Positions & Testimony
2021-22 Legislative Session
Charter Reform Issues
- Testimony to the Senate Education Committee on proposed regulations for charter schools and cyber charter schools
- Letter to PDE and IRRC on proposed regulations for charter schools and cyber charter schools
- Letter to the Senate opposing SB 1, charter reforms, as amended by the Senate Education Committee
- Letter to the Senate Education Committee opposing SB 1, addressing charter reforms and creating an automatic escalator to the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program
COVID-19 Relief
- COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
- PA Education Associations Call on Wolf Administration to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccine for School Staff
- Testimony to the House Education Committee on the impact of the pandemic on education
- Testimony to the Senate Education and Health and Human Services Committees regarding the pandemic
CTE Issues
Education Reform Issues
- Testimony to the Senate Education Committee presented by Lena Hannah
- Testimony to the Senate Education Committee presented by Thomas Seidenberger Ed D
- Letter to the Senate Education Committee supporting Senate Bill 73 (mandate waivers), Senate Bill 351 (Community Engaged Schools for Success pilot), House Bill 365 (updating School Code terminology) and House Bill 412 (substitute teachers)
Employment/Personnel Issues
- Letter to the House Education Committee supporting HB 412 addressing substitute teachers, and HB 365 removing derogatory terms from the School Code
- Letter to the Senate Education Committee supporting SB 381 permanently allowing student teachers to serve as substitutes, and SB 224 regarding out-of-state teacher certification reciprocity
Federal Assessment Waiver
School Boards
- Letter to the Senate Education Committee opposing Senate Bill 527 that contains unrestricted expansion of the EITC and OSTC programs through the use of an “automatic escalator.”
- Letter to the House State Government Committee opposing House Bill 2093 eliminating the ability of school boards candidates to cross-file nomination petitions.
- Letter to the House Local Government Committee supporting HB 2148 regarding advertising requirements
- Letter to the Senate opposing HB 1660 limiting school board emergency powers
- Letter to the House of Representatives opposing HB 1332 requiring districts to publish curriculum
- Letter to the Senate State Government Committee supporting Right-to-Know Law reforms under SB 312 and SB 552
- Joint testimony to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee from PSBA and local government associations regarding SB 310, creating a state Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Testimony to the House Local Government Committee supporting HB 955, flexibility in legal advertising requirements, presented by Jennifer Pesanka
- Letter to the House Education Committee regarding HB 1892 (charter payment reconciliation; support), HB 1865 (charter expansion; oppose), HB 1332 (requires districts to publish curriculum; concerns) and HB 1642 (expands tax credit program for economically disadvantaged schools; concerns)
Student Issues
Taxation Issues
Vouchers
- Joint letter to the Senate Education Committee from Pennsylvanians Opposed to Vouchers opposing SB 733
- Joint letter to the House of Representatives from Pennsylvanians Opposed to Vouchers opposing HB 1254
- Letter to the House of Representatives opposing HB 1254