Opportunities to Learn

Adequate funding is necessary – but not sufficient — for ensuring that all students have a real “opportunity to learn.” On June 2, 2009, Good Schools Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center convenedmore than 100 community leaders in Harrisburg for a summit to identify the best strategies for closing the achievement gap. In October 2009, another group of community leaders convened in western Pennsylvania.

• Is your school district investing in best practices? Click here to download a tool for surveying how well your school is doing in providing opportunities to learn for all students.
• Log on to www.schoolvictories.org to find out how advocates and organizations from around the state are organizing to pursue school reform in their communities.