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PA Ed Policy Weekend Roundup September 20 , 2015:
Budget Op/Eds; Budget Impacts
What Will Zuckerberg Learn
from Newark
Living in Dialogue
Blog By John Thompson Posted on Friday, September 18, 2015 8:37
am
John Thompson was an award winning historian, with a
doctorate from Rutgers, and a legislative lobbyist when crack and gangs hit his
neighborhood, and he became an inner city teacher. He blogs for This Week in
Education, the Huffington Post and other sites.
Dale Russakoff’s 2014 New Yorker profile “Schooled” is
a wonderful account of Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million investment in Newark school reform, and
how and why it failed. Perhaps the best new revelation in “Schooled” starts
with the lesson Russakoff learned from a wealthy donor. “Investors bet on
people, not on business plans, because they know successful people will find a
way to be successful.” And, sure enough, when Facebook’s founder announced his
plan to transform Newark
schools, “One Newark,” he explained that he was persuaded by then-mayor Cory
Booker, “This is the guy I want to invest in. This is a person who can create
change.” Booker created a confidential
draft plan to “make Newark
the charter school capital of the nation.” Because it would be driven by
philanthropic donors, no openness would be required. “Real change
requires casualties,” Booker argued, and stealth was required to defeat “the
pre-existing order,” which will “fight loudly and viciously.” This raises the question of what would have
happened if Booker had done all of “the right things,” and been transparent,
instead of caricaturing teachers and unions. What if Booker had provided
Zuckerberg with a fair and balanced analysis of school improvement issues?
Corporate ed fails the
test
Philly.com Opinion
by LISA HAVER POSTED: Friday, September 18, 2015, 12:16 AM
HOW LONG DO you keep a failed experiment going before you
pull the plug - especially when you are using children as its subjects?
About 20 years ago, the seed of corporate education reform -
the idea that education should no longer be a cooperative endeavor governed by
school district residents, but an experiment in free-market economics overseen
by millionaires and billionaires from afar - was planted. Investors and lobbyists spun the narrative that schools were
failing and that teachers and their unions were to blame. Budgets were slashed
while standardized testing was ramped up; test results were used to justify
handing over neighborhood schools to charters or closing them permanently. The
untested Common Core standards were adopted in every state. And in cities
including Philadelphia ,
local school boards were replaced by state appointees. Lasting decisions on the
mission and direction of entire districts were being made in the corporate
boardrooms of reform heavy-hitters, including The Bill and Melinda Gates and
Walton foundations. Their grants came only with mandates to "turn
around" schools - by forcing out faculty, converting to charter or closing
permanently. But after all of the
billions spent and all of the laws passed to institute these reforms in every
major city in the country, those vastly improved school systems, meeting the
needs of children and communities, have yet to appear on the horizon.
"Our communities are
filled with real children who only get one chance at an education. It is time
for state lawmakers who claim to support our schools to back up their words with
their actions. It is time for lawmakers who care about public education to go
to Harrisburg
Guest Editorial: Lawmakers must put up on education
funding
The Sentinel Cumberlink by Susan Spicka Guest Editorial September
17, 2015 9:30 am
Susan Spicka of Shippensburg is the Advocacy Coordinator
for Education Voters of PA
When I was very young, I learned in my church and from my
parents that actions speak louder than words.
Anyone who has paid attention to the actions of our communities in
Franklin County understands that we care deeply about our children and want
them to go to good schools where they will receive the educational
opportunities they need to be successful now and after they graduate. In recent years, as school districts have
faced devastating budget deficits because of inadequate state funding, home and
business owners have paid higher property taxes. Parents have scraped together
money for expensive fees so their children can participate in extra-curricular
activities. PTOs and booster clubs have
redoubled their fundraising efforts, school district foundations have raised
millions of dollars, and area businesses, veterans’ groups, and social clubs
have donated what they can afford to help fund opportunities for our children.
Editorial: It’s time to
get a budget deal in Harrisburg
Delco Times Editorial POSTED: 09/17/15, 10:01 PM EDT
Enough. Pennsylvania ’s
constitution mandates that a new budget be in place by July 1.
So much for the law of the land. For 11 weeks and counting,
Gov. Tom Wolf and Republicans in the state Legislature have been thumbing their
nose at the law – and the citizens of Pennsylvania
– locked in a battle over a new fiscal plan.
