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= House rejects Gov. Corbett’s education “reform” package. =



= **Gov. Corbett's education "reform" bill was defeated in the House by a vote of 105-90. Here are the votes:** =

= ** YES - 90 ** =

=Adolph(R); Aument(R); Barrar(R); Bear(R); Benninghoff(R); Bloom(R); Christiana(R); Cox(R); Creighton(R); Culver(R); Cutler(R); Davidson(D); Day(R); Delozier(R); Denlinger(R); Dunbar(R); Ellis(R); Emrick(R); Evankovich(R); Evans, D(D); Everett(R); Farry(R); Gabler(R); Gillen(R); Gingrich(R); Godshall(R); Grell(R); Hackett(R); Hahn(R); Harhart(R); Harper(R); Harris(R); Heffley(R); Helm(R); Hennessey(R); Hickernell(R); Hutchinson(R); Kampf(R); Kauffman(R); Keller, F(R); Keller, W(D); Killion(R); Knowles(R); Krieger(R); Lawrence(R); Maher(R); Major(R); Maloney(R); Marshall(R); Marsico(R); Masser(R); Metcalfe(R); Metzgar(R); Micozzie(R); Moul(R); Murt(R); Mustio(R); Oberlander(R); Payne(R); Perry(R); Petri(R); Pickett(R); Pyle(R); Quigley(R); Quinn(R); Rapp(R); Reed(R); Reese(R); Reichley(R); Roae(R); Rock(R); Ross(R); Saccone(R); Saylor(R); Schroder(R); Smith, S(R); Sonney(R); Stephens(R); Stevenson(R); Swanger(R); Tallman(R); Taylor(R); Tobash(R); Toepel(R); Truitt(R); Turzai(R); Vereb(R); Vulakovich(R); Watson(R); Wheatley(D)=

= ** NO - 105 ** =

=Baker, M(R); Barbin(D); Bishop(D); Boback(R); Boyle, B(D); Boyle, K(D); Bradford(D); Brennan(D); Briggs(D); Brown, R(R); Brown, V(D); Brownlee(D); Burns(D); Buxton(D); Caltagirone(D); Carroll(D); Causer(R); Clymer(R); Cohen(D); Conklin(D); Costa, P(D); Cruz(D); Curry(D); Daley(D); Davis(D); DeLissio(D); DeLuca(D); DePasquale(D); DeWeese(D); Deasy(D); Dermody(D); DiGirolamo(R); Donatucci(D); Fabrizio(D); Fleck(R); Frankel(D); Freeman(D); Galloway(D); Geist(R); George(D); Gerber(D); Gergely(D); Gibbons(D); Gillespie(R); Goodman(D); Grove(R); Haluska(D); Hanna(D); Harhai(D); Harkins(D); Hess(R); Hornaman(D); Johnson(D); Josephs(D); Kavulich(D); Kirkland(D); Kortz(D); Kotik(D); Kula(D); Longietti(D); Mahoney(D); Mann(D); Markosek(D); Matzie(D); McGeehan(D); Miccarelli(R); Millard(R); Miller(R); Milne(R); Mirabito(D); Mullery(D); Mundy(D); Murphy(D); Myers(D); Neuman(D); O'Brien, M(D); O'Neill(R); Parker(D); Pashinski(D); Peifer(R); Petrarca(D); Preston(D); Ravenstahl(D); Readshaw(D); Roebuck(D); Sabatina(D); Sainato(D); Samuelson(D); Santarsiero(D); Santoni(D); Scavello(R); Shapiro(D); Smith, K(D); Smith, M(D); Staback(D); Stern(R); Sturla(D); Thomas(D); Toohil(R); Vitali(D); Wagner(D); Waters(D); White, J(D); Williams, J(D); Youngblood(D)=

= ** ABSENT - 8 ** =

=Boyd(R); Brooks(R); Costa, D(D); Evans, J(R); Keller, M(R); O'Brien, D(R); Payton, Jr.(D); Simmons(R)=

= Anyone who wants to do something positive for public education should contact those elected officials who voted "no" and thank them. Tell all of the others we expect them to do the right thing in the future. We MUST let them know that "the people" are watching! =

=-Jill Fleming-Salopek= =TEACH Co-Founder=

= We also need to let those legislators who voted in favor of the governor's "reform" package how disappointed we are in them. Please take 5 minutes of your time to show these reps your disappointment of their stance on Public Education and the future of our children. Hopefully, we can put enough heat on them to change their minds. =

=Here is a copy of the email addresses of the representatives that voted yes for A7732. The message that follows is a pre-drafted letter from Susan Gobreski, Education Voters. If you want to take a minute to copy and paste, we could send a message to all the (yes)voting PA Representatives rather quickly. =

