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PA Ed Policy Roundup for Nov. 12, 2020
Calls for
schools to go fully virtual amid COVID surge
Want some cliff notes on the school
funding lawsuit currently in the Commonwealth Court? Check this out: https://fundourschoolspa.org/faq
School Funding Lawsuit Webinar Nov 19, 2020 07:00 PM
Public Interest Law Center and Education Law
Center
Join attorneys from the Public Interest Law
Center and Education Law Center to learn about Pennsylvania's school funding
lawsuit. If you live in a plaintiff district--The School District of Lancaster,
Johnstown Area, Wilkes-Barre Area, William Penn, Panther Valley and Shenandoah
Valley--you will have an opportunity to hear directly from attorneys in the
case about opportunities to support the lawsuit in your community. This webinar
is open to anyone who would like to learn more about the lawsuit.
Register here: https://krc-pbpc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vf-qupzksG9aCbcMrzXxpN7nc2J68016m
Incredible data visualization by @ResearchPhilly tells a
troubling story about how the wealthy few - in this case Jeff Yass - exert
political influence on PA charter school policy.
Doing our best to model the millions of dollars flowing
between PACs that are funded primarily by options trader/school privatization
champion Jeff Yass – and fueling the Commonwealth Partners-affiliated PA
Republican political spending juggernaut. Deep dive in the twitter thread
below…
Philly Power Research Tweet October 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/ResearchPhilly/status/1321794857397047296
“DelRosso’s campaign was mostly financed by such labor unions,
which contributed $201,000 of the $240,000 she raised between June and October
this year. She was also aided by $159,000 in mailers from the Commonwealth Leaders Fund, a conservative group backed by a
pro-school choice billionaire.”
After year of tough votes, Dermody loses reelection,
clearing way for Democratic free-for-all
PA Capital Star By Stephen Caruso November
11, 2020
After three decades in Harrisburg, one of
them spent managing an increasingly diverse Democratic caucus, and a number of
electoral close calls, House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, will
not be returning for a 16th term. In a concession statement issued Tuesday
night, Dermody wished his GOP challenger, Oakmont Councilwoman Carrie DelRosso,
luck in the future in addressing the “many issues facing our commonwealth that
will require bipartisan cooperation.” DelRosso currently leads Dermody 51.5 to
48.5 in the 33rd House District, according to
unofficial results on the Department of State website. But as early as last
Thursday, he already appeared in
trouble. Political observers say the job of minority leader is hard when you’re
tasked with defending your own party’s governor, as Dermody was often called to
do this year on such controversial topics as the coronavirus and climate
change. He also faced a well-funded opponent aided by a traditional Democratic
allies in organized labor and a big money Republican donor who spent liberally
this year to help elect conservatives.
AP Explains: Election’s validity intact despite Trump claims
AP News By NOMAAN MERCHANT November 11, 2020
The U.S. presidential election was not
tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were
counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise. In refusing to concede the election, Trump
claims that he would have won were it not for “illegal” votes counted in several
states that he lost or where he is currently trailing. But Trump and his allies
haven’t offered any proof, and their legal challenges have largely been
rejected by the courts. Nonpartisan investigations of previous elections have
found that voter fraud is exceedingly rare. State officials from both parties,
as well as international observers, have also stated that the 2020 election
went well. A look at the election and the allegations Trump has made:
Pa. is getting hammered by new COVID cases. Can a new
lockdown be far behind? | Thursday Morning Coffee
PA Capital Star Commentary By John L. Micek November
12, 2020
Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
With Pennsylvania rocked by a fall surge in
COVID-19 infections, a loud voice in the state’s medical community is speaking
up. On Wednesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
recommended that schools across the
metropolitan Philadelphia region revert to virtual instruction, as it warned of
a “catastrophic situation”, the Inquirer reported. The news
came even as the Philadelphia public schools nixed plans to stop hybrid
instruction, our partners at the Philadelphia Tribune reported. Speaking
to the Inquirer on Wednesday, David Rubin, the
head of CHOP’s PolicyLab, said that while most infections of
children and teachers appeared to be taking place away from the classroom,
there was “increasing evidence” that the virus was being transmitted in schools
around the Philly area. And there may be even more because contact tracers
haven’t been able to keep pace with an exploding caseload, the newspaper also
noted. “We are sort of at the collapse of these plans” for school
reopenings, Rubin told the Inquirer, adding, “We
are in a catastrophic situation in the Philadelphia region.”
