyber charter schools and most districts have their own inhouse cyber or blended learning programs.
School Performance Profile Scores for PA Cyber Charters 2013-2017
Source: PA Department of Education website
http://www.paschoolperformance.org/
A score of 70 is considered passing.
Total cyber charter tuition paid by PA taxpayers from 500 school districts for 2013, 2014 and 2015 was over $1.2 billion; $393.5 million, $398.8 million and $436.1 million respectively.
           Cohort
            
      Grad         Rate
Cyber Charter School Name
2013
2014
2015
2016
 2017
2017
21st Century CS
66.5
66.0
69.2
62.2
61.1
67.66
Achievement House CS
39.7
37.5
44.8
54.5
52.7
41.67
ACT Academy Cyber CS
30.6
28.9
36.1
40.7
36.5
15.79
Agora Cyber CS
48.3
42.4
46.4
37.6
47.9
41.18
ASPIRA Bilingual CS
29.0
39.0
38.4
41.9
37.4
23.33
Central PA Digital Learning Fdn CS
31.7
48.8
39.3
46.7
46.4
29.03
Commonwealth Connections Academy CS
54.6
52.2
48.8
47.5
45.5
65.76
Education Plus Academy Cyber CS
59.0
50.0
67.9
Esperanza Cyber CS
32.7
47.7
31.7
50.7
35.5
46.15
PA Cyber CS
59.4
55.5
65.3
51.0
49.9
54.59
PA Distance Learning CS
54.7
50.9
49.2
53.9
39.4
53.25
PA Leadership CS
64.7
59.3
54.7
57.5
57.0
71.39
PA Virtual CS
67.9
63.4
64.6
49.7
54.2
80.50
Solomon CS
36.9
Susq-Cyber CS
46.4
42.4
45.5
49.3
46.0
29.82

Dozens of Philly teachers are forced out of their classrooms a month into the school year. Is it disruption, or equity?
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham, Posted: 8 hours ago
How do you solve this math problem?
School A has 20 fewer students than predicted.
School B, in the same district, is over-enrolled by 30 students.
In most systems, the answer would be to leave School A alone and hire a new teacher for School B. But in the Philadelphia School District, the solution is different. A month into the school year, officials will pull the least-senior teacher from School A and send that teacher to School B. It's called "leveling" — the process of shifting teachers based on enrollment changes more than a month into the school year. It's virtually nonexistent in other districts but is a thorn in the side of thousands of Philadelphia children, families, and teachers. After an already rocky start to the school year, leveling is expected to be completed Monday, district officials said. Because the process is still in flux, they could not give specifics, but in the last few years, it has affected about 100 teachers systemwide. (The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers said more than 100 teachers would be affected this year.) Leveling, said City Councilwoman Helen Gym, is an "outdated practice that needs to end. It has a profound impact on school communities, disrupting the school year, and severing the relationships teachers and students build throughout the first weeks of school." Uri Monson sees it another way. The district's chief financial officer says leveling is a way to "maximize the resources we can get in schools for kids," an imperfect process that maintains equity among schools. Monson also said ending leveling would cost the district $12 million that it cannot afford.
http://www2.philly.com/philly/education/philadelphia-school-district-teachers-forced-out-of-classrooms-leveling-lea-elementary-20180930.html

ASD, like many other school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has been in a fierce battle with charter schools for years to maintain student enrollment, while also having to pay charter schools. The district will send $53 million to them in this year's budget.
Allentown SD spends $13,000 on marketing campaign
WFMZ69 By: Stephen Althouse  Posted: Sep 28, 2018 12:13 AM EDT Updated: Sep 28, 2018 12:42 AM EDT
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - In an effort to compete against charter schools, the Allentown School District will spend $13,000 on billboards, radio ads, video ads, and social media to promote itself. The spending – with a company called Lehigh Valley Faces – was approved by the district's board of directors Thursday night by unanimous vote. Director Robert Smith, who voiced concern over the spending when the bill was at the committee level, retracted that stance Thursday night. Smith said he was "not against the district marketing itself against charter schools." Smith has long championed a planetarium at Louis E. Dieruff High School. He says the district has been slow in providing funding even after the board approved it. He said the planetarium, since it is something no charter school has, could be a tangible marketing tool if it was ever actually implemented. 
http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/asd-spends-13k-on-marketing-campaign/800465123

