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PA Ed Policy Roundup for February
24, 2015:
Survey of PA
school districts highlights pension, health care, special ed and charter school
payment increases
Education Voters of PA holding public forums on school funding
Lancaster County:
Tuesday, March 17, at 7:00 pm at Millersville University
York County: Wednesday,
March 25th, 6:30pm at the York Learning Center
Cumberland County:
Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 pm at the Grace Milliman Pollock Performing Arts
Center
Details/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
"Jay Himes, PASBO executive director,
said the reduced student opportunities are the result of a “continued upward
spiral” of mandated expenditures, including pensions. Most of the schools
surveyed are also seeing increases in expenses for health care, special
education and charter school payments according to the survey. Himes said the pension rate by school
districts will increase from about 16 percent to 21.4 percent this fiscal
year. “For each one percent increase in
the public school employee retirement systems contribution rate, school budgets
take an approximate hit of $60 million,” Himes said. “So this year school
payments to PSRS (the Public School Employees’ Retirement System) will mean
more than $270 million in additional mandated costs to schools."
Survey: PA Schools Struggle
to Make Ends Meet
WESA 90.5 Pittsburgh
NPR By JESSICA NATH • 13
HOURS AGO
Even as school funding
challenges persist, changes may be on horizon
The new report
commissioned by the Pennsylvania Association
of School Administrators (PASA) and Pennsylvania
Beaver County Times Onlinie By Tom Davidson tdavidson@timesonline.com |1 comment
Posted: Monday, February 23, 2015 11:45 pm
A report released Monday by two Pennsylvania education trade
groups acknowledges that state leaders have been trying to come up with a way
to fund public schools since the 1830s. But
in 185 years, no one's figured out an answer that works. The tide may be changing this year, as new
Gov. Tom Wolf and state Secretary of Education-designate Pedro Rivera settle
into office and results of a legislative commission studying school funding are
due.
The problems have only intensified in recent years as public
school officials deal with a statewide pension crisis, the entrance of cyber
and charter schools onto the landscape, and tougher national mandates to
increase the quality of education for all students.
CHALLENGING FINANCIAL
CONDITIONS GETTING WORSE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS STATEWIDE
PASA/PASBO Press Release February 23, 2015
Continued Cuts: The
PASA-PASBO Report on School District Budgets
Read the report here:http://www.pasa-net.org/BudgetReportFeb2015.pdf
Cash on hand: Legislature
ended 2013-14 with $161.4 million surplus
Penn Live By Jan Murphy |
jmurphy@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on February 23, 2015 at 11:30 AM
on February 23, 2015 at 11:30 AM
The state Legislature and legislative service agencies closed
the books on the 2013-14 with $161.4 million in the bank. According to an
audit released on Monday of the legislative branch's finances, the
House and Senate and 13 legislative service agencies spent or committed nearly
$335 million of $496 million they had available to operate the House, Senate
and legislative service agencies in the last fiscal year. That left this branch of government sitting
on a surplus that grew by $8 million from the prior year's $153.5 million.
Tapping budget brakes, PA GOP
legislators rally behind new plan to growth in state government spending
By Charles Thompson |
cthompson@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on February 23, 2015 at 5:57 PM
on February 23, 2015 at 5:57 PM
Wary of a return to major growth in government spending and
taxes under Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania Republican legislative leaders
endorsed a plan Monday that would place new caps on state spending growth
rates. The bill would cap year-over-year
spending growth to the lesser of:
* Average growth in personal income in Pennsylvania through the preceding three
years; or
* The sum of annual inflation rates and annual population
growth rates in Pennsylvania ,
again as averaged across the preceding three years.
The plan is introduced by Lebanon County Republican Sen. Mike
Folmer. But Senate President Pro Tempore
Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai,
R-Allegheny County, were quick to add Monday that - whether in law or not -
they intend to apply the so-called "taxpayer protection" guidelines
to upcoming budget negotiations with Wolf this spring and summer. Scarnati predicted they will be needed with
Wolf, whose public platform has included increases in spending for education; a
move away from the Corbett-drafted medical assistance expansion, a new natural
gas tax and reforms to the state's personal income tax.
