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PA Ed Policy Roundup for Nov. 13, 2019
Charter News: A
petition was filed on November 5th in Delaware County Common Pleas Court
ordering the Chester Upland School District and the Pennsylvania Department of
Education to issue a Request for Proposal for Charter School Educational
Services for the school district’s remaining Pre-K through 8th grade
student population and for the operation of the facilities for the buildings.
The petition was filed
by the Chester Community Charter School, which is under management contract to
CSMI, Inc. owned by GOP mega-donor Vahan Gureghian.
“Pressing Barsz Thursday on the
rationale for the Chester Community Charter renewal, Flandreau asked whether
the school could expand its K-8 enrollment under the agreement and
"essentially, over the next nine years, hollow out" the district's
elementary and middle schools.
"I suppose so," Barsz said. He
acknowledged that another entity could seek to open a charter high school.”
Reprise April, 2018: Judge, state question quick renewal
for Chester charter school
Inquirer by Maddie Hanna, Posted: April 20, 2018
The Pennsylvania
Department of Education is questioning the Chester Upland School District's
decision to renew its operating agreement with the state's largest
brick-and-mortar charter school through 2026 while the school was just one year
into its current five-year term. "If charters are going to be renewed
right out of the chute, … they've already been approved before they've even
performed," said James Flandreau, a lawyer for the department, at hearings
this week ordered by a Delaware County Court judge. "Certainly, one year
is way too early to evaluate any charter's performance." Kevin Kent, a
lawyer for Chester Community Charter School, said the court-appointed receiver
and school district could reevaluate the charter school at any point.
"Nothing's been compromised," he said. Peter Barsz, the receiver for
the financially distressed district, testified on Thursday that he had
reviewed audits and school performance records and had support from the
district's school board before approving the renewal request last year
that allowed the charter
school to operate through 2026. In exchange, the charter school agreed to forgo already-approved plans
to add a high school. If the K-8 school — enrolling more students than
Chester Upland's district schools — opened a high school, it would
"decimate" the district, Barsz said Thursday.
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
Penn Live By The
Associated Press Posted Nov 12, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the
maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. The justices rejected an appeal from
Remington Arms that argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law
preventing most lawsuits against firearms manufacturers when their products are
used in crimes. The case is being watched by gun control advocates, gun rights
supporters and gun manufacturers across the country, as it has the potential to
provide a roadmap for victims of other mass shootings to circumvent the federal
law and sue the makers of firearm.
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/11/supreme-court-lets-sandy-hook-shooting-lawsuit-go-forward.html
Retired military
leaders say Pa. schools need more money
PA Post by Ed
Mahon NOVEMBER 12, 2019 | 12:01 PM UPDATED: NOVEMBER 12, 2019 | 2:04 PM
A group of retired
military leaders says too many young Pennsylvanians don’t meet standard
eligibility requirements for serving in the armed forces, and the country’s
“thriving economy” makes the recruiting challenge even more difficult. “Gaps in
workforce readiness threaten our country’s future economic success and national
security,” the group, Mission: Readiness, asserts in a new report
released Tuesday. The
group’s proposed solutions include more funding for schools, high-quality care
for infants and toddlers, and for pre-K programs. Stressed in the report is the
need to do more to level the funding gaps between Pennsylvania’s richest and
poorest school districts. “Pennsylvania is home to the widest per-pupil
spending gap in the nation between wealthy and poor school districts,” the
report notes. “This gap has a very real impact on students. Pennsylvania’s
wealthiest districts spend 33.5 percent more than its poorest school districts,
a gap significantly higher than the national average of 15.6 percent.” Mission:
Readiness is part of the Council for a Strong America, a group of law
enforcement, retired military, business, faith and sports leader who advocate
on children’s issues.
“With cyber charters, the differences
are easy to spot. Some of the expenses that a cyber charter does not incur are
transportation, food service and the many costs that go with operating a
physical structure (utilities, upgrades, cleaning and maintenance, etc.). It’s
insulting to the hardworking PA taxpayer that a cyber charter receives the same
amount of funding despite not having these overhead costs.”
