From the Education Policy and Leadership Center (http://www.eplc.org): Applications are available now for the 2020-2021 Education Policy Fellowship Program. The Education Policy Fellowship Program is sponsored in Pennsylvania by The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC). The 2020-2021 Program will be … Continued
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced that elementary and secondary schools in the state’s yellow and green phases may resume in-person instruction and activities beginning July 1 under a phased reopening approach that first requires schools to develop … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On May 29th, Governor Wolf signed a stopgap budget that was passed by the PA legislature. This budget provides five months of flat funding for most state programs and a full twelve months of … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Last week, the US Department of Education (USDE) approved Pennsylvania’s application for the commonwealth’s share of COVID-19 relief funding for schools in the CARES Act. The CARES Act will provide $523.8 million to Pennsylvania … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): In Week 2 – over 1,500 advocates sent nearly 5,000 messages to PA policymakers. Your voice continues to make a difference! Our week #3 message emphasizes the cleaning support early learning programs need to reopen. … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a plan to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to students who are eligible to receive free or … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Last week we learned the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on our public schools. The Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) estimates that school districts will lose between $850 million to $1.07 … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Over the past 3 weeks, 6,000 advocates have sent more than 17,000 emails to Governor Wolf and the General Assembly reminding them that child care is not only essential for workers on the front line … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): We recently joined our partners from the PA Schools Work campaign in urging Pennsylvania’s Congressional delegation to support additional, significant, flexible funding for school districts in the next phase of emergency COVID-19 response … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/13/heartbreaking-statistic-thanks-pandemic-last-month-was-first-march-2002-without-us Published on Monday, April 13, 2020 by Common Dreams “All it took was a pandemic and closing all the schools.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer Schools around the country were ordered or recommended closed in mid-March, leading … Continued