Aristotle once said that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” and we are learning this concept holds true in education. An emerging strategy, known as “collective impact,” provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations that would otherwise work...
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Philadelphia Group Lobbies Pa. Legislators For Fair Funding For Public Schools – CBS3 – April 22, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A bus full of young voters left center city Philadelphia this morning for Harrisburg, where they were meeting later in the day with state legislators to talk about education funding. Hopping on a bus parked on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the...
A plan to make schools perform or be run by Pennsylvania – The Philadelphia Inquirer – April 22, 2015
Pennsylvania's lowest-performing schools could be given an ultimatum - reform quickly, or face relegation to a new, state-run district - under legislation to be introduced soon. The bill, crafted by State Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R., Lancaster), could remake the...
Young Voters Tell Legislators to Adopt Fair Funding Formula for Schools in This Year’s Budget
HARRISBURG, PA (April 22nd, 2015) – A group of 50 young voters from southeastern Pennsylvania rallied in Harrisburg Wednesday to call on the Pennsylvania Legislature to adopt a fair and equitable funding formula for schools in this year’s budget. “Young voters like us...
This New Play Brings Pennsylvania’s School Funding Crisis To Life – Huff Post – April 18, 2015
laywright Arden Kass doesn't just want you to know the statistics regarding school funding disparities in Pennsylvania -- that the state's poorest schools receive 33 percent less in state and local funding per pupil than the richest schools. She wants you to feel...
‘School Play’ Highlights Lack of Education Funding in Pennsylvania – Education News – April 17, 2015
A play written about school funding has turned a political topic into a personal one. Playwright Arden Kass used interviews from 100 students, teachers and politicians from 30 different communities across Pennsylvania to create a play, titled “School Play,” to promote...
What Property Tax Proposal Means for PA’s Poorest Schools – April 17, 2015
Proposed Property Tax Bill Harms Poorest Schools Only two weeks ago U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pointed to Pennsylvania as the state with the largest resource gap in the nation between well-off and poor school districts. A new property tax relief bill...
Stage production ‘School Play’ brings education funding issues to light – Delaware County News Network – April 15, 2015
Ever see a play so good “not even Shakespeare could do it?” That was the reaction from William Penn School District Superintendent Joe Bruni on “School Play,” a recently performed production that tackles a subject Bruni knows all too well: the school funding dilemma....
Philadelphia School District to hold seven community budget meetings – Philadelphia Free Press – April 16, 2015
The School District of Philadelphia, in partnership with local organizations, will host seven community budget meetings. District officials will share information about budget projections and request input on school resources and investments. Partnering groups include...
Greater Johnstown School District has starring role in play about education funding – The Tribune Democrat – April 11, 2015
The producers of a play intended to highlight the crisis caused by school funding cuts didn’t want the audience to mistakenly believe this problem is confined to Philadelphia. So, they spent three days interviewing people in Johnstown. Subjects include schools...