Op/Ed: Charter school funding same as public schools
Chadds Ford Live Posted
by Lisa Lightner, Parent Advisory Committee for Education Voters Pa
on November 12th,
2019
Pennsylvania is
overdue when it comes to reforming charter school laws. Parents and taxpayers
are weary of the untruths that are often purported to prevent any type of
charter reform. It’s also worth noting that proponents of charter reform are
quickly and often accused of “trying to shut down charters” which is untrue.
Advocating for transparency and fiscal responsibility does not equal
elimination. One of the frequent deceptions out there is the “But charter
schools get less funding” than traditional public schools argument. The figures
I have seen argued vary from $0.68 to $0.91 for every $1 that traditional
schools get. But one only needs to do a little bit of digging to realize that
this isn’t accurate. Comparing flat dollar amounts is not apples to apples. The
fact is when determining the per-pupil spending to pay a charter school,
charters A) are not given money for services that they do not provide; and B)
are not permitted to double dip from the funding sources which they receive
directly. It’s not complicated.
Peduto says Pittsburgh Public Schools should go under
state oversight
Denies
school suggestion to re-divert wage tax percentage back to district
ASHLEY MURRAY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette amurray@post-gazette.com NOV 12, 2019 6:29 PM
Pittsburgh Mayor
Bill Peduto suggested Tuesday that the Pittsburgh Public Schools district
should go under state financial oversight. The district disagrees. During a
question-and-answer session Tuesday after Mr. Peduto’s annual budget address,
the mayor said he would work with PPS on its finances only “if the school is
open to that, [to] Act 47 for the school district, where the state will come
in, open up all the books and let the people of Pittsburgh see where the
spending is happening.” The debate sparked as the district is seeking
additional revenue, and a school finance official last week told the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette that the district was open to discussions about reclaiming tax
revenue that was redirected to the city more than a decade ago.
Some Pittsburgh schools make progress despite chronic
problems, A+ Schools reports
Public Source by Mary
Niederberger | November 11, 2019
The issues facing
Pittsburgh Public Schools — chronic absenteeism, racial achievement gaps,
underrepresentation of Black students in gifted programs and significant
overrepresentation of Black students among those suspended — aren’t new. And
while those trends are outlined in the statistics of A+ Schools 125-page report
to the community released Monday morning, the major focus of Executive Director
James Fogarty’s presentation was on schools that are making progress in
reversing the negative trends. “I could stand here year after year and
tell you that Pittsburgh Public Schools fails to educate Black children,”
Fogarty said after his presentation at the Kaufmann Center in the Hill
District. “But instead we wanted to show examples of schools that are turning
things around.” Among those schools are Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8, which saw
a 36% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2012-2013 school year reduced to 3% in
the 2018-19 school year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% (or 18
days) or more of the school year.
Harrisburg schools not broke, but financial situation is
dire
Harrisburg
School District's new leadership team presented an updated 2019-20 budget to
members of the public Tuesday evening.
Penn Live By Sean
Sauro | ssauro@pennlive.com Updated Nov
12, 2019;Posted Nov 12, 2019
Harrisburg School
District is not broke. In fact, there are even a few million dollars in its
reserve account. Still, there isn’t much room for error, the district’s new
administration announced at a Tuesday evening budget presentation, laying blame
on its predecessors for gross mismanagement, shoddy accounting and the
seemingly reckless approval of contracts. It’s mismanagement that they said put
the district in a dire financial position while costing it millions in federal
funding. “I guess it’s better than what we anticipated,” Acting Superintendent
John George said. That was the message from George and his team Tuesday night
when they presented a revised 2019-20 budget, which has been drafted in the
four and a half months since they were appointed. Their appointment came after
a court-ordered state takeover of the district that had been petitioned for by
state Education Secretary Pedro Rivera amid years of financial and academic
underperformance. It was a message that came with a plan for how to improve
district finances in the future as well as the creation of a system that will
allow members of the community to report suspected fraud.