Which begs the question: How long before the
rest of Pennsylvania, which has seen skyrocketing increases in cases this week,
faces the same scenario?
CHOP recommends Philly-area schools close amid
coronavirus surge: ‘We are in a catastrophic situation’
Inquirer by Maddie Hanna, Posted: November 11, 2020- 12:04
PM
With coronavirus cases surging, the
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PolicyLab is recommending that schools
across the region revert to virtual programs. In an interview Wednesday, David
Rubin, director of the PolicyLab, said that while most infections of children
and teachers appear to be occurring out of school, there is “increasing
evidence” that the virus is being transmitted in schools around the area. There
may be even more in-school transmission occurring than is known, Rubin said,
because contact tracers haven’t been able to keep up with the surging caseload
as Philadelphia and Pennsylvania have tallied record-high infections. “We are
sort of at the collapse of these plans” for school reopenings, Rubin said,
adding, “We are in a catastrophic situation in the Philadelphia region.” The
new recommendation from the research team comes a day after the School District of
Philadelphia announced it would not return
younger children to classrooms this month as planned. Other
area districts have taken different approaches: Central Bucks, for instance,
told elementary school families Wednesday morning that they would transition
from hybrid in-person and online instruction to a fully in-person program by
Dec. 7.
CHOP researchers call for all Philly-area schools to go
fully virtual
WITF by Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone
Crossroads NOVEMBER 11, 2020 | 5:45 PM
A major local medical authority recommends
that Philadelphia-area schools go fully virtual amid record spikes in COVID-19.
The recommendation comes from the Children
Hospital of Philadelphia’s PolicyLab, which has
been advising state and local education officials since the pandemic began.
Over the summer and fall, the PolicyLab released guidance to
help schools reopen classrooms safely — but
that was at a time when virus cases in the region had ebbed.
With cases surging across the region and
country, PolicyLab said its epidemiological models call for more caution.
Researchers now believe all schools — public, parochial, and private — should
conduct classes remotely and stay remote through the winter holidays. PolicyLab
recommends schools make the shift online by next Monday. “We have convincing
evidence that this winter wave has moved in very quickly,” said David Rubin,
the doctor who heads the PolicyLab. “This is about ensuring that we have enough
capacity in our hospitals to get through the holiday season. I think the worst
of the pandemic is upon us.” “This is about getting through the worst part of
this crisis,” he said. Rubin added that shutting schools down before
Thanksgiving and Christmas could help dampen an anticipated viral spike
triggered by family gatherings. He’s hopeful that a break from in-person school
can blunt the worst of the pandemic locally and set schools up to return once
the new year begins.
CHOP PolicyLab COVID-19 Outlook: Preparing for the
Holidays
CHOP PolicyLab Blog DATE POSTED: Nov
11, 2020
Starting this week, we are changing the
format of our blog posts. We’ll now start with a brief highlight of the key
findings from our weekly COVID-Lab
county-level forecasts, then move on to discuss emerging questions
and challenges that are before us. So here goes.
