Members of the Pennsylvania Basic Education Funding Commission got an earful Tuesday at City Hall. State legislators charged with developing a new formula to distribute state funds for public schools heard from parents, school principals, education advocates, experts,...
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Philly’s opt-out movement grows as Council holds hearing on testing – WHYY Newsworks – November 19, 2014
In a sign that the "opt-out" of testing movement is gaining traction, the Philadelphia City Council Education Committee Wednesday heard parents, teachers, and education advocates decry the state and federal emphasis on high-stakes standardized testing. "Standardized...
Hite and others see racial disparities in funding as alarming – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 18, 2014
"Stark" and "alarming" are words that were used Friday to describe the results of a recently published analysis of state education aid. It shows that Pennsylvania districts with similar rates of poverty that are almost all White get higher per-pupil amounts of basic...
Pennsylvania grassroots groups plan action around ed funding talks – Education Dive
Dive Brief: Advocacy groups like Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) and faith-based organizing group POWER are planning events around Pennsylvania's Basic Education Funding Commission's Tuesday meeting in Philadelphia. The legislative body has been hosting...
Ed Funding Committee to Meet in Philadelphia Advocacy groups plan to make themselves heard — wanted or not. Philadelphia Magazine – November 17, 2014
The Notebook reports that the state’s Basic Education Funding Commission will meet in Philadelphia two days this week — Tuesday and Wednesday — but that the commission seems interested only in hearing from official sources. Mayor Nutter, Superintendent William Hite,...
Pennsylvania grassroots groups plan action around ed funding talks – Education Dive – November 17, 2014
Dive Brief: Advocacy groups like Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) and faith-based organizing group POWER are planning events around Pennsylvania's Basic Education Funding Commission's Tuesday meeting in Philadelphia. The legislative body has been hosting...
Groups plan actions for when education funding body meets in Philly – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 16, 2014
The Pennsylvania legislature's Basic Education Funding Commission is coming to Philadelphia for hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, and two advocacy groups have announced plans to make sure that its members hear from the public whether they want to or not. The...
Groups plan actions for when education funding body meets in Philly – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 16, 2014
The Pennsylvania legislature's Basic Education Funding Commission is coming to Philadelphia for hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, and two advocacy groups have announced plans to make sure that its members hear from the public whether they want to or not. The...
Corbett campaign lied about Rendell’s record – Philly.com – November 14, 2014
Few Pennsylvanians were surprised that Tom Corbett lost last week. Most pundits point to the Corbett education cuts as the leading reason for his defeat. The Corbett campaign contended that he did not cut education and that his predecessor, Ed Rendell, was responsible...
Hite and others see racial disparities in funding as alarming – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – November 14, 2014
"Stark" and "alarming" are words that were used Friday to describe the results of a recently published analysis of state education aid. It shows that Pennsylvania districts with similar rates of poverty that are almost all White get higher per-pupil amounts of basic...