How one Philly school
is working to create well-rounded students
PA Capital Star By Chanel Hill Special to the Capital-Star November
13, 2019
PHILADELPHIA — There is a lot of positive energy going around the Penrose School in
Southwest Philadelphia. There is innovative teaching, a gardening program,
community partnerships, and numerous programming based around students’
interests — all helping to complement a rigorous academic programming for
nearly 545 students. “Penrose is a good school,” said eighth-grader Pamela
Godoga. “There are a lot of different things to do here and the teachers are
really supportive.” Located at 2515 S. 77th St., the K-8 school’s vision is to
provide students with opportunities to achieve their highest individual
potential, both academically and socially, in preparation for life beyond high
school. “In order to further engage our middle school students, we’re starting
to implement an elective program where two days a week the students get to
choose a class of their interest,” said principal Carol Casciato. “We gave them
five choices which include art, piano, school finance, which is through the
school store, STEM, and an aviation program. “We really want to bring in as
much real world stuff as possible and get them to experience as much as
possible. Our goal has been to really expose our students to opportunities that
they won’t always have access to. There is so much opportunity out there,
especially in Philadelphia.
Lincoln submits charter renewal application, wants to add
middle school grades
Lindsay C VanAsdalan, York
Dispatch Published 10:25 a.m. ET Nov. 11, 2019 | Updated 3:29 p.m. ET Nov.
12, 2019
Ten thick binders — consolidated from the 11
sent to York City School District on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 — represent
Lincoln Charter School's 4,276-page renewal application. If granted, the
renewal would add another five years to the charter's operations, and expand
grades to include middle school.
Lincoln Charter
School is asking the York City School District to renew its charter for another
five years and allow it to add middle school grades. The school submitted a
4,276-page renewal document, which filled 11 binders, to the district Oct.
31. The administration plans to review the document over 45 to 75
days before making a recommendation to the board during a public hearing,
according to a district statement. York City Superintendent Andrea Berry said
she was not at liberty to speak more about the renewal. Multiple attempts
to reach district board members were not returned before deadline. “I cannot
comment on that right now,” said member Tanoue Sweeney, the only member to be
reached by phone. If granted, this would be the fourth renewal for Lincoln,
which first applied to be a charter 20 years ago. The school has an enrollment
of 675 students in kindergarten through fifth grade and is looking to add
grades sixth through eighth.
South Western: Districts not responsible for charter fee
Lindsay C VanAsdalan, York
Dispatch Published 10:11 a.m. ET Nov. 11, 2019 | Updated 12:29 p.m. ET
Nov. 12, 2019
South Western
School District will not be paying tuition directly to charter schools —
continuing a common practice among districts of redirecting payments
through the state. "They get paid," said the district's business
manager, Jeffrey Mummert. "The money gets taken out of our account from
(the state Department of Education), so they’re being made
whole — it’s just we haven’t paid it directly to them." At a
Wednesday, Nov. 6, board meeting, Mummert recommended the board make no
changes to its process of rerouting monthly payments through the
state, despite requests to do so from some charters. More than
150 districts across the state don't pay direct tuition monthly, according
to charter advocacy group Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter
Schools. Northern York County, South Western, South Eastern and York City
school districts were among districts that made no monthly payments to some
charters in the 2018-19 school year — though York City did pay its brick
and mortar charters directly. While not illegal, the practice does create
an inconvenience for charters, opponents have said — and that became more
of a concern recently after Gov. Tom Wolf required they pay a $15 fee each
time funds are redirected.
NJ Education Law Center Back in Court Seeking Money for
New Abbott Schools
NJ Spotlight by JOHN MOONEY | NOVEMBER 13, 2019 | EDUCATION
It’s the
first court action since 2017 for the group, which has a 40-year history of
pressing a school-equity agenda
After a hiatus of a
couple of years, plaintiffs in New Jersey’s landmark Abbott v. Burke
school-equity case are back with a familiar request to the court: Order the
state to provide adequate school buildings to its poorest districts. But after
Trenton’s own pause over school construction, the question now will be whether
it has much changed in its willingness — and financial capacity — to address
the needs. The Education Law Center, which has led the Abbott litigation for
more than 40 years, announced Tuesday it had filed a challenge in state Supreme
Court contending Trenton had failed to live up to its promises under previous
Abbott rulings to provide adequate school buildings and facilities to 31 needy
districts. It was the first action under Abbott since 2017 when then-Gov. Chris
Christie unsuccessfully asked the court to throw out the state’s funding
formula. Before that, the court last ruled in 2010 against Christie and the
Legislature for cutting aid to the districts designated by the rulings,
including Newark, Paterson, Jersey City and Camden. Five hundred million
dollars was restored.