https://policylab.chop.edu/blog/covid-19-outlook-preparing-holidays
Delco hospitals are swamped by the coronavirus. Can
suburban Philly schools stay open? | Maria Panaritis
Inquirer by Maria
Panaritis | @panaritism | mpanaritis@inquirer.com Updated: November
11, 2020 - 3:00 PM
As if last week’s elections weren’t
exhausting enough, as if all of 2020 hasn’t been a relentless slugfest in which
we, the people, are taking all the upper cuts and gut punches, now the monster
known as the coronavirus again is rising from the swamp. A second pandemic wave
is among us in the region nearly nine months after the first forced shutdowns
from which we emerged, partially and gradually, over the summer. Philadelphia
public schools and even those in Cherry Hill responded this week by halting
plans to resume in-class instruction for their students. Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia PolicyLab recommended Wednesday
that all area schools revert to virtual learning. And as of this writing, there
was no way of knowing whether anyone’s great intentions would hold for even
another day. The COVID-19 surge is jockeying for top billing in the news cycle
alongside the orgy of obstructionism by a
Republican Party that refuses to accept the clear electoral win by Joe Biden
over President Trump. It caught my tired mind’s attention enough to make some
calls to gauge what we are facing. Just how dangerous, I wanted to know, is
this second round, potentially? And what can we expect for public school
students who have been so damaged by the total or partial loss of in-class
learning for five and, in less-resourced districts, nine months? Here is just
some of what I found out:
Montco health officials to vote on whether schools should
go all virtual
KYW By Jim Melwert KYW
Newsradio 1060 November 11, 2020
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (KYW Newsradio) -- The
Montgomery County Office of Public Health has a vote scheduled for Thursday
that could have an impact on in-person schooling in the county.
At the meeting, the Office of Public Health
will consider ordering schools to go to 100% virtual instruction for a two-week
period beginning on Nov. 23. The vote comes just days after the School District
of Philadelphia announced classes would remain virtual until further notice
because of steep increases in COVID-19 infections. The vote also follows Bucks
County officials saying that, while students and teachers have been infected
outside of schools, they’ve had no documented spread in schools. They say they
feel in-school instruction with strict mitigation efforts, wich as desks spaced
6 feet apart and mandatory mask-wearing, were safer than virtual classes, where
children weren’t held to any rules. But Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s
Policy Lab, which has been a driving force in public policy, takes the position
that, while schools are operating safely, there is “an upper threshold to safe
school operation.” CHOP says they’re seeing positivity rates
tick toward 9%, which they say shows the potential for “widespread and
uncontrolled community transmission." They say the rise validates their
recommendation for schools to transition back to all-virtual learning “to allow
the height of this wave to pass.”
Will Any More Schools Reopen in 2020?
Philadelphia, Minneapolis and other major
cities have suspended reopening plans, as cases rise nationwide
New York Times By Amelia Nierenberg and Adam
Pasick Nov. 11, 2020
On Tuesday, Philadelphia delayed plans to
bring its youngest public school students back to classrooms for at least some
in-person instruction on Nov. 30 as cases rise in the city. Remote
learning will continue for all students “until further notice,” officials
said. “We hope to see these children in school before the spring, but it’s all
going to be based on the advice from the health community,” said William R.
Hite Jr., the superintendent. A similar trend is playing out across the
country, especially in big cities, as U.S. cases and hospitalizations
reach a new high. Even
though research has shown that children are not likely to spread the virus, many
experts say that schools cannot safely reopen while community transmission is
rampant — even though closing in-person school carries a heavy social and
economic cost. “Most of the country, when you look at the map, a lot of them
have case rates that I would say are too high to open schools,” said Benjamin
Linas, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston
University. “It’s a crisis for public education.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/will-any-more-schools-reopen-in-2020.html
Teachers union: More Pennsylvania schools should go
virtual
AP News By MICHAEL RUBINKAM November 11, 2020
With coronavirus running rampant, a suburban
Philadelphia county said Wednesday that it will consider ordering schools to
pause in-person instruction for two weeks. The state’s largest teachers union,
meanwhile, demanded that school districts in nearly two dozen counties with the
worst outbreaks tell students to temporarily learn from home. The state recommends
virtual instruction in counties with a “substantial” level of community
transmission — a number that has been rising rapidly as the virus surges
statewide and across the nation. Twenty-three Pennsylvania counties were deemed
to have substantial levels of community spread for two consecutive weeks in the
state’s latest weekly survey. Some Pennsylvania districts have gone their own
way in spite of the state guidance, offering classroom instruction five days a
week or using a hybrid model in which students go to school part-time and learn
from home part-time. Schools, to this point, have not been seen as significant
sources of spread. But with colder weather about to set in and virus cases
already skyrocketing, the Pennsylvania State Education Association said
Wednesday that it’s time for schools to heed public health advice.
