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State Education Coalition
PA Ed Policy Roundup for October 9, 2020
Student: “for
over five years Pennsylvania had a fair school funding formula law, and for
over five years, no one has fixed the underfunding readily apparent before our
eyes”
Thank you to all of the school leaders,
legislators and staff who participated in PSBA’s Advocacy Day activities
yesterday.
Why are cyber
charter tuition rates the same as brick and mortar tuition?
Taxpayers in House Ed Committee Member Michael Puskaric’s school
districts paid over $3.3 million in 2018-2019 cyber charter tuition. Statewide, PA taxpayers paid over $600 million for cyber charter
tuition in 2018-2019.
|
Bentworth SD |
$446,338.50 |
|
Bethel Park SD |
$533,060.80 |
|
Elizabeth Forward SD |
$331,035.43 |
|
Ringgold SD |
$1,264,819.81 |
|
South Park SD |
$284,486.68 |
|
West Jefferson Hills SD |
$537,378.81 |
|
|
$3,397,120.03 |
Source: PDE via
PSBA
“For far too long, the adults in government, education and
school boards have done nothing to change this. Even as the suffering and
struggle of students plays out before their eyes, they refuse to lend a hand,
even to a child. You see, for over five years
Pennsylvania had a fair school funding formula law, and for over five years, no
one has fixed the underfunding readily apparent before our eyes. It’s
straightforward and simple. Some school districts receive amounts close
to what the formula says they should receive. Other districts receive more than
their fair share. Then there are the school districts that receive less than
their fair share. An unfortunate number of school districts are severely
underfunded by tens of millions of dollars per year. “
My Turn: Separate and unequal: The problem with
Pennsylvania’s public school funding
Pocono Record Opinion by Crystal Echeverria October
8, 2020
Crystal Echeverria is a student in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
In 1896, the Supreme Court established
separate, but “equal”, public schools for black and white students. Almost a
century later in 1954, the Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of “separate
but equal”, and ordered an end to school segregation. If you know anything
about the landmark case of Brown vs. the Board of Education, you would know
that Black students were denied the same opportunities that white students had
when it came to schooling. Furthermore, if you know anything about the time
before 1896, you would know that it was against the law for African American
people to attend school. There is nothing more oppressive than having your
education shortchanged, minimized or taken away from you, yet, this happens
every day in Pennsylvania. Students all across the Keystone state have been
kept from the quality education they deserve. For all of civilization,
education has been the gateway to freedom, but freedom denied is freedom
destroyed. Once you are denied education, or the same education that is
afforded to your peers, you are fighting an uphill battle the rest of your
life. Unfortunately for those who would have it otherwise, my
friends and I are working together to make positive changes in our
education.
Did COVID closures cause a public school exodus? Here’s
what the numbers say
WHYY By Avi Wolfman-Arent October 9, 2020
Over the spring and summer, polls hinted at
school enrollment declines that could shake up the educational landscape.
Burned out and disgruntled by the spring attempt at virtual learning, large groups of parents said
they were ready to yank their kids out of public school for
homeschool or private options. Fast forward to fall and early attendance data
from the Philadelphia region indicates that the vast majority of students
re-enrolled in traditional public school this fall — with a notable exception
being a drop in would-be kindergartners. WHYY sent requests to dozens of public
school leaders in the Philadelphia region for elementary and middle-school
enrollment figures and collected responses from 41 districts. When looking at
grades 1-8, the combined enrollment of those 41 districts was 2.9% lower than
it was at the same time last year. Those 41 districts grew by 0.6% the prior
school year — indicating that a small group of public-school parents opted out
of their local schools this fall.
‘I’m only 1 person’: Teachers feel torn between their
students and their own kids
WHYY/NPR By Anya Kamenetz October 8,
2020
I catch Patricia Stamper with a Zoom meeting
going in the background and a child at her knee asking for attention. Stamper
works as a teacher’s assistant for special education students in the
Washington, D.C., public schools. These days, her virtual classroom is at home
— and so is her toddler, who has a genetic disorder called Noonan syndrome, and
her kindergartner, who receives speech therapy. Her husband works outside the
home at a golf course. Stamper says her older son can’t sit still for three to
four hours a day of screen-based learning. The other day, while she was
working, he started acting up, imitating his favorite YouTube star. Soon the
teacher was texting her — her son was nearly kicked out of virtual class. “It’s
hard to check him,” she says. “I’m trying to do my job and, you know, bounce
back and forth, but I’m only one person.” There are more than 4 million public,
private and charter school teachers in the United States. The typical teacher
is a woman in her early 40s. Over the summer, NPR and Ipsos surveyed a
national sample of teachers, and we found that about half had children under 18
at home. Of those, 57% agreed with the statement: “I cannot properly do my job
from home while also taking care of my children.”