Help push Senate Bill 1095 across the finish line during the few remaining days of the session
PSBA Legislative Alert August 27, 2018
At this time, remaining House voting session days are: Oct. 1, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17; and Nov. 13. Senate voting session days are: Oct. 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17; and Nov. 14. The schedule is subject to change. Tell your PA House member we need graduation reforms under SB 1095, which was unanimously passed by the Senate in June and unanimously voted out of the House Education Committee on Monday, September 24th. 
https://www.votervoice.net/PSBA/Campaigns/60649/Respond?vvsn=BkHHbAwkACpzOAzZfFT7EAA

BLACK TEACHERS ARE NOT ENOUGH
A Mastery principal notes that schools also need support to keep those—and all—teachers in their jobs
Philadelphia Citizen BY SHARIF EL-MEKKI SEP. 27, 2018
There are six black male teachers in our school. They represent twelve percent of our classroom teachers. That sounds like only a few (and it is) but in a city where black men represent four percent of classroom teachers, it seems like that’s a lot. Over the course of my career, I have been committed to supporting current and aspiring black male educators. I was one of them and I had the support of black male teachers at John P. Turner Middle School. Teachers like Dr. Blackwell and Mr. Gibbs. I also had the support of other black men when we launched the Association of Black School Administrators (ABSA), a group of black male principals. In 2014, we would launch The Fellowship – Black Male Educators for Social Justice to support current and aspiring black male educators.
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/black-teachers-are-not-enough/

California Just Banned For-Profit Charter Schools. Why?
Given the state's history with “school choice,” California’s new legislation comes as a surprise. And it’s met with skepticism.
The Progressive by Julian Vasquez Heilig September 27, 2018
On September 7, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to make for-profit charter schools illegal.
California just banned for-profit charter schools. Existing California law, the Charter Schools Act of 1992, authorizes charter schools to elect to operate as a nonprofit public benefit corporation. However, despite the original legal and policy vision for non-profit schools, thousands of students are now enrolled in charters controlled by for-profit corporations. Currently in California, according to the Assembly Education Committee, for-profit corporations operate schools that serve over 25,000 students. In 2015, the California Assembly passed AB-787, which was a bill that sought to address a growing concern from educators, parents, civil rights and community groups that California charter schools were evolving to focus more on profits instead of kids. The final version of AB-787 prohibited a charter school from operating as, or being operated by, a for-profit corporation. At the time, the California Charter School Association (CCSA) opposed and actively lobbied against the bill. Governor Jerry Brown, essentially following the advice of CCSA lobbyists, basically threatened all legislation related to charters with vetoes.
https://progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/california-just-banned-for-profit-charters-180927/

The Promises Charter Schools Don't Make
Forbes by Peter Greene Contributor Sep 28, 2018, 11:37am
Because the term "charter schools" often comes with the word "public" attached, parents can be surprised by some of the ways in which charters do not operate like actual public schools. Here are just a few factors that emptors should caveat when considering a charter school.
A Stable School - Just this week, word that two separate charters will be closing their doors immediately. In Delaware, the Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security closed its doors on Tuesday. It announced that closure on Tuesday in a letter to families. Wednesday, Detroit Delta Preparatory Academy for Social Justice announced that its last day of classes would be Friday. Sudden closure of charter schools is not unusual. The Center for Media and Democracy found that about 2,500 charter schools closed between 2000 and 2013. Some of them closed at the end of the school year, some never opened in the first place, and some closed abruptly in the middle of the year. Charters can close for a variety reasons; this week's closings appear to be due to financial problems because of low enrollment.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2018/09/28/the-promises-charter-schools-dont-make/#48f54c7067ad

The Power of the Supreme Court Inside America’s Schools
New York Times Book Review By Dana Goldstein Sept. 19, 2018
THE SCHOOLHOUSE GATE : Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind  By Justin Driver  564 pp. Pantheon. $35.
Do children who are undocumented immigrants have the right to a free public education? (They do.) Under what circumstances can teenagers be searched or suspended by school staff? (A very wide variety.) Can districts draw school zones in irregular shapes in order to achieve racial diversity in the classroom? (They can.) These are among the most divisive issues I’ve written about in a decade of education reporting. Indeed, they are among the most divisive issues in American life. And as Justin Driver explains in his indispensable “The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind,” the highest court has ruled on each of these questions, profoundly shifting the American legal landscape not only in classrooms but outside of schools as well.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/books/review/justin-driver-schoolhouse-gate.html