"if you don't know the secret I'll tell you the
secret," Scarnati said. "We have a governor who wants to propose
massive spending and tax increases - massive - and we need to put some checks
and balances into place," he said.
Wolf is scheduled to unveil his first budget plan on March 3.
DN Editorial: Fix the charter
situation
The SRC vote was
prudent, but a reform bill is needed more than ever
Philly Daily News Editorial POSTED: Monday, February 23,
2015, 12:18 AM
EVEN FOR a school district that has essentially set up
permanent residency between a rock and a hard place, last week's vote by the
School Reform Commission to approve five new charter schools was notable. Faced with 39 applications for charters,
pressure from Harrisburg lawmakers and Philadelphia School Partnership to
approve as many as possible, pressure from Gov. Wolf to approve none, vocal
protesters at the meeting on both sides of the issue, and a deficit that can
only be worsened with more charter schools, the SRC took what looks to be the
most prudent path: five approvals, 34 denials.
Anything more would have been irresponsible. Anything less would have
been hard to justify.
District posts reasons for
denying and approving charters
By the Notebook on Feb 23, 2015 05:46 PM
The School District has
posted the "adjudications," or reasons behind the School
Reform Commission's votes last
Thursday on charter school applications, when it denied 34 of the 39
proposals. The adjudications go into
more detail regarding the denials compared to reasons that charters were
approved. Charter applicants have 60 days to appeal the decisions to the state
Charter Appeal Board. At the
meeting, the SRC voted without giving explanations for the denials. They did
explain conditions imposed on the approved charters.
In a tough spot, the SRC got
it right
the notebook commentary By Christine
Carlson on Feb 23, 2015 12:44 PM
A child asks for a puppy. Presented with a hole-punched gift
box, he opens it with excitement, only to find a venomous snake. So it was with the cigarette tax. As public
school advocates, we pleaded for the revenue that the cigarette tax would
provide. Although we got the funding we asked for, it was delivered with a
life-threatening twist. The bill’s last-minute addition, which reopened the
District to new charter school applications and allowed an appeal process for
those rejected, threatens the existence of the District schools we sought to
help. Each new charter seat added drains even further the resources needed to
keep District schools afloat.
The School Reform Commission’s primary responsibilities are
maintaining the financial stability of the District and supervising the
superintendent. For many years, the SRC acted responsibly by not authorizing
any new standalone charter schools. And it acted responsibly again last week,
when it approved five of the 39 charter school applications that it was
required to review.
District appeals to state
Supreme Court on teachers' contract decision
the notebook By Dale
Mezzacappa on Feb 23, 2015 02:31 PM
Updated | 4:30 p.m.
The School Reform Commission is asking the state Supreme Court
to reverse a lower court decision that the SRC lacks the authority to cancel
its contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and spend the savings
on programs in the schools. The
District and SRC waited until the last possible day to file the
appeal of the Commonwealth
Court's Jan. 22 decision.
“We remain convinced that the SRC had clear statutory authority
when it acted last fall to redirect a projected $200 million in savings to our
schools over the next four years," said a statement from the SRC and the
District. "The SRC was exercising the precise function for which it was
created: achieving financial stability for the District in a crisis of
underfunding that has prevented our schools from providing basic resources and
services to students."
SRC appeals court ruling on
teachers' contract cancellation
Philly Daily News Homeroom Blog POSTED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY
23, 2015, 11:16 AM
The School Reform Commission and the Philadelphia
School District filed an appeal Monday
to a Commonwealth Court
ruling that the commission did not have the authority to cancel a contract with
the Philadelphia
teachers’ union. The appeal will go to
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The district had 30 days to appeal the Jan. 22
decision from the lower court and Monday was the deadline.
School district releases
charter school adjudications
SOME CHARTER-SCHOOL operators are frustrated and disappointed
with school district reports posted yesterday that explained the district's
reasoning in denying charter-school applications.
The School Reform Commission last week approved five of the 39
applicants, angering both sides in the charter-school debate. The 39
adjudications posted on the district's website explained why
officials did or did not approve a charter.