It wasn’t hard to see this one coming. Democrat Wolf booted Republican
Tom Corbett from the governor’s mansion on a campaign in which he vowed to
restore years of education cuts, a result of four years of austere budgets
rammed through by Corbett and his GOP pals.
Wolf envisioned a severance tax on natural gas extraction in the state
as a way to not only restore the Corbett cuts, but increase education funding.
Even some Republicans, including Springfield ’s
Tom McGarrigle in his campaign for the 26th District state Senate seat, offered
support for the new levy on the state’s booming gas business. It’s one thing to support that line of thinking here in Delaware County Harrisburg ,
where Republican leaders would rather undergo root canal than increase taxes.
Guest Column: Wolf offers
compromise; GOP offers spin
Delco Times Opinion
By John Hanger, Times Guest Columnist 09/18/15, 10:04 PM EDT
John Hanger is Pennsylvania
If you needed another example of how broken Harrisburg has become,
look no further than this past Wednesday. Not long after Gov. Tom Wolf put
historic compromises on the table for Republican leaders’ biggest priorities –
pension reform with a 401(k)-style component and liquor privatization – Sens.
Jake Corman, R-Centre, and Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, took to the Capitol
rotunda to score political points. Rather than being accurate about Gov. Wolf’s
proposed historic reforms on these priorities, Sens. Corman and Scarnati
misrepresented what had been discussed in budget negotiations. The governor remains committed to helping
middle class families in Pennsylvania
by reversing Republican cuts to education and human service providers,
providing property tax relief and fixing our mess of a budget deficit without
gimmicks or games. While standing firm in his commitment these priorities, Gov.
Wolf has also been consistently willing to compromise with Republican leaders
to pass a real budget. While other compromises have fallen on deaf ears to Republican
leaders, Wednesday’s offer was a big deal.
Budget bluster: Wolf offers nothing on liquor, little
on pensions
Post Gazette By the Editorial Board September 18, 2015 12:00
AM
You’d think a former businessman would know the art of
compromise. What Gov. Tom Wolf has offered state legislative leaders is no
compromise at all. The Democratic
governor says he wants the Republicans who control the General Assembly to give
him a severance tax on shale drilling, more money for education and options for
property tax relief. What he has offered is a private lease proposal that
doesn’t privatize the state liquor monopoly and some changes on public pensions
that don’t really reform the pension system. (A 401(k) plan for new employees
making at least $75,000? How many state or school employees start at that salary?) No wonder Mr. Wolf’s negotiating opposites are unimpressed.
The Republicans should stand their ground until the governor is ready to offer
something significant.
A look at the differences in what Republicans, Wolf
want
The Sentinel Cumberlink Associated Press September 18,
2015
The budget stalemate between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and
leaders of the House and Senate Republican majorities in the Pennsylvania
Legislature has hit 80 days. Here is a summary of their key objectives and what
they have made public about their compromise offers:
WTAE by MARC LEVY Associated Press Published 2:04 PM EDT Sep 18, 2015
All or nothing: Stopgap budget won’t make it past Gov.
Wolf
On Friday, the state Senate passed a four-month, $11.2
billion stopgap budget on a party-line vote.
Late next week, the state House is expected to do the same. Legislative
action on the measure is scheduled to begin Monday. Gov. Tom Wolf then will veto it. Wolf will
not accept a stopgap budget unless agreement on a full budget is in place,
spokesman Jeff Sheridan said. The two sides will blame each other, and the state will head
toward its fourth month without a spending plan. Wolf, a Democrat, says Republicans, who
dominate both chambers of the legislature, are doing their best to maintain his
predecessor Tom Corbett’s “failed policies of the past.” Republicans say Wolf’s proposed sales tax and
income tax hikes are “massive” and would cost jobs and hurt ordinary
Pennsylvanians. Among those left in the
lurch are school districts and private human service providers. State funding
is a key income stream for them, and increasingly they are having to look at
lines of credit, loans and cutbacks.