“We must follow these guidelines to the
letter. It’s the best way for us to slow the spread of this virus and keep our
students, staff, and their families safe,” said Rich Askey, the union
president. He added: “It is absolutely unacceptable for any school district to
disregard the advice of medical professionals and scientists during a pandemic
and put the safety of students, staff, and their families at risk.” The state’s
coronavirus guidelines for schools are not mandatory, and the administration of
Gov. Tom Wolf has said it has no plans to reimpose a statewide shutdown order.
Wolf closed schools last spring, and students spent the rest of the academic
year learning virtually. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association said that
schools should consult with state education and health officials, as well as
local health officials, as they make decisions about whether to offer in-person
or remote instruction. “We support local authority in the decision-making since
no two communities or school districts are the same,” said the group’s
spokesperson, Annette Stevenson.
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pennsylvania-philadelphia-897cf636176d6573ad061d0916110128
Blogger note: PDE is scheduled to hold the second of two public
(virtual) hearings on new cyber charter school applications this week.
PA Department of Education Cyber Charter School Application
(Virtual) Hearing Agenda for Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:00 A.M.
Executive Education Cyber Charter School
TESTIMONY REGARDING THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
CYBER CHARTER APPLICATION
Pennsylvania Department of Education November
5 and 12, 2020 Tomea Sippio-Smith K-12 Education Policy Director
Thank you for the opportunity to speak this
morning. My name is Tomea Sippio-Smith. I am the K-12 Education Policy Director
at Public Citizens for Children and Youth. I’m here today to ask that you
consider the following information as you review the application for Executive
Education Cyber Charter School. The Department should view this application
cautiously as all 14 of Pennsylvania’s cyber charters scored below the
statewide average in English and math assessments and all 14 have been
identified as needing support under the states ESSA School Improvement and
Accountability plan. Beyond this concerning track record, my testimony outlines
three specific reasons why the submission and program outlined by the Executive
Education Cyber Charter School application is inconsistent with the criteria in
Pennsylvania’s charter school law (24 P.S. § 17-1745-A(f)(1)).
https://www.pccy.org/news/testimony-executive-education-cyber-charter-application/
Comments in opposition to the proposed authorization of
additional cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania. Prepared for the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, Division of Charter Schools, Hearings of November 5th
and 12th by Lawrence A. Feinberg October 28, 2020
https://keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com/2020/11/comments-in-opposition-to-proposed.html
Montoursville Area School Board talks cyber school
expenses
Williamsport Sun Gazette by MIKE REUTHER Reporter
mreuther@sungazette.com NOV 12, 2020
The Montoursville Area School Board is months
away from passing a spending plan for the next fiscal year, but one issue
raised by business manager Brandy Smith concerns cyber school expenses. Smith
reported to school directors Tuesday that total costs are expected to come to
$1.4 million. The problem, she noted, is the cyber school budget is only
projected for $545,000.
With student enrollment down, subsidies
coming to the district have decreased.
A new maxim for our pandemic era: Resolve is who you are
when everyone is watching | Opinion
PA Capital Star By Joe Welch Capital-Star Op-Ed Contributor November
12, 2020
Joe Welch is an eighth grade social studies
teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, and Pennsylvania’s 2020
Teacher of the Year. He is also the 2018 History Teacher of the Year, named by
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. You can follow him on Twitter
@nhsdwelch.
A middle school English teacher introduced me
to an important maxim: “Character is who you are when nobody else is watching.”
We recited it each day in class, and it is a lesson that I have carried with me
throughout my life and into my teaching career. Now, in 2020, I think it needs
a slight modification: “Resolve is who you are when everyone is
watching.” The eyes of the nation are on educators as we strive to meet the
challenges presented by a global pandemic. And we’re delivering — by showing
our resolve and making a difference in the lives of the young men and women who
will be the leaders of tomorrow. COVID-19 has not made this easy. But it has
motivated educators to find new ways to connect with our students. As we
celebrate American Education Week this
Nov. 16-20, I want to share a few ways that my colleagues and I are doing just
that.
