From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): We are excited to share with you our brand new Education Voters of PA issues and advocacy training series! The modules in our series will give parents and advocates an opportunity to develop a … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): With more than $12 billion in surplus and one-time funds available to spend in the 2022-2023 state budget, we had very high hopes that the PA legislature would approve Governor Wolf’s proposed $1.75 billion … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): The PA House passed HB 2169, Harrisburg’s latest school voucher bill, by a vote of 104-98. And it is a doozy. Click HERE to see how PA House members voted on HB 2169. HB … Continued
From Children First (http://www.childrenfirstpa.org): The legislature wants to give your tax dollars to private schools. ACT NOW TO STOP THAT. This week, state lawmakers moved a bill that would give state dollars intended for public education directly to parents who … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Every few years, a few people in the legislature try to bring back the idea of vouchers, which give public dollars to pay tuition for private/religious schools. HB 2169 is the latest attempt to … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Some Pennsylvania legislators are using the pandemic as an excuse to push a school privatization agenda that would put school districts in an impossible situation–deciding whether to keep kids safe or keep their state … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): State Representative Mike Turzai recently introduced a school voucher bill (House Bill 1800) that would create a costly school voucher experiment in the Harrisburg School District, just when the district is beginning to recover … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Republicans hold majorities the House and Senate in Harrisburg, so their priorities get a vote. They have ignored pleas from their constituents to address the urgent need for cyber charter school funding reform to … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): A small group of anti-public education lawmakers flexed their muscles in Harrisburg. By a vote of 7-5, the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 2, the Education Savings Account school voucher bill. Unfortunately, this … Continued
In the last few weeks, an overwhelming number of Americans United supporters took action to try and stop a voucher scheme in Congress that would drain critical federal funding from public schools that serve military families and funnel it to … Continued