Senate passes stopgap
budget despite Wolf's veto threat
Penn Live By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com Email
the author | Follow on Twitter on
September 18, 2015 at 11:22 AM, updated September 18, 2015 at 2:43 PM
Despite the dim prospects of it ever gaining Gov. Tom Wolf's
signature, the GOP-controlled state Senate on Friday went ahead and
approved an $11 billion stopgap
budget. The partial budget
bill was approved by a straight party-line 30-19 vote. The budget plan was offered by Republicans as
a way to allow state dollars to once again start flowing to school districts
and social service agencies while talks with the Democratic governor on a finalized state budget continue. Considering how far apart the sides are,
Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Centre
County Pennsylvania should have to pay for our
disagreements." Democrats,
meanwhile, consider what some call an exercise in futility a sideshow that does
nothing to advance the effort to break the budget impasse in its 80th day
as of Friday and reach a budget agreement.
Is a stop-gap budget meant
to make Tom Wolf a one-term governor? Democrats say it is
Penn Live By Christian Alexandersen |
calexandersen@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on September 18, 2015 at 3:49 PM,
updated September 18, 2015 at 4:44 PM
Depending on which lawmaker you talk to, the purpose of
a stop-gap budget is either to
provide money for social service providers and school districts or keep Gov. Tom Wolf from getting
reelected in three years. The proposal
would provide four months of funding for state agencies, full-year federal
funding and full-year funding for other state special funds. The $11 billion
stop-gap budget is now headed to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for
a vote.
Wolf has promised to veto the stop-gap budget if it reaches
his desk.
Budget Impact: Phoenixville School District
By Eric
Devlin, edevlin@21st-centurymedia.com, @Eric_Devlin on Twitter POSTED: 09/18/15,
3:37 PM EDT | UPDATED: 1 DAY AGO
Phoenixville >> Pennsylvania ’s
budget impasse is being felt in all corners of the state including in the Phoenixville Area School District Pennsylvania
pays us 50 percent of the obligation, we pay the other 50 percent,” Johnson
said of the PSERS system. “Within five days of the receipt of funds from the
state, we then put our money with the state’s money and give that money to
PSERS.” However, now without the state’s
50 percent share, the question becomes when does the district owe its share of
the bill? “Lawyers have taken the
position that we don’t owe anything to PSERS until we receive the state’s
share,” Johnson said. “That is a big unknown at this point with no state
budget.”
Budget Impact: Cyber
charter schools will struggle as Pennsylvania
Charter schools are in the same boat as regular public
schools when facing the state budget stalemate, according to Pennsylvania Cyber
Charter School CEO Michael Conti.
And that boat is in rough water. School districts in Pennsylvania are paying the bills with local revenue while they await a
state budget and its accompanying subsidies. Recently, some districts around
the state, including Elizabethtown and Lancaster , decided to withhold full or partial charter school payments as
one measure to keep money in local coffers.
Those decisions are understandable but will also affect students, two
cyber charter school executives said Thursday. And that's not the only reason
cyber charter schools will struggle if Gov. Tom Wolf and the GOP-controlled
Legislature don't reach an agreement soon.
Budget Impact: Union
leader: Erie
Helping students with emotional needs is money
well-spent
Post Gazette Letter by Cheryl Kleiman, Staff Attorney, Education Law Center
As the commonwealth’s budget impasse drags on, it’s
important not to get lost in the numbers. Well-funded and well-led school
districts can change students’ lives. We
applaud the Post-Gazette’s Sept. 7 article “Educators Can Spot Emotional Baggage” for
highlighting childhood trauma as a key issue facing our region’s students. Many students who live in poverty come from
neighborhoods and homes where they are exposed to a variety of traumas —
including witnessing violence, losing a loved one and physical or sexual abuse.
These children suffer harm that often manifests itself in the classroom. When schools don’t have the resources to
support students and teachers, students can be punished for behaviors that stem
from the underlying trauma — including missing school, fighting and struggling
academically. Schools may resort to excluding the very students who would
benefit from increased attention. Such punishment reinforces a child’s trauma —
penalizing the student for something that is not his or her fault — and pushes
the child further away from school.
