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=media type="custom" key="9322926"= media type="custom" key="9322928" = = = = = There was a TOWN MEETING on Thursday, 5/5/11, from 7 - 9 p.m. in McKeesport High School's Auditorium. This was a meeting for the SV, West Mifflin, and McKeesport area but people attended from all over! State Reps. Readshaw, Gergely, and Kortz were there as well as State Sens. Costa and Brewster. There was also a march at 6:15 p.m. from Renzie Park to the high school before the rally truly began. = = RALLY FOR OUR CHILDRENS-1.pages =

= March leading to the rally and an interview with Steven Singer by a Harrisburg news station. = media type="youtube" key="vr5-DbdNXko" height="390" width="640" = Video provided by Barry Specter. =

= T.E.A.C.H. Chairperson Jill Fleming-Salopek and Web Organizer Steven Singer speak at the Rally in the Valley! =

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=Video provided by Barry Specter.=

=Town Hall Meeting= =Rally in the Valley S.O.S.= =McKeesport Area High School= =May 5, 2011= =(7 – 9 PM)= = = = = = = = = =Opening Remarks Rep. Marc Gergely and Rep. Bill Kortz 7:00PM= = = = = =State Budget cuts/ impacts Reps. Gergely, Kortz, Markosek, Readshaw 7:10PM= = = = = =Budget & SB 1 update Sen. Jay Costa, Sen. Jim Brewster 7:25PM= = = = = =REMARKS Dr. Linda Croushore, Consortium for Public Education 7:40PM= = = = = = T.E.A.C.H. Group Jill Fleming-Salopek and Steve Singer = =REMARKS State and Local Teacher Union 7:50PM= = = = = = = =REMARKS Local School Districts 8:00PM= =Dr. Timothy Gabauer – Superintendent of McKeesport= =Dr. William Kinavey – Superintendent of Steel Valley= = = = = =REMARKS Higher Education 8:15PM= =Dr. Curtiss Porter, Chancellor - Penn State Greater Allegheny= =Mr. Paul Supowitz, Vice-Chancellor - Pitt Governmental Affairs= = = = = =Action Items What You Can Do! 8:25PM= = = = = =Questions & Answers General Public 8:30PM=

= At the meeting, several key handouts were given to help Pennsylvania residents fight Gov. Corbett's proposed budget cuts to education and union busting measures. They are available, below: =

= HANDOUTS = = Action Items = =Republican Legislators= =Revenue Streams=

= VIEW THE POWERPOINT PRESENATIONS: =

=T.E.A.C.H. Powerpoint=

= = =Town Hall Budget Powerpoint=

= = =View a quick [|clip] of KDKA news coverage of the rally.=

= GOP Legislators Say New Proposal Heeds Education Funding Concern = = McKeesport Rally Urges State Funding for Schools =

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