Betsy DeVos an 'Attractive Boogeyman' for Political Campaigns
Education Week Politics K12 Blog By Alyson Klein September 27, 2018
“Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wants to decimate funding to our public schools,” warns a Facebook ad from Mikie Sherrill, who is running for an open U.S. House of Representatives seat in New Jersey. Another, from Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who is running for re-election, tells voters, “It’s time to fire Betsy DeVos.” And in the U.S. Senate race in Nebraska, Democrat Jane Raybould, a Lincoln City councilwoman, attacked Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., in a recent debate for casting the “decisive” vote in favor of DeVos’ confirmation back in 2017. DeVos’ name won’t appear on any ballots this fall. But Democratic candidates are trying to make her—and her controversial K-12 agenda—part of their campaign to take back the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate, and to win statehouses and governor’s mansions across the country.
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/27/betsy-devos-an-attractive-boogeyman-for-political.html


EdPAC reception helps support election of pro-public education leaders
Do you want to help strengthen public education in the commonwealth? Join with EdPAC, a political action committee that supports the election of pro-public education leaders to the General Assembly. EdPAC will hold a fundraising reception at the 2018 PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Cocoa 2-3. More details to come! Visit the conference website to register online.

PSBA Officer Elections: Slate of Candidates
PSBA members seeking election to office for the association were required to submit a nomination form no later than June 1, 2018, to be considered. All candidates who properly completed applications by the deadline are included on the slate of candidates below. In addition, the Leadership Development Committee met on June 17 at PSBA headquarters in Mechanicsburg to interview candidates. According to bylaws, the Leadership Development Committee may determine candidates highly qualified for the office they seek. This is noted next to each person's name with an asterisk (*). Voting procedure: Each school entity will have one vote for each officer. This will require boards of the various school entities to come to a consensus on each candidate and cast their vote electronically during the open voting period (Aug. 24-Oct. 11, 2018). Voting will be accomplished through a secure third-party, web-based voting site that will require a password login. One person from each member school entity will be authorized as the official person to register the vote on behalf of his or her school entity. In the case of school districts, it will be the board secretary who will cast votes on behalf of the school board. A full packet of instructions and a printed slate will be sent to authorized vote registrars the week of August 7. Special note: Boards should be sure to add discussion and voting on candidates to their agenda during one of their meetings in August, September or October before the open voting period ends.
https://www.psba.org/2018/07/psba-officer-elections-slate-candidates/

2nd Annual National Black Male Educators Convening, Oct. 12-14, Philly
Teacher diversity works. Increasing the number of Black male educators in our nation’s teacher corps will improve education for all our students, especially for African-American boys.Today Black men represent only two percent of teachers nationwide. This is a national problem that demands a national response. Come participate in the 2nd National Black Male Educators Convening to advance policy solutions, learn from one another, and fight for social justice. All are welcome. Register to attend. Nominate a speaker. Propose a workshop. Sponsor the event.

Save the Dates PASA/PSBA School Leadership Conference – Hershey, Oct. 17-19, 2018 
Mark your calendar! The Delegate Assembly will take place Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at 2:30 p.m.
Housing now open!

“Not only do we have a superstar lineup of keynote speakers including Diane Ravitch, Jesse Hagopian, Pasi Sahlberg, Derrick Johnson and Helen Gym, but there will be countless sessions to choose from on the issues you care about the most. We will cover all bases from testing, charters, vouchers and school funding, to issues of student privacy and social justice in schools.”
Our Public Schools Our Democracy: Our Fight for the Future
NPE / NPE Action 5th Annual National Conference
October 20th - 21st, 2018 Indianapolis, Indiana
We are delighted to let you know that you can purchase your discounted Early Bird ticket to register for our annual conference starting today. Purchase your ticket here.
Early Bird tickets will be on sale until May 30 or until all are sold out, so don't wait.  These tickets are a great price--$135. Not only do they offer conference admission, they also include breakfast and lunch on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday. Please don't forget to register for your hotel room. We have secured discounted rates on a limited basis. You can find that link here. Finally, if you require additional financial support to attend, we do offer some scholarships based on need. Go here and fill in an application. We will get back to you as soon as we can. Please join us in Indianapolis as we fight for the public schools that our children and communities deserve. Don't forget to get your Early Bird ticket here. We can't wait to see you.


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