State to argue Chester Upland
By Vince Sullivan, Delaware County Daily
MEDIA COURTHOUSE >> President Judge Chad F. Kenney
will preside over a hearing Friday morning concerning the latest
amended financial recovery plan filed Tuesday by the Chester Upland
School District and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The plan, which seeks to erase the embattled
school district’s ballooning deficit, is the most recent proposal to achieve
that objective. The main initiatives includes in a previous plan filed in
August were rejected by Kenney after two days of hearings. The new plan calls for the same changes in
charter school tuition reimbursement changes for special education students
that were called for in last month’s filing, but this time it also requests $25
million in extra funding from the state to address an existing deficit. Currently, charter schools receive about
$40,000 in tuition reimbursement for each special education student from
Chester Upland. The plan seeks to reduce those payments to $16,000 per student.
Kenney denied this request in August, saying that the changes didn’t address
millions of dollars in budget shortfalls.
This time around, the district and the state are asking for $25 million
that would wipe out the district’s existing $23.8 million deficit and provide a
$1.2 million budget surplus. The charter tuition changes would prevent
additional deficits from accruing, the plan suggests, setting Chester Upland on
solid financial footing by the end of the current school year. Without any
changes, the plan shows that the district deficit will swell to $50.9 million.
Local educators say 1-year
pause right move for school profile scores
By Evan Brandt, The Mercury POSTED: 09/20/15, 2:00
AM EDT |
A recent decision by the Wolf administration may take some
of the sting out of an expected drop in statewide standardized test scores. Area school officials and teachers are
reacting with cautious approval to the news that the coming low-scoring PSSA test
results will not count toward this year’s School Performance Profile scores in
most elementary and middle schools. The
announcement by the Pennsylvania Department of Education came in the wake of a
one-year waiver from the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act granted last week by the U.S. Dept. of Education. Schools that use the Keystone Exams,
primarily high schools, will continue to have School Performance Profile scores
based, in part, on those results. The
previous school year was the first that the Pennsylvania System of School
Assessment tests used new, more rigorous standards aligned with the
Pennsylvania Core standards, associated with national the “Common Core”
standards.
Read the full Philly SRC
resolution on Source4Teachers contract
By the Notebook on Sep 17, 2015 12:55 PM
Casey laments
sequestration's possible return
The potential return of automatic annual federal budget cuts
would decrease money flowing to cities and counties for community development,
educating young children and other programs, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey warned
Wednesday. National defense leaders have
warned all year long that automatic cuts — known as sequestration — would also
harm the military’s ability to fight wars, but Mr. Casey homed in on more local
effects during a conference call with reporters from across the state. Instead of allowing automatic cuts, House and
Senate budget negotiators should sit down and negotiate appropriate spending
levels, he said. “It’s about time we
stopped allowing people in Washington to play games with the budget itself or
appropriations, and to negotiate budgets that make a lot more sense, focus on
our priorities and also finally, finally get rid of sequestration once and for
all,” he said. “This isn’t just a debate about budgets and numbers and
programs.”
Education Secretary Duncan pushes higher test score
standards
By Mary Niederberger / Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette September 18, 2015 11:03 PM
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Pennsylvania
won’t be alone in seeing lower standardized test scores after aligning its
tests with core standards, and that the lower scores don’t mean students aren’t
smart. Test scores across the country
are expected to be lower as they are released in the coming weeks because
standards have been raised on the tests that are based on the Common Core. In Pennsylvania , the tests
are aligned with Pennsylvania Core. “Obviously, students aren’t going to be less smart than they
were six months ago or a year ago,” Mr. Duncan said. “In far too many states,
including Pennsylvania ,
politicians dummied down standards to make themselves look good.” Mr. Duncan made his comments during a visit
to Carnegie Mellon University
Curmuducation Blog by Peter Greene Friday, September 18,
2015
Riding along with Arne Duncan on the back-to-school bus
tour, Alyson Klein had the opportunity to do a little Q & A with Arne Duncan. The discussion
indicates that there are some things that Arne just doesn't get. I recommend
reading the whole piece, but there are a few moments I'd like to zero in on.
Accountability
In the midst of discussing whether or not certain reporting categories may have masked or weakened accountability, Arne says this: Accountability means different things to different folks. What we're asking for in the bill is not just data, which some would say is accountability, and not just transparency, which some would say is accountability, but actual action. And I think what we've been focused on the whole time with waivers is trying to transform low-performing schools.
So it's not real accountability until the big bosses tell you what you have to do next. It's a view of accountability that really tells us a lot about howDuncan sees the power
dynamic. It's not just that the federal government is entitled to get whatever
information they want to have, but that they are also entitled to tell the
local entity what to do about any inadequacies that the feds diagnose.