Alumni of Philadelphia’s selective Masterman school call
for admissions changes as Hite floats lottery idea
Chalkbeat Philly By Dale Mezzacappa and Johann Calhoun Oct 8, 2020, 11:43pm EDT
Alumni of the Julia R. Masterman
Demonstration School renewed their demands on Thursday for changes to the
admissions policy for the city’s most highly selective school, which enrolls far
fewer Black and Latino students than the district as a whole. “When I was a
student at Masterman there were students from every neighborhood,” Sarah Lee, a
1997 Masterman graduate told members of the school board. “Today the student
body is not as diverse and does not represent the city of Philadelphia. Most
students that attend are coming from a few select elementary schools.” Lee
noted that when she attended Masterman, nearly half of the student body was
Black, compared to around 15% today. Sarah Young, also a 1997 graduate, decried
what she said was a lack of transparency in the admissions process. “There’s no
clear communication in the requirements for admissions and the choices seem to
be made by one individual,” she said. “We need to ensure equity and access to
education and specifically we need to support Black students in Philadelphia
being accepted into magnet schools.” Their testimony before the Philadelphia
board of education committee meeting came hours after Superintendent William Hite
addressed possible changes in the district’s selective admissions policies in a
call with reporters. Citing equity concerns, he suggested that a lottery for
all “qualified” applicants would be used to replace “school-based” decisions
made late in the process.
Scranton School Board again votes to furlough 218
employees
Times Tribune BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL STAFF WRITER Oct 8,
2020 Updated 5 hrs ago
More than three weeks later, the Scranton
School Board came to the same conclusion Thursday night: As students learn
virtually, the district has no work for 218 employees. In a 7-2 vote, directors
authorized the furloughs effective at midnight — just hours after the board
heard more passionate pleas from paraprofessionals who said they want to
continue helping their students. But the vote, required again due to a Sunshine
Act violation during the Sept. 14 meeting, does not diminish the role the
employees have in the district, school directors said. “This is not a
cold-hearted decision,” board President Katie Gilmartin said. “Although any of
us would love to just sign the check and do what we can do to support our
neighbor, it’s not in the purview of a school director to expend funds that are
not necessary.”
North Pocono School District overtaxed some residents by
as much as $2 million, will offer refunds
Times Tribune BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL AND
KATHLEEN BOLUS STAFF WRITERS Oct 8, 2020 Updated 5 hrs ago
The North Pocono School District overtaxed
Wayne County residents by as much as $2 million, officials said Thursday. Because
of a district error with the total assessed property value in Lehigh Twp., the
district’s lone municipality outside of Lackawanna County, property owners
overpaid by about 7 mills over the last three years. A homeowner with the
average assessment of $67,000 could see a refund of more than $500, solicitor
Joseph O’Brien said. During Thursday’s school board meeting, directors
unanimously approved a tax refund plan that includes a letter explaining the
issue and a refund application to be sent to all Lehigh Twp. property owners.
The application will also be posted on the district’s website. The district
will use its fund balance, which the 2020-21 budget projects to be $3.75
million at the end of the fiscal year, to issue the refunds.
Bristol Township considering early return to classroom;
Hatboro-Horsham OKs plan
Chris English Bucks
County Courier Times October 8, 2020
More students in Bucks and Eastern Montgomery
counties are headed back to the classrooms, and others are considering the move
back ahead of their original timelines. The Hatboro-Horsham School Board
voted at its Wednesday night meeting to move students in most grades back to
school under either a hybrid or full-time, in-person model starting Oct. 26.
Hybrid is a mix of online and in-person learning where students come back to
schools two days a week and continue with virtual instruction the other three
days. Bristol Township's school board is scheduled to vote Oct. 19 on bringing
students back into classrooms on a staggered basis under a hybrid model. Many
special education students have already returned to full-time, in-person
instruction. And Pennsbury administrators are working on a plan to allow
"specialized learning populations" and students in pre-kindergarten
through second grades back into buildings at the beginning of the second
marking period on Nov. 12. The school board will likely vote on the moves at
its Oct. 15 meeting.