Another school district sues leading e-cigarette maker
Juul
AP November 12,
2019
AVA, Mo. (AP) —
Another school district is suing leading e-cigarette maker Juul, claiming that
its devices create “enormous distractions for students.” The Springfield
News-Leader reports that the Ava R-1 School District in southwest Missouri filed an
80-page lawsuit on Oct. 31 in federal court. The suit claims that the company
marketed its products to teenagers and got a new generation of young people
addicted to nicotine. Ava Superintendent Jason Dial says the district has
rolled out a comprehensive prevention plan to stem the rise in e-cigarette
among students. Several other school districts also are suing, including the
Francis Howell School District in suburban St. Louis and several in the Kansas
City area. Juul has said it doesn’t market to youth and its products are meant
to be an alternative to smoking.
Information from:
Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com
Robots Take Over PA Capitol as Students Showcase STEM
Skills
Students
from rural counties across the state met in Harrisburg today to show off their
skills in robotics and technology.
Erie News Now Tuesday,
November 12th 2019, 4:54 PM EST by Cody Carlson
Students from rural
counties across the state met in Harrisburg today to show off their skills in
robotics and technology. Governor Tom Wolf was there to see their hard work pay
off. Governor Wolf’s PA Smart Initiative awarded a $299,000 grant to
the PA Rural Robotics Initiative. He says this money is investing in students,
setting them up for success in the future with STEM skills. “You’re going to
need these skills to do a good job, take a good job, have a good career.
Pennsylvania needs you to take these good jobs and we need you to have these
skills, so thank you for doing this,” Governor Wolf says. More than 50 students
participating in the PA Rural Robotics Initiative showed off their projects to
Governor Wolf Tuesday. These projects displayed the students’ skills in coding,
robotics, and drone technology. The PA Smart Initiative invests millions of
dollars into STEM Education to prepare students for the 21st century workforce.
Governor Wolf and
Rural Students Celebrate PAsmart Success for Science and Technology Education
Governor Wolf’s
website November 12, 2019
Harrisburg, PA – Celebrating the success of the PAsmart workforce development
program to create educational opportunities at schools across the commonwealth,
Governor Tom Wolf welcomed more than 50 students from the Pennsylvania Rural
Robotics Initiative to the Capitol today. The students from nine western
Pennsylvania school districts showcased their skills in coding, robotics and
drone technology. The Wolf administration awarded the initiative a $299,000 PAsmart
Advancing Grant earlier this year. “I launched PAsmart as a new way to invest
in science and technology education, so students have the knowledge and skills
to compete for in-demand, good-paying jobs,” said Governor Wolf. “The
Pennsylvania Rural Robotics Initiative shows that whether a student lives in a
tech hub like Pittsburgh or a rural town, they can learn about coding and
robotics. Programs like this are investing in their future and signaling to
businesses that Pennsylvania is ready with the talented workers they need.” Joining
the governor at the Capitol from the Pennsylvania Rural Robotics Initiative
were students from Cranberry Area School District, Clarion Area School
District, Brookville Area School District, Valley Grove Area School District,
Forest Area School District, Redbank Valley School District, DuBois Area School
District, Franklin Area School District, Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 and the
Venango Technology Center.
Impeachment as education: How Philly-area teachers,
students are handling the hearings
Inquirer by Ellie Silverman, Maddie Hanna and Kristen A. Graham, Updated: November 13, 2019- 5:05 AM
Mr. Oberfield wrote
the names of the major players on a chalkboard:
“Trump - President”
“J. Biden - ex V.P. [and] candidate”
“H. Biden - son”
“Zelensky - Pres.
