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Education Law Center

State Education Budget Analysis

Policy Activity

Last Updated: 07/01/2011 - 14:14

Updates:

The 2011-12 State Budget was formally adopted by both the House and Senate on June 29. It is House Bill 1485.

The education line items can be found on pages 229 through 240. The spending numbers approved for these line items match the spreadsheet found here (look for the Department of Education pages starting on Line 198).
Philadelphia Student Union

The Philadelphia Student Union Opposes Vouchers

Policy Activity

Last Updated: 05/12/2011 - 12:58

Updates:
The Philadelphia Student Union opposes Senate Bill 1, also known as, Opportunity Scholarships, and Educational Improvement Tax Credit (Vouchers) for the following reasons:
- Vouchers are about handing taxpayer money to private enterprise. Not about equity for students.
- Taxpayer money should stay in our schools and our neighborhoods.
- Vouchers will do nothing to improve public education. They will help private schools stay open while our public schools close.
NAACP - State Education Committee

Opposing Senate Bill 1

Policy Activity

Last Updated: 05/09/2011 - 16:06

Updates:

Open Letter to the Pennsylvania State Senate:
Education Law Center

2011 Policy Priorities List

Policy Activity

Last Updated: 02/01/2011 - 14:52

Updates:

Knowing that the start of the Corbett Administration is a good time to take inventory of the education reforms that would make the biggest difference for disadvantaged students and schools, the Education Law Center has drafted a list of ideas for improving education policies and practices around the state.
Take a look at the document (under the Media/Links tab) and sound off here: http://paschooltalk.org/forum/topics/improving-pennsylvanias
Pennsylvania School Climate Coalition

Letter regarding SB 56 - March 2010

Organizing Activity

Last Updated: 01/31/2011 - 12:14

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Pennsylvania School Climate Coalition

CRZT Request for Seat on School Violence Panels

Organizing Activity

Last Updated: 01/31/2011 - 12:11

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Pennsylvania School Climate Coalition

September Letter to SRC from Community Responses to Zero Tolerance

Organizing Activity

Last Updated: 01/27/2011 - 12:52

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Pennsylvania School Climate Coalition

Out Reach Flier

Policy Activity

Last Updated: 01/26/2011 - 19:36

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The Enterprise Center CDC

West Philadelphia Youth Workforce Summit

Organizing Activity

Last Updated: 01/06/2011 - 15:38

Updates:

On February 3rd & 4th, from 2-4pm, The Enterprise Center CDC (TEC-CDC) will host an Internship Fair in collaboration with the Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN).This is a great opportunity for organizations to secure qualified, pre-screened student interns at no cost to your business. At the Summit, students will prepare tables with resumes and tri-fold boards, market themselves as qualified candidates for the job, and practice the professional skills they have developed over the year. Businesses are welcome on either day of the fair for as much time as they can offer.
Good Schools Pennsylvania

Public Meeting in Pottstown

Organizing Activity

Last Updated: 12/10/2010 - 16:03

Updates:

Good Schools Pennsylvania partnered with the Southeastern PA First Suburbs Project to convene a public meeting in Pottstown in June, where community leaders asked their elected officials to “stand in accountability and answer with votes, not just words, on the three fronts where First Suburbs is seeking change: equity in education funding, aid in bringing infrastructure up to date and fairer distribution of housing diversity.”

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