Erie School Board backs November launch of district's
hybrid plan for elementary students
GoErie by Ed Palattella Erie
Times-News October 8, 2020
A return to the classroom is getting closer
for the Erie School District's elementary school students. In a change, a
return to the classroom is also getting closer for more district students with
special needs. The Erie School District intends to start in-person classes
on alternating days for elementary school students sometime in November, as
originally proposed, but with modifications. Students in sixth through 12th
grades will continue to learn online-only through the spring. But the updated
plan that the Erie School Board supports allows more special education
students and other students with special needs to take in-person
classes when the students in prekindergarten through fifth grade return. The
in-person classes will provide students with more of the support they need,
Erie schools Superintendent Brian Polito said.
Fairview Elementary School student tests positive for
COVID-19
GoErie Erie Times-News October 8, 2020
One student has tested positive for COVID-19
at Fairview Elementary School, Fairview School District Superintendent Erik
Kincade confirmed Thursday in an email to families of students.
Kincade said district officials were informed
of the positive COVID-19 case on Thursday and immediately contacted the Erie
County Department of Health and followed guidance issued by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education.
New COVID-19 cases close Camp Hill school; students move
to remote learning
Penn Live By Becky
Metrick | bmetrick@pennlive.com Updated Oct
08, 2020; Posted Oct 08, 2020
As more cases of COVID-19 are reported in the
Camp Hill School District, middle and high school classes are moving to remote
learning, according to a letter sent to parents Thursday. According to the
letter written by Acting Superintendent Patricia Sanker, a second presumed
positive case of COVID-19 and one case involving a positive test were reported
late Thursday. The Pa. Department of Health advised the district to operate the
Camp Hill Middle/High School remotely beginning Friday and continue through Tuesday,
according to the letter. This is so the Dept. of Health can complete contact
tracing of anyone who may have had close contact with those infected.
Hollidaysburg, Tyrone students test positive for COVID-19
Altoona Mirror OCT 9, 2020
Hollidaysburg Area and Tyrone Area school
districts notified parents this week that the districts had confirmed cases of
COVID-19. In a letter to parents and guardians dated Thursday, Oct. 8,
Hollidaysburg said that an individual at the high school tested positive for
COVID-19.
“As you are aware, this is the second
confirmed COVID case within the past two weeks,” states
the letter from Superintendent Robert J. Gildea. “School administration
immediately began implementing contact tracing protocol and is currently
awaiting additional guidance from the Department of Health.”
Today’s classes at Hollidaysburg Area Senior
High School will be virtual, Gildea said in the letter, noting that all
students are required to follow the same sign-in process as they would on a
remote learning day. Students are to access daily assignments via Google
Classroom. All other Hollidaysburg schools are to follow normal hybrid
schedules.
Bellefonte will close its middle and high schools Friday
after 2 positive COVID-19 cases
Centre Daily Times BY
MARLEY PARISH October 8, 2020
The Bellefonte Area School District confirmed
two COVID-19 cases and will close some buildings Friday “out of an abundance of
caution.” The district notified families, staff and students Thursday night
that two individuals in the district tested positive for the coronavirus. In
response, the middle and high schools will be closed Friday, but all four
elementary buildings will remain open. “This evening, we were notified that an
individual at our middle school tested positive for the coronavirus and an
unrelated individual at the high school tested positive for the coronavirus,”
Interim Superintendent Tammie Burnaford said. “The Pennsylvania Department of
Health was closed for the evening, but we will be in direct contact with the
DOH early tomorrow morning. They will do all contact tracing and notify all
persons that need to be contacted.” Secondary students will attend classes
remotely while the buildings are deep cleaned over the weekend. These are the
first reported cases since the district reopened for in-person learning in
August.
Staffer at Milton Middle School tests positive for
COVID-19.
Daily Item October 9, 2020
Four days after school officials confirmed a
positive COVID-19 case in a Milton Area middle school student, a staffer at the
school has also tested positive. In a message sent to school district parents
on Thursday, Superintendent Cathy Keegan said district officials received
notification of the positive COVID-19 test earlier in the day. Keegan said the
district has been in contact with the statewide Rapid Response team and contact
tracing is underway. Keegan said the Department of Health will contact anyone
who will need to quarantine. The district is waiting to hear back from the DOH
regarding possible building closure.
