Come Talk With Me About "Choice"
If you are in the NW PA area, I'm inviting you to join me for an evening explainer about school choice.
The school choice world is complicated' even as "choice" policies have spread, the language and technicalities of the school choice biz have become the kind of maze that is mainly understood by folks who spend their days reading through the laws and the bills and the policy discussions. You know-- people like retired teachers who write about education.
There are so many issues in the wind, from federal vouchers to education savings accounts to the prospect of religious charter schools to (in the case of our state) the annual attempt to pass a new voucher bill (a scary prospect in a state with a Democratic governor who is voucher-friendly).
So in a couple of weeks, I'll be whipping out some slides and trying to make it all make sense to the average human being who is doing more than swimming in education policy all day.
If you're in the neighborhood, I'll be in the meeting room at the Oil City Public Library on Thursday, March 27, at 6:00 PM. Admission is free and I would be delighted to see you there.
Hi, I live in NH grew up in NE PA. I am a fan. I taught for 35 years then ran for NH Rep. office and served on the education committee for 10. I lost my last election by 17 votes. But, I’m not giving up. A group of us sponsored petition warrants on our local town ballots. We urged accountability for taxpayer dollars as our clear message. Even though people in communities supported our warrant, the republicans lead by NH’s Free State Project ( check it out https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-new-hampshire-an-nbc10-boston-original/2920007/) expanded school vouchers in the budget. They Have been pushing school choice at the same time saying they are slaves to paying for public education , government school program and the teachers unions. NH has the lowest state contribution to public education and towns are stuck with 70% of the costs. We have been talking about creating town halls in the Red towns and areas to discuss the school choice scam. I’d love to zoom into your meeting or get a video online if possible. Linda Tanner reptanner@gmail.com