of Ukraine”
“And Sondland,”
Josh Oberfield said to his 12th-grade Advanced Placement Government and
Politics class at William Penn Charter School. “Who is he?” “He is the United States ambassador to the
European Union,” a student at the Quaker school in Philadelphia answered. Oberfield
told his students Tuesday that they would be diving into the weeds of the House
impeachment inquiry. As the first
public hearings start Wednesday,
he wanted students to understand the historic moment about to play out in front
of them. A whistle-blower
has alleged that
President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian leaders to investigate former vice
president and 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, spurring
the impeachment inquiry. The rapidly unfolding events have presented challenges
for classrooms trying to teach and process the news — from students grappling
with gaps in their still-developing understanding of politics and foreign
affairs (like why the U.S. provides military aid to Ukraine in the first place)
to teachers fielding questions without injecting opinion and steering students
toward credible sources.
Impeachment hearings: Start time, witnesses, how to watch
and stream
Inquirer by Rob Tornoe, Updated: November 13, 2019- 5:10 AM
The impeachment
inquiry of President Donald Trump will go live in front of the cameras
Wednesday morning, with the
first public hearing in the
House Intelligence Committee scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. At issue is whether
Trump abused the power of his office by holding back security assistance in an
attempt to pressure Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to announce an
investigation involving Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. Testifying Wednesday are two
witnesses who have already shed light about the Trump administration’s dealings
with Ukraine — top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine William Taylor and deputy assistant
secretary of state George Kent. Former Ukranian ambassador Marie Yovanovitch,
who was ousted from her post following
a campaign led by former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, is scheduled to testify Friday. Unlike previous committee hearings
that have aired on television, rules approved by the Democratic-run House of
Representatives will allow Democrats and Republicans on the House Intelligence
Committee to conduct multiple rounds of questioning, alternating sides every 45
minutes. The public hearings will be hard to miss, as most broadcast networks
will preempt their normal programming to cover the hearings Wednesday and
Friday. In Philadelphia, 6ABC, NBC10, CBS3, and WHYY-TV will all carry full
network coverage of the hearings, while Fox29 plans to only carry the opening
statements live. All of the major cable news networks, including CNN, CSPAN,
Fox News, and MSNBC, will also provide live coverage.
You can also follow
along live here, courtesy of PBS:
Kamala Harris wants to align the school day to parents’
work schedule. Does it do more harm or good? | Pro/Con
Inquirer Staff Reports Updated: November 12, 2019 - 3:16 PM
Last week,
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced her Family Friendly
Schools Act, which moves to create after-school and summer programming to align
the workday with the school day to help working families. Billed by some
critics as a
10-hour school day, Harris’
plan would award five-year grants of up to $5 million in 500 elementary schools
nationwide with a large share of low-income students. The Family Friendly
Schools Act has been controversial, with some applauding Harris’ for her
efforts to help improve the lives of working parents, while others wonder about
resources for both students and teachers. The Inquirer turned to two local
teachers, who are also parents, to debate the pros and cons of this proposed
plan.
“Ten states and Puerto Rico saw the
percentage of children living in concentrated poverty increase: Alaska,
Delaware, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.”
Percentage of Kids in Concentrated Poverty Worsens in 10
States and Puerto Rico
POSTED SEPTEMBER
24, 2019, BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION
The Annie E. Casey
Foundation today released “Children Living in
High-Poverty, Low-Opportunity Neighborhoods,” a KIDS COUNT® data snapshot that examines where concentrated
poverty has worsened across the country despite a long period of national
economic expansion. The report, which analyzes the latest U.S. Census data
available, finds that between 2008–2012 and 2013–2017, 10 states and Puerto Rico saw increases in the
percentage of children living in concentrated poverty. By contrast, 29 states
and the District of Columbia saw decreases in the share of children in
concentrated poverty, and 11 states experienced no change. Growing up in a
community of concentrated poverty — that is, a neighborhood where 30 percent or
more of the population is living in poverty — is one of the greatest risks to
child development. Alarmingly, more than 8.5 million children live in these
settings. That’s nearly 12 percent of all children in the United States.
PSBA New and Advanced
School Director Training in Dec & Jan
Do you want
high-impact, engaging training that newly elected and reseated school directors
can attend to be certified in new and advanced required training? PSBA has been
supporting new school directors for more than 50 years by enlisting statewide
experts in school law, finance and governance to deliver a one-day foundational
training. This year, we are adding a parallel track of sessions for those who
need advanced school director training to meet their compliance requirements.