Preliminary T/E school budget
calls for tax hikes
The Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board recently voted to adopt
the district’s preliminary budget for 2015-16 that includes a tax increase. A $5.3 million deficit in revenue is
addressed through an increase of 1.9 percent in the property tax, the projected
referendum exception tax revenue of 1.78 percent, and from a contribution from
the fund balance. “The preliminary
budget that we adopted basically is a starting point in the budget development
process that will be between now and June,” said Art McDonnell, business
manager. “Initially our preliminary
budget has started with an imbalance of about $5.3 million. That submission to
the state can’t be submitted with any kind of imbalance. The preliminary budget
includes property tax revenue through two sources. One, being the Act 1 Index
of 1.9 percent and a projection of the district being eligible for some Act 1
referendum exception which would allow that they would increase taxes above the
Act 1 Index. The balance of the funds to close the $5.3 million operating
deficit would come from reserves ...”
The West
York Area
School District
The district will seek two exceptions, for special education
and for increased payments to Pennsylvania Public School Employee's Retirement
plan, to exceed the state-set tax increase cap of 2.4 percent. The district
would gain $988,000 in added revenue, and the money would help fill the
projected $2.5 million deficit. Board
members cautioned that this was only a preliminary move and does not indicate
whether the district will actually raise taxes.
THE YORK DISPATCH POSTED:
02/23/2015 08:02:33 PM EST
The York NAACP will hold a town hall meeting on York City 605 S. Duke St . Participants will include the Rev. Aaron
Wilford Jr. of Bethlehem
Baptist Church
More
Conflict Over Cutting Federal Role in Education
New York Times By TAMAR LEWIN FEB. 24, 2015
As the House of Representatives prepared to take up a
Republican proposal for the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind,
Congress and the White House on Monday inched toward a confrontation over the
federal role in education. The House is
expected to pass a plan this week that would cut back federal regulation of
education from kindergarten through 12th grade and give state and local
authorities more discretion over everything from assessing teacher and student
performance to the flow of Title I money, the largest stream of federal funding
for low-income students.
As House Prepares to Vote on
NCLB, Advocates Push for Preschool Funding
The proposal would
create a federal-state partnership and would cost $27 billion over five years.
US News and World Report By Allie Bidwell Feb.
23, 2015 | 4:12 p.m. EST
As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on Republican
legislation to update the No Child Left Behind Act, a coalition of education
professionals and advocacy groups is urging lawmakers to consider adding
dedicated funding for preschool in the bill.
The groups – including both national teachers unions, a
national principals association and groups that advocate for education equity –
on Monday are releasing
a proposal to add funding for early childhood education as a new title
to the overarching education law formally known as the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act. The proposed title – which follows the structure of the Strong
Start for America's Children Act – would cost $27 billion over five
years and would be paid for by closing certain corporate tax loopholes. The law
currently governs how all federal funds are directed to states and local
education agencies and holds states accountable by tracking student progress
through test data.
N.J. Assembly restricts use
of controversial PARCC test
RITA GIORDANO, INQUIRER
STAFF WRITER LAST UPDATED: Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 1:07 AM
POSTED: Monday, February 23, 2015, 6:46 PM
The New Jersey Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly approved a
bill that would keep the results of a new standardized test from being used to
measure student achievement for three years.
The legislation would prohibit the Partnership for Assessment
of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) from determining a student's
placement in a gifted and talented program; placement in other programs or
interventions; grade promotion; as a state graduation proficiency test; or any
other school- or district-level decision that affects students. It also could
not be used in teacher evaluations during that period.
INVITATION: Join Next Twitter
Chat on Pennsylvania
PSBA's website
The next monthly Twitter chat with Pennsylvania ’s major education leadership
organizations is set for Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. The February
chat will focus on the PASA-PASBO annual budget survey, released the day
before, and the on-going need for a fair, predictable basic education funding
formula. Use hashtag #FairFundingPA to participate and follow the
conversation.
