Press Releases
Click the title below to read the entire press release.
Building One PA Summit signals bold first step
August 29, 2010
State education budget finalized
July 6, 2010
House passes legislation to reform special education
June 23, 2010
Good Schools PA mourns loss of a true champion
March 1, 2010
Rendell proposes continued improvements to PA schools; funding formula securely in place
February 9, 2010
Ten questions to ask about 2010-11 state state education budget
February 5, 2010
GSPA and ELC release lesson plan for students to solve education budget impasse
August 27, 2009
School funding principles should guide state education budget
June 8, 2009
State education budget update (PDF)
September 11, 2009
Taking education out of the education silo (PDF)
August 31, 2009
Good Schools Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center release lesson plan to solve budget impasse (PDF)
August 27, 2009
School funding principles should guide education budget (PDF)
June 8, 2009
Advocates deliver success stories to House Education Committee (PDF)
May 27, 2009
Senate Budget Poses Threat to Students, Schools, Communities (PDF)
May 4, 2009
Federal Stimulus Keeps Schools, State on Track to Prosperity (PDF)
March 5, 2009
Governor Rendell’s Education Plan Stays on Course (PDF)
February 4, 2009
General Assembly Enacts New State Education Formula; Counts Every Kid for the First Time in Nearly Two Decades (PDF)
July 4, 2008
New Voices Join Education Funding Debate in Pennsylvania (PDF)
June 20, 2008
Good Schools Pennsylvania hosts forum for 13th District State Senate candidates; Gauge support for education reform (PDF)
April 17, 2008
Governor Rendell recently released his proposal for basic education in the 2008-09 budget and it was anything but business-as-usual. Click here to read our summary of his proposal for a new school funding formula (PDF)
February 2008
Education Advocates Applaud State House Members for Passage of School Finance Study Commission; Urge Senate to Follow Suit (PDF)
January 16, 2008
Education Advocates Applaud House Education Committee for Action; Encourage General Assembly to Follow Suit (PDF)
December 12, 2007
Students, Parents and Education Advocates Demand Fix for Philadelphia Schools (PDF)
November 28, 2007
Education Advocates Applaud Costing-Out Study, Encourage Lawmakers to Use Study for Crafting New School Funding Formula (PDF)
November 14, 2007
Education Advocates Applaud Proposed Commission on Public School Finance (PDF)
October 17, 2007
Education Receives Its Due in Budget (PDF)
July 18, 2007
Good Schools Pennsylvania Adds New Members to its Board of Directors (PDF)
July 12, 2007
- Sandra L. Zeno, School Reform Associate, & Nicole Mace, Legal Intern, Education Law Center – Press Statement (PDF)
June 5, 2007
Local Property Tax Votes and Proposed State Education Policies Highlight Need for School Funding Reform (PDF)
May 17, 2007
National $6 Million Fund Backs Local Efforts to Organize Communities Around Public Education Reform (PDF)
May 17, 2007
Good Schools Pennsylvania Announces the Winners in the Statewide Essay Contest (PDF)
May 4, 2007
A look at Rendell’s 2007-08 Education Budget (PDF)
February 7, 2007
State Board of Education Shares Details for Education Cost-Study Process (PDF)
January 31, 2007
To view press releases prior to 2007 click here.
Call Janis Risch, Executive Director, at (215) 332-2700 or email janis@goodschoolspa.org with questions.
format and can only be opened through Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, please click here and download it for free.