These sessions will be delivered by the same experts but with advanced content.
Look for a compact evening training or a longer Saturday session at a location
near you. All sites will include one hour of trauma-informed training required
by Act 18 of 2019. Weekend sites will include an extra hour for a legislative
update from PSBA’s government affairs team.
New School
Director Training
Week Nights:
Registration opens 3:00 p.m., program starts 3:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m., dinner with
break included
Saturdays: Registration opens at 8:00 a.m., program starts at 9:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Saturdays: Registration opens at 8:00 a.m., program starts at 9:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Advanced
School Director Training
Week Nights:
Registration with dinner provided opens at 4:30 p.m., program starts 5:30 p.m.
-9:00 p.m.
Saturdays: Registration opens at 10:00 a.m., program starts at 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Saturdays: Registration opens at 10:00 a.m., program starts at 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Locations
and dates
- Saturday, December 7 — AW Beattie
Career Center, 9600 Babcock Blvd., Allison Park, PA 15101
- Saturday, December 7 — Radnor
Township School District, 135 S. Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA 19087
- Tuesday, December 10 — Grove City
Area School District, 511 Highland Avenue, Grove City, PA 16127
- Tuesday, December 10 — Penn Manor
School District, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
- Tuesday, December 10 — CTC of
Lackawanna County, 3201 Rockwell Ave, Scranton, PA 18508
- Wednesday, December 11 — Upper St. Clair
Township SD, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241
- Wednesday, December 11 — Montoursville
Area High School, 700 Mulberry St, Montoursville, PA 17754
- Wednesday, December 11 — Berks County
IU 14, 1111 Commons Blvd, Reading, PA 19605
- Thursday, December 12 — Richland
School District, 1 Academic Avenue, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904
- Thursday, December 12 — Seneca Highlands
IU 9, 119 S Mechanic St, Smethport, PA 16749
- Thursday, December 12 — School
District of Haverford Twp, 50 East Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083
- Saturday, December 14 — State College
Area High School, 650 Westerly Pkwy, State College, PA 16801
- Saturday, January 11, 2020 — PSBA
Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Blvd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
UPDATE: Second Workshop Added Thursday, November
14, 2019 9:30 am to 3:00 pm: Adolescent Health and School Start Times:
Science, Strategies, Tactics, & Logistics Workshop in Exton, PA
The first workshop on November 13 sold out in
less than 4 weeks. Thanks to recent additional sponsorships, there will
be a second workshop held on Thursday, November 14. Register HERE.
Join school administrators and staff,
including superintendents, transportation directors, principals, athletic
directors, teachers, counselors, nurses, and school board members, parents,
guardians, health professionals and other concerned community members for a
second interactive and solutions-oriented workshop on Thursday, November 14, 2019 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Clarion
Hotel in Exton, PA. The science is clear. Many middle and high schools in
Pennsylvania, and across the nation, start too early in the morning. The
American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of
Pediatrics, and many other major health and education leaders agree and have
issued policy statements recommending that secondary schools start no earlier
than 8:30 am to allow for sleep, health, and learning.
Implementing these recommendations, however, can seem daunting.
Discussions will include the science of sleep and its connection to
school start times, as well as proven strategies for successfully making
change--how to generate optimum community support and work through
implementation challenges such as bus routes, athletics, and more.
For more information visit the workshop
website www.startschoollater.net/workshop---pa or
email contact@startschoollater.net
Congress, Courts, and
a National Election: 50 Million Children’s Futures Are at Stake. Be their
champion at the 2020 Advocacy Institute.
NSBA Advocacy Institute
Feb. 2-4, 2020 Marriot Marquis, Washington, D.C.
Join school leaders
from across the country on Capitol Hill, Feb. 2-4, 2020 to influence the
legislative agenda & shape decisions that impact public schools. Check out
the schedule & more at https://nsba.org/Events/Advocacy-Institute
Register now for
Network for Public Education Action National Conference in Philadelphia March
28-29, 2020
Registration, hotel
information, keynote speakers and panels:
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