“Only public schools, operated by school districts with elected
school boards are open to all children and fully accountable to all taxpayers.”
Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Advocacy,
Education Law Center, in testimony before the PA House Democratic Policy
Committee, July
17, 2012
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Posted: Wed, Aug. 22, 2012 , 5:56 AM
Philly Catholic high schools to be managed by a private foundation
By Kristen A. Graham and David O'Reilly Inquirer
Staff Writers
The oldest and largest Roman Catholic education
system in the nation is about to undergo massive organizational changes, as the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia hands over management of its secondary and
special-education schools to a private foundation.
The recently incorporated Faith in the Future
Foundation, headed by former Cigna chief executive H. Edward Hanway, aims to
not only maintain but also grow an archdiocesan school system hit hard by
declining enrollments, deficits, and closings.
Beginning Sept. 1, the foundation will manage 17
high schools and four special-education schools, under the five-year agreement
signed Tuesday by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
The blockbuster move, affecting about 16,000
students, will create the first independently run Catholic school system in the
country, the National Catholic Education Association confirmed.
EITC 2.0: State 'opportunity scholarships' for private schools not
likely to kick in this year
by thenotebook on
Aug 21 2012
By Bill Hangley, Jr.
A new state scholarship program can benefit Philadelphia
Labeling schools
"low achieving" doesn't fix the problems
BY DON
BELL Published:
Saturday, August
18, 2012 , 12:53 AM
DON BELL is superintendent at Northern Lebanon School
District
Recently, the
Pennsylvania Department of Education released a listing of what it determined
were “low-achieving” schools in the commonwealth. The list was supposedly
created by compiling all 2011 public school PSSA math and reading scores and
then ranking every school in Pennsylvania
Think June 30th in Harrisburg
Sequestration: U.S.
Huffington
Post Reuters By Richard Cowan | Posted: 08/20/2012 1:00 am
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) -
Amid all the hand-wringing in the U.S. Congress over January 2 spending cuts
that would wallop military and domestic programs, children of American soldiers
already are feeling the pinch of a budget mess.
Feuding Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress may think that
they have about four months to find a smarter alternative to the blunt trauma
of $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in January and $1.2 trillion
over 10 years.
What many lawmakers may not realize is that because of their inability to compromise on a replacement for this budget axe - and because of a quirk in the way the U.S. Department of Education allocates funds to schools heavily populated by military kids - the pain already is palpable.
What many lawmakers may not realize is that because of their inability to compromise on a replacement for this budget axe - and because of a quirk in the way the U.S. Department of Education allocates funds to schools heavily populated by military kids - the pain already is palpable.
No Child Left Behind Worsened
Education, 48 Percent Of Americans 'Very Familiar' With The Law Say In Gallup
Posted: 08/21/2012 5:18 pm Updated: 08/21/2012 5:18 pm
More Americans think No
Child Left Behind has made education in the U.S.
worse rather than better, according to results from a Gallup
Of those surveyed, 29 percent believe the Bush-era
education law has worsened education in America, compared with just 16
percent who said it has improved the system. Another 38 percent said NCLB
hasn't made much of a difference, while 17 percent are not familiar enough with
the policy to rate its effectiveness. Of those who say they are "very familiar"
with the law, 28 percent say it has made education better and 48 percent worse.
"I'm going to expand parental choice in an
unprecedented way," Mr. Romney said in May
Obama Assails Romney on
Education Policy
Wall Street Journal By LAURA MECKLER August 21, 2012 ,
3:55 p.m. ET
…..For elementary and secondary students, Mr.
Romney has emphasized school choice, saying he would create a voucher-like
program that would let low-income and special-education students use federal
money for private-school tuition or private tutoring. That would transform federal programs that
now direct some $30 billion in funding directly to the public schools these
students attend. "I'm going to
expand parental choice in an unprecedented way," Mr. Romney said in May
Five Questions For ... National School
The latest round of the
Race To The Top grant program will allow school districts for the first time to apply directly for a share of $400 million
in federal funds, rather than requiring the dollars to be funneled through
state education departments. The application process is raising challenges –
and questions – for many of the nation’s school districts, as they scramble to
comply with the rigorous application requirements. EWA spoke with Lucy Gettman,
director of federal programs for the National School Boards Association, about the challenges
ahead for some of the organization’s 13,500 member districts.
Connections Between Teach for America
Huffington Post by Shaun Johnson Teacher educator and
former elementary teacher
A new fantasy film is on the horizon pushing
"legitimate" education reform: Won't Back Down. Activist
Leonie Haimson recently published a helpful list of FAQs on this film to get
the reader started. But I'm going to take a closer look at the troubling
connections between the film and the much-admired organization Teach for
America (TFA).
TFA is ubiquitous. Everyone and their brother
falls over each other to hand them money. In fact, The Walton Foundation (aka
Wal-Mart) provided TFA with a hefty grant of $16.6 million in just 2010
alone.
Bios of candidates slated for 2013 PSBA offices 8/15/2012
At its May 19 meeting
at PSBA Conference Center
Upcoming PSBA Professional Development Opportunities
To register or to learn
more about PSBA professional development programs please visit: www.psba.org/workshops/
2012 PASA-PSBA
School
Registration is Now Open! Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA
www.psba.org/workshops/school-leadership-conference/
Registration is Now Open! Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA
www.psba.org/workshops/school-leadership-conference/
EPLC’s 2012 Arts and Education Symposium: Save the Date, Thursday, October
11
Education
Policy and Leadership
Center
Please mark your calendars and plan on joining EPLC, our partners, and
guests on October 11 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
http://www.aei-pa.org/
NSBA
Federal Relations Network seeking new members for 2013-14
School directors are invited to
advocate for public education at the federal level through the National School
Boards Association’s Federal Relations Network. The National School Boards Association is
seeking school directors interested in serving on the Federal Relations Network
(FRN), its grass roots advocacy program that brings local board members on the
front line of pending issues before Congress. If you are a school director and
willing to carry the public education message to Washington , D.C.
Click here for more information.
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