OPINION: How Pennsylvania’s ‘Uniformity Clause’ and ‘Hold Harmless’ Policy Harm State Education Funding
And here’s how you can be part of the solution.
And here’s how you can be part of the solution.
With little to no oversight and accountability, programs like the Educational Improvement Tax Credit are a pipeline sucking taxpayer money out of underfunded public schools and into the pockets of the wealthy.
There are numerous opportunities available to protect and strengthen our democratic institutions and improve the economic, environmental, and social conditions for everyone living in our communities.
“The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
“This bill would provide Pennsylvania students with the necessary critical thinking skills and knowledge to evaluate the accuracy of news stories for themselves,” said state Sen. Katie Muth.
The author of “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy” joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week’s episode of The Signal.
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
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