Or to put it another way, inDuncan 's
vision of accountability, if a local district isn't getting results that the
feds consider satisfactory, then that local district loses the right to local
control.
In the midst of discussing whether or not certain reporting categories may have masked or weakened accountability, Arne says this: Accountability means different things to different folks. What we're asking for in the bill is not just data, which some would say is accountability, and not just transparency, which some would say is accountability, but actual action. And I think what we've been focused on the whole time with waivers is trying to transform low-performing schools.
So it's not real accountability until the big bosses tell you what you have to do next. It's a view of accountability that really tells us a lot about how
Or to put it another way, in
Q & A: Arne Duncan's
Big Mistake? 'I Should Have Done Waivers Earlier'
Education Week By Alyson Klein on September
17, 2015 11:03 AM
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's back-to-school
bus tour took him through the heartland—Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , and western Pennsylvania Champaign , Ill. ,
and West Lafeyette, Ind.
What follows is a transcript that's been edited for
clarity and brevity:
In one chart, the rules in all 50 states about opting
kids out of standardized tests
The growing “opt-out movement” — when parents don’t allow
their children to take state standardized tests — has grown significantly in
various states around the country this past year, leading education officials
to review their testing programs and see where they can cut back. The question
for many parents is whether their state allows them to opt-out their children,
and if not, what the actual consequences are if they do it anyway. In New
York state, some 20 percent of students opted out of
tests this past spring, far more than the year before. With so much interest,
one group of teachers within the United Federation of Teachers has set up a Web site for parents
explaining how they can easily opt-out with their cell phone. In Washington state, up to
53 percent of 11th-graders opted-out of the spring Common Core exams. The National Association of State Boards of
Education has
collected the rules in each state and assembled them in one chart,
which you can see below. Here is the
chart, compiled by Sarah-Jane Lorenzo for the National Association of State
Boards:
CNN Debate Aside, Ed. Finds Way Into Presidential Race
Education Writers
Association SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ERIK ROBELEN
Education didn’t
exactly make a splash in this week’s Republican presidential debate — barely a
ripple, actually — but the issue has gained considerable attention in the 2016
contest for the White House, from debates over the Common Core to proposals on
higher education access and affordability.
In one exchange during Wednesday’s 11-candidate debate on CNN, apparent
front-runner Donald Trump (once again) took a swipe at former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush for supporting the Common Core standards, which Trump called a “disaster.”
Bush touted his successful push for school choice through a major tax-credit
scholarship program in Florida .
And retired surgeon Ben Carson dismissed the idea of “free college” (as well as
“free phones, free this and that”) as unrealistic. For a detailed rundown and analysis of the
Sept. 16 debate, check out this Politics K-12 post by Education Week’s Andrew Ujifusa,
and Caitlin Emma’s write-up for Politico’s Morning Education.
PSBA launches an alumni
network
Are you a former school director or in your final term? Stay connected through the PSBA Alumni Network. Your interest in public education continues beyond your term of service as a school director. And as a PSBA alumnus, you have years of experience and insight into the workings of public education and school boards. Legislators value your opinions as a former elected official. Take that knowledge and put it to work as a member of the PSBA Alumni Network.
For a nominal yearly fee of $25 a year or $100 for a lifetime membership, you will receive:
Are you a former school director or in your final term? Stay connected through the PSBA Alumni Network. Your interest in public education continues beyond your term of service as a school director. And as a PSBA alumnus, you have years of experience and insight into the workings of public education and school boards. Legislators value your opinions as a former elected official. Take that knowledge and put it to work as a member of the PSBA Alumni Network.
For a nominal yearly fee of $25 a year or $100 for a lifetime membership, you will receive:
- Electronic access to the PSBA
Bulletin, the leading public education magazine in Pennsylvania
- Access to legislative information
pertaining to public education and periodic updates via email.
To join, complete
the registration below. For more details or questions, contact Member
Engagement Director Karen Devine at Karen.devine@psba.org or (800)
932-0588, ext. 3322.