PSBA Members Only Annual Pennsylvania
MAR 4, 2015 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Join us for a special complimentary members-only Annual
Pennsylvania Education Budget Briefing webinar, Wednesday, March 4 at noon. The webinar features Acting Secretary of
Education Pedro Rivera and PSBA Senior Director of Government Affairs, John
Callahan, who will discuss Gov. Wolf’s 2015-16 proposed budget. You will have
the option to attend live at PSBA’s Headquarters in Mechanicsburg or join us
online through your computer. Both options will allow you to ask questions
during the webinar.
"Test-In" &
Forum on High Stakes Testing
Thurs., Feb 26, 2015
(5-7pm) Free Library of Philadelphia –
Central Branch Room 406 & 407 1901 Vine St., Phila 19103 (between 19th and
20th Streets on the Parkway)
Caucus of Working Educators BY MAX
ROSEN-LONG 301SC ON FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Join parents, teachers, students, community members, higher ed
faculty, politicians, & district administrators at the...“Test-In” &
Forum on High Stakes Testing
-Answer sample PSSA and Keystone test questions.
-Hear teachers break the code of silence and reveal the injustice of high stakes testing from the classroom perspective.
-Hear students describe how the onslaught of testing has forced art, music, gym, and recess out of the school day.
-Hear school nurses describe the emotional and physical impact testing has on students.
-Learn exactly how much money and time is spent on testing annually in our schools.
-Discuss alternatives to high stakes testing.
-Learn how parents, teachers, and students have fought back again high stakes testing inChicago , New
York , Seattle
http://www.workingeducators.org/test_in_forum
-Answer sample PSSA and Keystone test questions.
-Hear teachers break the code of silence and reveal the injustice of high stakes testing from the classroom perspective.
-Hear students describe how the onslaught of testing has forced art, music, gym, and recess out of the school day.
-Hear school nurses describe the emotional and physical impact testing has on students.
-Learn exactly how much money and time is spent on testing annually in our schools.
-Discuss alternatives to high stakes testing.
-Learn how parents, teachers, and students have fought back again high stakes testing in
http://www.workingeducators.org/test_in_forum
The State of Public Education Funding in Pennsylvania
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia Tuesday, March
17, 2015 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
United
Way Building, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-state-of-public-education-funding-in-pennsylvania-tickets-15816877707
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in Lancaster County Tuesday, March 17,
at 7:00 pm at Millersville University
Education Voters of PA and the Millersville University Education
on Location program will be co-hosting a forum about public school funding in
Lancaster County on Tuesday, March 17, at 7:00 pm at Millersville University,
the Lehrer Room in the Bolger Conference Center.
This event is free and open to the public. It will give
Lancaster County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state
funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they
can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating
for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable
and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
Panelists for the forum include:
Dr. Brenda Becker, Hempfield Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Bob Hollister, Elanco SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mike Leichliter, Penn Manor SD, Superintendent
Dr. Tim Shrom, Solanco SD, Business Manager
Ms. Idette Groff, Conestoga Valley SD, School Board Member
Mr. Tim Stayer, Ephrata Area SD, School Board Member
Ms. Susan Gobreski, Education Voters of PA
Dr. Brenda Becker, Hempfield Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Bob Hollister, Elanco SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mike Leichliter, Penn Manor SD, Superintendent
Dr. Tim Shrom, Solanco SD, Business Manager
Ms. Idette Groff, Conestoga Valley SD, School Board Member
Mr. Tim Stayer, Ephrata Area SD, School Board Member
Ms. Susan Gobreski, Education Voters of PA
More info/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in York: Wednesday, March 25th, 6:30pm
to 8pm at the York Learning Center, 300 E. 7th Avenue, York.