Another Penn-Trafford school temporarily closes amid
district’s coronavirus woes
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE localnews@post-gazette.com OCT 8, 2020
7:02 PM
Penn-Trafford School District will
temporarily close another elementary school after additional coronavirus cases
were reported throughout the district on Thursday. Seven staff members and a
student at Level Green Elementary, two students at Harrison Park Elementary and
four staff members at Sunrise Elementary have tested positive over the past
several days, the district said. Level Green will remain closed until Oct. 15
due to guidelines on the amount of cases allowed at schools from the
Pennsylvania Department of Health. The school originally closed on Oct. 1 due
to positive cases from several employees. Sunrise Elementary will also remain
closed for 14 days and reopen on Oct. 22. The new cases at Harrison Park have
forced the district to close the school for five days, with plans to reopen on
Oct. 15. Students in both schools will learn remotely until the schools reopen.
COVID halts play at Hanover Area
By Ben Mandell For Times Leader October 8,
2020
The Hanover Area School District has
suspended all fall sports activities due to two confirmed cases of COVID-19,
according to a text alert and an auto call sent to families by the district on
Thursday. “We have had two confirmed cases (of COVID-19) in the athletic
department, each in separate programs,” Hanover Athletic Director Mike McCree
said. “Right now we are officially shut down through Monday, but we will
probably take another look at that tomorrow.”
An earlier text message sent by McCree to the
district’s coaches said that there are two isolated and non-related cases.
https://www.timesleader.com/sports/805449/hanover-area-shuts-down-sports-programs-due-to-covid-issue
COVID cases reported at Waynesburg U, Laurel Highlands
School District
By Karen Mansfield For the Herald-Standard Oct
8, 2020 Updated 12 hrs ago
A small cluster of COVID-19 cases has been
identified at Waynesburg University, while another Fayette County school
district reported a case of the virus. Laurel Highlands School District
Superintendent Jesse Wallace said Thursday that one case of the novel
coronavirus was identified in the high school.
Connellsville, Frazier school districts report positive
COVID-19 case
By Alyssa Choiniere achoiniere@heraldstandard.com Oct 7,
2020 Updated Oct 7, 2020
Frazier and Connellsville school districts
sent letters out to parents and staff after they were notified of a positive
case of the coronavirus at school. One person at the Frazier Elementary School
tested positive for COVID-19, which was reported to the school on Tuesday.
Anyone who had close contact with the patient was contacted by the Pennsylvania
Department of Health Tuesday and asked to quarantine for 14 days since the last
exposure, the letter to parents said.
Fort Allen Elementary School closes after 2 positive
coronavirus cases
Trib Live by RENATTA SIGNORINI | Tuesday,
October 6, 2020 8:22 a.m.
Fort Allen Elementary School is closed until
Oct. 13 after two staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, according
to Hempfield Area School District Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. The district
learned Monday about the positive cases. State department of education
guidelines say that if between two and four staff members in the same building
test positive within 14 days while a county is in a moderate community
transmission level, the school should close for five days, Wolicki said in a
letter to parents. Students will receive remote instruction this week. An
in-service day is scheduled for Monday. Students who need Chromebooks can pick
them up Tuesday outside the school from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
At least 4 dozen COVID-19 cases have been reported at
Lancaster County schools. Here's where they are [update]
Lancaster Online by ALEX GELI | Staff Writer October 8,
2020
At least four dozen cases of COVID-19 have
been reported at Lancaster County schools about a month into the 2020-21 school
year. The cases come from 13 school districts, plus a brick-and-mortar charter
school in Lancaster city. And that might not be all.
Nearly 60 Lackawanna Trail students to quarantine after
teacher tests positive for COVID-19
Times Tribune BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL STAFF WRITER Oct 6,
2020 Updated Oct 8, 2020
Nearly 60 Lackawanna Trail students must
quarantine after their teacher tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials
at the junior-senior high school learned of the test result Tuesday morning and
alerted parents that children in that classroom must quarantine for 14 days and
needed to leave school immediately. The teacher was last in class Friday,
Superintendent Matthew Rakauskas said. The district also identified several
teachers and aides who must quarantine, he said. If the school has another
positive case in the next 14 days, the school will close for between three and
five days. The district also had an elementary center teacher test positive for
COVID-19 last month. Those students, who also quarantined, did not report any
positive cases. The Wyoming County district’s latest case comes nearly a month
after its schools fully reopened.
