News from PSBA
PSBA stays actively involved in legal and legislative developments that impact public education in the commonwealth. Our policy, legal and government affairs professionals are reglarly called upon to provide background and expertise for education stakeholders, including legislators and reporters. Filter news from our associaiton using the categories below.
More Than 90% of PA’s School Districts are Calling for Charter Reform
More than 90% of Pennsylvania’s locally elected school boards have passed a resolution calling on the General Assembly to enact meaningful charter reform, the Keystone Center for Charter Change at PSBA reported during a press conference at the state Capitol on Monday. At the event, a bipartisan group of legislators and advocates raised the need for greater accountability, increased transparency and fairer payments to charter schools for the cost of providing an education. Mandatory charter school tuition payments put a significant strain on public schools’ budgets. In the recently released 2023 State of Education report, mandatory charter school tuition payments…
2023 State of Education report released
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) is pleased to release the seventh annual State of Education report. This 48-page document highlights the many successes and challenges facing public education in Pennsylvania in an effort to ignite a collaborative and informed discussion between school leaders, policymakers, media and the public. This year’s report covers a vast array of statistics gathered from publicly available data sources, responses from a survey sent to all school district superintendents and polling of parents with school-age…
New Hope-Solebury School Board Director Inducted into PSBA Allwein Society
Liz Sheehan, a school board director at New Hope-Solebury, was inducted as the 14th member of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s (PSBA) Allwein Society. The Allwein Society is a recognition program honoring school directors who are outstanding leaders and advocates on behalf of public schools and students. This prestigious honor was created in 2011 in memory of Timothy M. Allwein, a former PSBA staff member who exemplified the integrity, dedication and commitment to advance political…
Bethlehem Area School Board Director Inducted into PSBA Allwein Society
On Monday, September 26, at the Bethlehem Area School Board meeting, Dr. Karen Beck Pooley was inducted as the 13th member of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association’s (PSBA) Allwein Society. The Allwein Society is a recognition program honoring school directors who are outstanding leaders and advocates on behalf of public schools and students. This prestigious honor was created in 2011 in memory of Timothy M. Allwein, a former PSBA staff member who exemplified the integrity, dedication…
PSBA Presents Representative Rosemary Brown with Champion of Public Education Award
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) recently presented Representative Rosemary Brown (R – Monroe/Pike) with a Champion of Public Education award. The PSBA Champion of Public Education award recognizes lawmakers for their outstanding support of traditional public schools during a two-year legislative session. This support is measured by the legislator’s voting record, bills introduced, attendance and involvement at their local districts, and efforts to work with PSBA to support public schools. “Representative Brown consistently shows support of…