Register Now for the Fifth
Annual Arts and Education Symposium Oct. 29th Harrisburg
Thursday, October
29, 2015 Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Convention Center 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Act
48 Credit is available. The event will be a daylong convening of arts education
policy leaders and practitioners for lively discussions about important policy
issues and the latest news from the field. The symposium is hosted by EPLC and
the Pennsylvania Arts Education Network, and supported by a generous grant from
The Heinz Endowments.
The John Stoops Lecture
Series: Dr. Pasi Sahlberg "Education Around the World: Past, Present &
Future" Lehigh University October 8, 2015 6:00 p.m.
Baker Hall |Zoellner Arts
Center | 420 E. Packer Avenue | Bethlehem , PA 18015
Baker Hall |
Free and open to the
public! Ticketing is general admission -
no preseating will be assigned. Arrive early for the best seats. Please plan to stay post-lecture for an open
reception where you will have an opportunity to meet with students from all of
our programs to learn about the latest innovations in education and human
services.
Register now for the
2015 PASCD 65th Annual Conference, Leading and Achieving in an Interconnected World, to be
held November 15-17, 2015 at Pittsburgh Monroeville Convention
Center.
The Conference
will Feature Keynote Speakers: Meenoo Rami – Teacher and Author
“Thrive: 5 Ways to (Re)Invigorate Your Teaching,” Mr. Pedro Rivera,
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Heidi Hayes-Jacobs – Founder and President
of Curriculum Design, Inc. and David Griffith – ASCD Senior Director of Public
Policy. This annual conference features small group sessions focused on:
Curriculum and Supervision, Personalized and Individualized Learning,
Innovation, and Blended and Online Learning. The PASCD Conference is
a great opportunity to stay connected to the latest approaches for innovative
change in your school or district. Join us forPASCD 2015!
Online registration is available by visiting www.pascd.org <http://www.pascd.org/>
Slate of
candidates for PSBA offices now available online
PSBA website July 31, 2015
PSBA website July 31, 2015
The
slate of candidates for 2016 PSBA officer and at-large representatives is now
available online, including bios, photos and videos. According to
recent PSBA Bylaws changes, each member school entity casts one vote per
office. Voting will again take place online through a secure, third-party
website -- Simply Voting. Voting will
open Aug. 17 and closes Sept.
28. One person
from the school entity (usually the board secretary) is authorized to register
the vote on behalf of the member school entity and each board will need to put
on its agenda discussion and voting at one of its meetings in August or
September. Each person authorized to register the school entity's votes has
received an email on July 16 to verify the email address and confirm they are
the person to register the vote on behalf of their school entity.
Register Now for PASA-PSBA
School Leadership Conference Oct. 14-16, 2015 Hershey Lodge & Convention
Center
Save the date for the
professional development event of the year. Be inspired at more than four
exciting venues and invest in professional development for top administrators
and school board members. Online registration is live at:
Register Now – PAESSP
State Conference – Oct. 18-20 – State College, PA
Registration is now
open for PAESSP's State Conference to be held October 18-20 at The
Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA! This year's
theme is @EVERYLEADER and features three nationally-known keynote
speakers (Dr. James Stronge, Justin Baeder and Dr. Mike Schmoker), professional
breakout sessions, a legal update, exhibits, Tech Learning Labs and many
opportunities to network with your colleagues (Monday evening event with Jay
Paterno). Once again, in conjunction
with its conference, PAESSP will offer two 30-hour Act 45 PIL-approved
programs, Linking Student Learning to Teacher Supervision and Evaluation
(pre-conference offering on 10/17/15); and Improving Student Learning
Through Research-Based Practices: The Power of an Effective Principal (held
during the conference, 10/18/15 -10/20/15). Register for either or both PIL
programs when you register for the Full Conference!
REGISTER TODAY for
the Conference and Act 45 PIL program/s at:
Interested in letting our
elected leadership know your thoughts on education funding, a severance tax,
property taxes and the budget?
Governor Tom Wolf,
(717) 787-2500
Speaker of the
House Rep. Mike Turzai, (717) 772-9943
House Majority Leader Rep. Dave Reed, (717) 705-7173
Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Joe Scarnati, (717) 787-7084
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Jake Corman, (717) 787-1377
House Majority Leader Rep. Dave Reed, (717) 705-7173
Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Joe Scarnati, (717) 787-7084
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Jake Corman, (717) 787-1377
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