Covid-19 positive at Penn Manor High School
ABC27 by: WHTM Staff Posted: Oct 8, 2020
/ 06:11 PM EDT
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — In a letter
addressed to family, superintendent Dr. Mike Leichliter says another person at
the high school has tested positive for Covid-19. Leichliter says the school
will not be closed at this time, although the school district has contacted the
state Health Department, cleaned and disinfected areas near the person tested
positive, and traced people who had close contact with that person. Those
people have been in communication with the district on next steps, which
possibly include a 14-day quarantine. Leichliter says that the person will not
return to the high school until they have recovered, and all individuals
considered to have had close contact with the individual in the school setting
have been notified.
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/covid-19-positive-at-penn-manor-high-school-2/
Pa. House leaders call on state Rep. Bernstine to resign
after story on Snapchat videos
Beaver County Times by J.D. Prose, USA TODAY
Network - PA State Capitol Bureau October 8, 2020
Pennsylvania House Republican and Democratic
leaders on Thursday called on GOP state Rep. Aaron Bernstine to resign in the
wake of a USA TODAY Network story revealing disturbing Snapchat videos he made
with his son and other children. In a statement from House Majority Leader
Kerry Benninghoff’s office, Republican Caucus leaders said, “As parents and
fellow legislators, we are disgusted by Rep. Bernstine’s conduct. In order to
take the time necessary to focus on his family and repair his relationships, we
call on Rep. Bernstine to immediately resign.” Bernstine’s official legislative
Facebook page disappeared early Thursday, an indication that Republican House
leaders were planning a serious response. House Democratic leaders joined their
GOP colleagues in calling for Bernstine's resignation.
The New England Journal of Medicine avoided politics for
208 years. Now it’s urging voters to oust Trump.
Washington Post By Katie Shepherd Oct. 8,
2020 at 4:54 a.m. EDT
In more than two centuries of publishing, the
New England Journal of Medicine has never weighed in on a U.S. presidential
election. That changed this week. On Wednesday, alongside its usual
peer-reviewed scientific studies and analysis, the journal published a
blistering editorial taking President Trump and his administration to task over
their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The respected journal broke the
nonpartisan position it has held since 1812 with an editorial titled, “Dying in a Leadership Vacuum,” which
urged voters to oust Trump over his administration’s failures. “Our leaders
have largely claimed immunity for their actions,” said the piece, which was
signed by 34 of the journal’s editors. “But this election gives us the power to
render judgment.” The journal has published only four other editorials signed
by all the editors, including an obituary for
longtime editor in chief Arnold S. Relman, who died in 2014. The three others,
published in 2014 and 2019, tackled contraception access, abortion policy and draft guidance from
the federal government on informed consent requirements in standard-of-care
research. Never before have the journal’s editors collectively weighed in on an
election, let alone a presidential race. The coronavirus, which has now
killed at least 211,000 Americans,
changed that. Wednesday’s editorial argued national leaders had the opportunity
to limit the virus’s spread and prevent widespread illness, deaths and lasting
economic turmoil.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/08/science-journal-endorsement-trump/
Education in the 2020 Presidential Race
Education Week Ongoing Feature
As the Nov. 3 presidential election
approaches, this interactive tracker gives you one-click access to where
Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, the Republican
nominee, stand on 10 key issues affecting K-12 education. It also includes personal
and policy context about the nominees and details about their vice presidential
running mates, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. You can search
either by topic or nominee. This tracker will be updated throughout the
remainder of the campaign.
https://www.edweek.org/ew/projects/education2020/index.html
When Walton Family Says “Innovative,” They Mean Privately
Controlled
Diane Ravitch’s Blog By
dianeravitch October 8, 2020
What do you think the Walton Family
Foundation has in mind when they seek out “innovative” approaches to schooling?
We know that they speak their mind when they hand out millions every year to
charter schools, school choice organizations, privatization advocacy groups,
and Teach for America. They usually drop a few dollars in the bucket of their
Bentonville, Arkansas, public schools, peanuts compared to the money for
privatization.