This forum will give York County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
This forum will give York County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
Panelists for the forum include:
Dr. Emilie Lonardi, West York SD, Superintendent
Dr. Scott Deisley, Red Lion Area SD, Superintendents
Mr. Brian Geller, Northeastern York SD, Director of Operations
Mr. Troy Wentz, Hanover Public SD, Business Manager
Mrs. Ellen Freireich, York Suburban SD, School Board Member
Mr. Eric Wolfgang, Central York SD, School Board Member
Dr. Scott Deisley, Red Lion Area SD, Superintendents
Mr. Brian Geller, Northeastern York SD, Director of Operations
Mr. Troy Wentz, Hanover Public SD, Business Manager
Mrs. Ellen Freireich, York Suburban SD, School Board Member
Mr. Eric Wolfgang, Central York SD, School Board Member
Guest Panelist: Mr. Jim Buckheit, Executive Director, PA
Association of School Administrators
Moderated by: Ms. Susan Spicka, Education Voters of PA
More info/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
Education Voters of PA will
hold a forum about public school funding in Cumberland County: Wednesday, April
1, 7:00 pm at the Grace Milliman Pollock Performing Arts Center, 340 North 21st
Street, Camp Hill.
This forum will give Cumberland County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
This forum will give Cumberland County residents the opportunity both to learn more about how state funding issues impact their own school districts and to learn about how they can make a positive difference for their schools and communities by advocating for a state system of funding schools that is fair, adequate, and predictable and will provide all students with an opportunity to learn.
Panelists for the forum include:
Mr. Richard Fry, Big Spring SD, Superintendent
Mr. John Friend, Carlisle Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mark Leidy, Mechanicsburg Area SD, Superintendent
Ms. Christine Hakes, Camp Hill Area SD, Business Manager
Mr. Matt Franchak, school board member, East Pennsboro SD, School Board Member
Guest Panelist: Mr. Dave Patti, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Business Council
Moderated by: Ms. Susan Spicka, Education Voters of PA
Mr. Richard Fry, Big Spring SD, Superintendent
Mr. John Friend, Carlisle Area SD, Superintendent
Dr. Mark Leidy, Mechanicsburg Area SD, Superintendent
Ms. Christine Hakes, Camp Hill Area SD, Business Manager
Mr. Matt Franchak, school board member, East Pennsboro SD, School Board Member
Guest Panelist: Mr. Dave Patti, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Business Council
Moderated by: Ms. Susan Spicka, Education Voters of PA
More info/registration: http://www.educationvoterspa.org/index.php/site/news/2015-events/
PSBA 2015 Advocacy Forum
APR 19, 2015 • 8:00
AM - APR 20, 2015 • 5:00 PM
Join PSBA for the second annual Advocacy Forum on April 19-20,
2015. Hear from legislative experts on hot topics and issues regarding public
education on Sunday, April 19, at PSBA headquarters in Mechanicsburg. The next
day you and fellow advocates will meet with legislators at the state capitol.
This is your chance to learn how to successfully advocate on behalf of public
education and make your voice heard on the Hill.
·
Schedule of Events
·
Day One –PSBA headquarters
·
10 a.m. — Early Bird Arrival and Registration
·
10:30-12 p.m. — The State Education Agenda
The chairman of the Senate and House Education Committees will share their perspectives on the education agenda for the 2015-16 session of the General Assembly. Speakers: Senator Smucker, chairman, Senate Education Committee; and Representative Saylor, chairman, House Education Committee
The chairman of the Senate and House Education Committees will share their perspectives on the education agenda for the 2015-16 session of the General Assembly. Speakers: Senator Smucker, chairman, Senate Education Committee; and Representative Saylor, chairman, House Education Committee
·
Noon-1:15 p.m. — Welcome Lunch
·
1:00-12:15 p.m. — Special Welcome and
Introduction: Nathan Mains, PSBA Executive
Director and William LaCoff, PSBA President
·
12:30-1 p.m. — Speaker: Diane Ravitch, nationally known education
historian, policy analyst and author of Reign of Error.
·
1:15-2:00 p.m. — Education Priorities will be
discussed with the Education Secretary Pedro
Rivera
This session provides the latest information on the governor’s proposed state funding plans, the pension crisis and the latest on special education.
This session provides the latest information on the governor’s proposed state funding plans, the pension crisis and the latest on special education.
·
2:00-2:30 p.m. — Federal Education Update:
NSBA
Director of National Advocacy Services Kathleen Branch will join Director of Federal Programs Lucy Gettman from NSBA, to speak about federal advocacy.
Director of National Advocacy Services Kathleen Branch will join Director of Federal Programs Lucy Gettman from NSBA, to speak about federal advocacy.
