From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Public education is the bedrock of our society and it’s currently crumbling. In 2020, school enrollment crashed to its lowest level since 1943.1 This drop directly impacts funding for public schools, student performance, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Negotiations of the PA Budget are coming down to the wire. And you can make a big difference in helping the state get to a better result, especially with regard to education … Continued
From PA Schools Work (https://paschoolswork.org/): PA schools have never had a bailout like this, and it may never happen again. PA needs consistency in school funding, and we need your help to convince the Legislature that increased state funding is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It appears that the Senate is failing to recognize the scope and impact of this pandemic, and not giving workers or our economy what we really need. We need Congress to pass a strong, bold, comprehensive … Continued
From Pennsylvania’s Choice (http://pachoice.org/): There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given the positive revenue numbers in the state, a straight-forward budget proposal by the governor, and no haunting … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-02-01/budget-policy-and-priorities/groups-launch-pennsylvanias-choice-budget-campaign/a56193-1 February 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A coalition of organizations has launched a “Pennsylvania’s Choice” 2017 budget campaign. (Education Voters of Penn.) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A coalition gathered … Continued