Testing Resistance & Reform News: September 30 -
October 6, 2020
FairTest Submitted by fairtest on October 6,
2020 - 2:23pm
One month from Election Day 2020, the future
of standardized exam requirements is becoming increasingly controversial in
state and local contests. As you fill out your ballot, remember that
high-stakes testing is now more of a "political" issue than an
"educational" one. Your vote can make a difference in determining the
future direction of assessment policies
https://www.fairtest.org/testing-resistance-reform-news-september-30-octo-0
A PHILadelphia Education: An Evening with Bill Marimow
and Phil Goldsmith
Monday, October 19 -- 7:00 pm
Join us Monday, October 19 at 7:00pm for a
special interactive virtual interview presentation. Bill Marimow, two-time
Pulitzer Prize recipient, former Executive Editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer
and former Haverford Township resident will interview Phil Goldsmith about his
new book, A PHILadelphia Education: Tales, Trials, and Tribulations of
a Serial Careerist.
Goldsmith, current Haverford Township Free
Library Board President, has held several prominent public positions including
deputy mayor of Philadelphia, chief executive of the School District of
Philadelphia and chief operating officer of the City of Philadelphia.
Goldsmith will also interview Marimow about
his lengthy career in journalism and the future of journalism, and both will
talk about the challenges facing Philadelphia. Attendees will have the
opportunity to ask questions to both Marimow and Goldsmith after the
interviews.
This program will take place live virtually
on the Zoom platform.
To register, click here or
email Amy Moskovitz at moskovitz@haverfordlibrary.com and
you will be sent the Zoom link for the event.
The PSBA 2020 Equity Summit is happening virtually on
October 13th.
Discover how to build a foundation for equity
in practice and policy.
Learn more: https://t.co/KQviB4TTOj
PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference October 14-15
Virtual
Registration is now open for the first ever
virtual School Leadership Conference! Join us for all-new educational sessions,
dynamic speakers, exhibitors, and more! Visit the website for registration
information: https://t.co/QfinpBL69u #PASLC20 https://t.co/JYeRhJLUmZ
What to expect at this year’s School Leadership
Conference
POSTED ON AUGUST 31, 2020 IN PSBA
NEWS
At the 2020 PASA-PSBA School Leadership
Conference on October 14-15, you'll encounter the same high-quality experience
you've come to expect, via new virtual platform. Hear world-class speakers and
relevant educational sessions, and network with exhibitors and attendees — from
the comfort of your home or office on any internet-enabled device.
The virtual conference platform is accessible
via a unique link provided to each registrant about a week before conference.
No additional app downloads are required. The intuitive 3D interface is easy to
use and immersive — you'll feel like you're on location. Registrants will be
able to explore the space a day before conference starts. Highlights
include:
- Virtual
exhibit hall
- Interactive
lobby area and information desk
- Virtual
auditorium
- Digital
swag bag
- Scavenger
hunt
This year, conference is completely free
to attend! Be among the first 125 to register, and receive a special
pre-conference swag bag, sent to your home. Click here for
more information about how to register.
https://www.psba.org/2020/08/what-to-expect-at-this-years-school-leadership-conference/
Adopt the resolution against racial inequity!
School boards are asked to adopt this
resolution supporting the development of an anti-racist climate. Once adopted,
share your resolution with your local community and submit a copy to PSBA.
Learn more: http://ow.ly/yJWA50B2R72
Adopt the 2020 PSBA resolution for charter school funding
reform
In this legislative session, PSBA has been
leading the charge with the Senate, House of Representatives and the Governor’s
Administration to push for positive charter reform. We’re now asking you to
join the campaign: Adopt the resolution: We’re asking all school
boards to adopt the 2020 resolution for charter school funding reform at your
next board meeting and submit it to your legislators and to PSBA.
Resolution for charter
funding reform (pdf)
Link to submit your adopted resolution to
PSBA
296 PA school boards have adopted charter reform
resolutions
Charter school funding reform continues to be
a concern as over 290 school boards across the state have adopted a resolution
calling for legislators to enact significant reforms to the Charter School Law
to provide funding relief and ensure all schools are held to the same quality
and ethics standards. Now more than ever, there is a growing momentum from
school officials across the state to call for charter school funding reform.
Legislators are hearing loud and clear that school districts need relief from
the unfair funding system that results in school districts overpaying millions
of dollars to charter schools.
https://www.psba.org/2020/03/adopted-charter-reform-resolutions/
Know Your Facts on Funding and Charter Performance. Then
Call for Charter Change!
PSBA Charter Change Website:
https://www.pacharterchange.org/
The Network for Public Education Action Conference has
been rescheduled to April 24-25, 2021 at the Philadelphia Doubletree Hotel
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