Mars, Keystone Oaks, Avonworth, Beaver, Pitt Central Catholic
COVID-19 cases lead to more school closures across region
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE NOV 11, 2020 1:09 PM
More school districts in the Pittsburgh
region on Wednesday announced pandemic-related closures.
Penn-Trafford School District reports 7 new coronavirus
cases
Trib Live by JACOB TIERNEY | Wednesday,
November 11, 2020 7:38 p.m.
Penn Trafford School District has reported
seven new coronavirus cases among staff and students this week, bringing the
total number of cases in the district this year to 41. Here’s a breakdown of
the new cases:
• Two students at Penn Trafford High School;
• Two student and one staff member at Penn
Middle School;
• A staff member at Penn Middle School;
• A staff member at McCullough Elementary
School.
None of these cases have been attributed to
the school, meaning it is not believed that they were contracted in a district
facility, according to district officials.
Mt. Pleasant, Franklin Regional schools register covid-19
cases
Trib Live by PATRICK VARINE | Wednesday,
November 11, 2020 5:28 p.m.
Norvelt Elementary students will return on
Thursday and Franklin Regional Senior High will remain open after district
officials were notified that a student in each building had tested positive for
coronavirus. Mt. Pleasant Area School District officials were notified Nov. 9
that a Norvelt student had tested positive. The school was closed and students
learning remotely will return tomorrow. The student was last in the building on
Nov. 3. Franklin Regional officials notified parents Nov. 9 that a high-school
student had tested positive. Superintendent Gennaro Piraino said the high
school will remain open, and those deemed “close contacts” have been identified
and asked to quarantine, school officials said.
Easton Area High School to close for remainder of week
due to two more COVID cases
By KAYLA DWYER THE MORNING
CALL | NOV 11, 2020 AT 9:25 PM
Easton Area High School will close for the
remainder of the week due to two positive coronavirus results Wednesday. The
two cases brings the total in the high school this week to three, all among
students, according to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard. No
students were in the building Wednesday, the day the district conducts deep
cleaning, Superintendent David Piperato said. Throughout the district since
October, 16 students and 11 staff have tested positive for the virus, according
to the dashboard. Nine have been high school students.
Owen J. Roberts School District expects to return to
remote learning Nov. 23
Pottstown Mercury by Evan Brandt ebrandt@21st-centurymedia.com
@PottstownNews on Twitter November 12, 2020
SOUTH COVENTRY — With the number of
coronavirus cases rising, the Owen J. Roberts School District is preparing for
the eventuality of halting its in-person hybrid instruction and returning to a
virtual model on Nov. 23. The discussion about the possibility occurred during
the Monday, Nov. 9 meeting, according to Superintendent Susan Lloyd, who issued
a warning letter and explanatory video to parents the same night. In the
letter, Lloyd wrote that "health department guidance indicates that if we
remain at this level for three consecutive weeks, we will need all regular education
students to return to virtual learning."
Pennsbury superintendent: Spiking COVID-19 cases could
force all-virtual learning
Anthony DiMattia Bucks
County Courier Times November 11, 2020
As coronavirus cases rise, some school
districts are grappling with the decision to move forward with in-person
learning. On Tuesday, the Neshaminy School District approved plans for
students in grades kindergarten through four to have four days of in-person
learning starting Nov. 30. However, the board can revisit the issue when it
meets again Nov. 24. In Quakertown, Superintendent Bill Harner wrote in a
message to parents that the district would move forward with plans for middle
and high school students to return to classrooms full time starting next
week. Yet, in Pennsbury, officials are warning that a return to
school may be put on pause if coronavirus cases continue to spike in Bucks
County. And in Montgomery County, the Office of Public Health has called an
emergency meeting Thursday to consider whether to order schools to go to 100%
virtual instruction for a two-week period beginning Nov. 23, a county
spokeswoman said. Bucks officials have not recommended that any
district discontinue in-person instruction, but are allowing
districts to make their own decisions, county spokesman Larry King said
Wednesday. While students and staff are among COVID cases, there has
been no spread documented in schools and most have been infected at
outside activities, King said. Of students who have tested positive, nearly 40%
are attending classes virtually, he said.