·
2:30-3 p.m. — Social Media Training Mary
Curley, Communications Director for Chester County
·
3-3:15 p.m. — Break
·
3:15-3:45 p.m. — Grassroots Advocacy: How to
be an Effective Advocate
Hear from Allwein Advocacy Award winners Shauna D’Alessandro, school director from West Jefferson Hills SD and PSBA Allegheny Region 14 director, and Mark B. Miller, board vice president of Centennial SD and PSBA vice president.
Hear from Allwein Advocacy Award winners Shauna D’Alessandro, school director from West Jefferson Hills SD and PSBA Allegheny Region 14 director, and Mark B. Miller, board vice president of Centennial SD and PSBA vice president.
·
3:45-4:15 p.m. — Legislative Update and Lobby
Day Coordination
PSBA’s Senior Director of Government Affairs John Callahan will walk you through legislative issues and priorities that might be addressed the next day during legislative visits by members.
PSBA’s Senior Director of Government Affairs John Callahan will walk you through legislative issues and priorities that might be addressed the next day during legislative visits by members.
·
4:15-5 p.m. — Roundtable Discussion
Network with your fellow board members before visiting your legislator
Network with your fellow board members before visiting your legislator
·
5:00-5:15 p.m. — Break
·
5:15-6:30 p.m. — Dinner Buffet
Enjoy a legislative discussion on the 2015-16 budget and appropriations with Senator Browne
Enjoy a legislative discussion on the 2015-16 budget and appropriations with Senator Browne
·
6:30 p.m. — Adjourn
Campaign for Fair Education
Funding Seeks Campaign Manager
Campaign for Fair Education Funding February 2, 2015
The Campaign for Fair Education Funding seeks a campaign
manager who is a strategic thinker and an operational leader. This position
could be filled by an individual or firm. The manager will lead the day-to-day
operations of the campaign and its government relations, communications,
mobilization and research committees and work in partnership with the campaign
governing board to set and implement the campaign’s strategic direction.
Sign-up for weekly email updates from the
Campaign
The Campaign for Fair
Education Funding website
PA Basic Education Funding
Commission website
Thorough and Efficient: Pennsylvania
Education Funding Lawsuit website
Arguing that our state has failed to ensure that essential
resources are available for all of our public school students to meet state
academic standards.
Sign up for National School Boards Association’s Advocacy Network
Friends of
Public Education http://p2a.co/nsbac
Register
Now! EPLC 2015 Regional Workshops for School Board Candidates and Others
The Education Policy and Leadership Center, with the
Cooperation of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and
Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO), will
conduct A Series of Regional Full-Day Workshops for 2015
Pennsylvania School Board Candidates. Incumbents,
non-incumbents, campaign supporters and all interested voters are invited to
participate in these workshops.
Harrisburg Region Saturday, March 7, 2015– 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Boulevard, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Philadelphia Region Saturday, March 14, 2015 – 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 2 W. Lafayette Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, 2 W. Lafayette Street, Norristown, PA 19401
NPE 2015 Annual Conference –
Chicago April 24 - 26 – Early Bird Special Registration Open!
January 4, 2015 NPE 2015 Annual Conference, NPE National Conference
Early-bird discounted Registration for the Network for Public
Education’s Second Annual Conference is now available at this address:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/network-for-public-education-2015-annual-conference-tickets-15118560020
These low rates will last for the month of January.
The event is being held at the Drake Hotel in downtown
Chicago, and there is a link on the registration page for special hotel
registration rates. Here are some of the event details.
There will be a welcoming social event 7 pm Friday night,
at or near the Drake Hotel — details coming soon. Featured speakers will be:
§
Jitu Brown, National Director – Journey
for Justice, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Network for Public
Education Board of Directors
§
Tanaisa Brown, High School Senior, with
the Newark Student Union
§
Yong Zhao, Author, “Who’s Afraid of
the Big Bad Dragon?“
§
Diane Ravitch in conversation with
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Lily Eskelsen Garcia, NEA President and
§
Randi Weingarten, AFT President
§
Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers
Union
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