Fulton Elementary School in Lancaster closes through
Thanksgiving to prevent spread of COVID-19
Lancaster Online by ALEX GELI | Staff Writer November
11, 2020
Two weeks after it welcomed back students for
in-person learning, Fulton Elementary School in Lancaster is closed
again. The 387-student school on West Orange Street will be closed
through Thanksgiving break to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after a student
tested positive. Students will learn remotely until Nov. 30, when students in
prekindergarten to fifth grade return to a blended model of instruction. In an
email to families Tuesday, the School District of Lancaster said two of the
COVID-19-positive student's siblings are also presumed positive, so they are in
quarantine. Other close contacts are being notified individually.
As COVID-19 cases rise, Elizabethtown high school and
middle school shift to online learning for 2 days
LANCASTERONLINE | Staff November
11, 2020
Elizabethtown Area School District’s high
school and middle school students are shifting to online learning Thursday and
Friday as a precaution after one student tested positive for COVID-19 and six
others are presumptive cases. Professional and instructional support staff will
work remotely, the district said in a news release. The district also cancelled all
secondary-level extracurricular activities, including sporting events,
activities and play practices through the weekend.
Northern Middle School moves to online learning due to
positive COVID-19 cases
ABC27 by: Kate
Sweigart Posted: Nov 11, 2020 / 04:18 PM
EST
DILLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — On Wednesday,
Northern Middle School announced the transition to online learning from Nov. 12
until Nov. 16 due to many confirmed cases of COVID-19. Earlier in the week
Northern School District administrators received information regarding multiple
COVID-19 cases at the middle school building, and due to the ongoing surge in
coronavirus cases throughout Pennsylvania, decided it was in the district’s
best interest to limit the spread.
3 students test positive for covid-19 at Hempfield Area
High School
Trib Live by MEGAN TOMASIC | Wednesday,
November 11, 2020 10:40 a.m.
Three Hempfield Area High School students
tested positive for coronavirus over the past two days, according to
Superintendent Tammy Wolicki. The new cases bring the district total to seven
positive cases and three presumptive cases, when someone has been tested but is
awaiting results, for the period between Oct. 28 and Nov. 10. That is a
decrease from the 21 cases reported between
Oct. 21 and Nov. 3.
Mount Carmel Area School District suspends in-person
learning after two positive COVID-19 cases
WBRE/WYOU Posted: Nov 11, 2020 / 02:12
PM EST / Updated: Nov 11, 2020 / 02:14 PM EST
MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
(WBRE/WYOU-TV) — The Mount Carmel Area School District was notified of two
staff members testing positive for COVID-19, leading them to move to an
entirely remote model of learning. According to a release from Superintendent
Pete Cheddar, both cases are related to the same household, and both work in
the junior-senior high building. Cheddar says the two were last present at the
school on November 10.
Avonworth schools closed due to rise in COVID-19 cases
WTAE OHIO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Updated: 11:11 PM
EST Nov 11, 2020
The Avonworth School District said all
schools will be closed through Nov. 24, citing several COVID-19 cases in the
district and current positivity rates throughout the community. Students will
have virtual instruction while schools are closed. Athletics and activities are
also canceled during the closure. In a letter posted Wednesday, Superintendent
Thomas Ralston said the school district has five active cases and 98 people who
are under "attendance restriction" (quarantine due to close contact
with a positive case, symptomatic, positive COVID cases).
https://www.wtae.com/article/avonworth-school-district-covid-19/34647335
Tidioute Community Charter School Transitions to Remote
Learning After Confirmed COVID-19 Case
Erie News Now Wednesday, November 11th 2020,
11:56 AM EST
Tidioute Community Charter School (TCCS) will
close and transition to remote learning for three days after someone at the
school tested positive for COVID-19, CEO Doug Allen announced on the TCCS
website Wednesday. The statement does not indicate if the positive case
is from a student or a staff member. Contact tracing is now underway, and
Allen says if contact tracing determines a student has been identified as a
close contact to someone at the school who has tested positive, that student
will be required to quarantine at home for 14 calendar days and should not
attend school.
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
320 PA school boards have
adopted charter reform resolutions
Charter school funding reform continues to be
a concern as over 300 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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