=Representatives that Voted YES to A7732 =

=wadolph@pahousegop.com ; raument@pahousegop.com ; sbarrar@pahousegop.com ; jbear@pahousegop.com ; kbenninghoff@pahousegop.com ; sbloom@pahousegop.com ; jchristiana@pahousegop.com ; <span style="color: #3f52b8; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">jcox@pahousegop.com <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">; <span style="color: #3f52b8; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">tcreighton@pahousegop.com <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">; <span style="color: #3f52b8; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">lculver@pahousegop.com <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">; <span style="color: #3f52b8; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">bcutler@pahousegop.com <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 11.3333px;">; <span style="color: #3f52b8; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; 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=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Dear Legislator, = =<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">I would like to take this moment to express my disappointment in your vote for amendment A00732 regarding charter school legislation. It is __important__ that any charter school __legislation__ __support local involvement by the school district and the taxpayers__. In addition, any charter school reform legislation should __address the issues facing charter school funding__. These issues are important to me and all Pennsylvanians and unfortunately were not included in amendment A7732, in which you voted for. Please consider these concerns in future considerations of charter school legislation. =

= Like most western Pennsylvanians, I’m a born Democrat. =

= However, as the Christmas season nears, I’d like to thank a Republican - 20 of them actually. =

= I’d like to recognize the 20 Republican state Representatives who voted with House Democrats 105-90 against Gov. Corbett’s radical education “reform” package. Had it been passed, it would have further crippled our public schools still reeling from $860 million in unnecessary budget cuts. =

= This bill would have been nothing more than a taxpayer subsidy for religious, parochial and charter schools. It would have traded the unmistakable educational gains public school students are making throughout the sate for unproven or failing programs. =

= And legislators know it. =

= Constituents made their disapproval plain in hundreds of thousand of phone calls, emails, letters, protests and even public opinion polls finding more than 2/3 of Pennsylvanians against the measure. =

= Only the most tone deaf lawmakers could ignore such an outcry. It’s unfortunate that Mon-valley’s GOP representatives - Reps. Rick Saccone, George Dunbar, Eli Evankovich, Mark Mustio and Randy Vulakovich - could not hear voters’ cries. =

= Perhaps they need a more unmistakable message. This election day show these hearing impaired politicians what your voice sounds like - vote them out! =

= -Steven Singer = = TEACH Web Organizer =



= Earlier today, the House of Representatives abandoned its efforts to pass Gov. Corbett's tuition voucher pla n, siding with two-thirds of Pennsylvanians who oppose this bad policy. After considerable discussion in their Caucus, House Republicans realized there were not enough votes to pass it. =

= And, just moments ago, the House voted down a charter expansion bill, by a vote of 105-90. =

= This is a great win for our members, our kids, and our schools. =

= When Pennsylvania's public schools are still reeling from unprecedented state budget cuts, these policies are a decided step in the wrong direction. =

= Thanks to your efforts, the hard work of all PSEA members, and our friends and neighbors in our communities, we struck a significant victory for our public schools and the students who learn there. =

= In the last four weeks alone, PSEA members and community partners have spoken out, sending legislators over 50,000 emails and letters and sending over 140,000 postcards saying “we are the two-thirds” opposed to tuition vouchers. =

= We have many challenges to face in 2012, but your advocacy has defeated - for now - initiatives that pose the greatest threats to Pennsylvania's public schools. =

= Your voice was heard! =

= Thank you for your efforts, for the victory against these bad policies, and for committing to fight for our public schools next year and every year thereafter. =

= -David Taylor =



=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Looks Like Gov. Corbett ...**... =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">can bid a teary adieu to his goal of a school voucher for every kid this Christmas. =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Republicans who control the House say they're running a school-reform package tonight that includes language making it easier to form charters and an expansion of the popular **Educational Improvement Tax Credit**. =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">As for taxpayer-funded vouchers: =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">"We put together several variations and the votes just weren't there [on either side of the aisle]," **House GOP** spokesman **Steve Miskin** said tonight. =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Asked if there was a single factor that torpedoed vouchers for the year,**Miskin** said there were several, including concerns about further funding cuts for already cash-strapped school districts. =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">When he was asked whether he thought vouchers were dead for the rest of the session, **Miskin** said "Legislatively, nothing is ever dead." =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">House Majority Leader Mike Turzai had filed 3 amendments to SB 560; one that is the same as SB 1 (A7700); one that has the voucher “pilot” program, charters, and EITC (A7699); and one that has just charters and EITC (A7732). =

= · <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">These amendments would have created a new state bureaucracy and cost hundreds of millions of dollars. =

= · <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">In the wake of an $860 million education funding cut and an expected revenue shortfall, now is not the time to create a costly state mandate. Every dollar spent on a new voucher program means one less dollar for public school students. =

= · <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">These amendments are each more than 100 pages in length and have been available to the public for less than 24 hours. In fact, many legislators have not had time to read them. Rushing education “reform” legislation would lead to costly mistakes and hurt our students. =

=<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;">More information as it comes in.... =

=OFF THE FLOOR - Waiting for GovCo, Part Deux. Vouchers, education reform.= =The push stops here - Turzai says vouchers and Shale “never our issue”= =State House rejects school-voucher proposal= =Pa. lawmakers try to wrap up, tie ribbons on bills=

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=State Senate approves tuition vouchers=

=Pa. Senate to consider bill on school vouchers=

=School Voucher Bill Nearing a Senate Vote=

== = EMERGENCY! = == = = = The State Senate voted 27-22 Wednesday, 10/26/11, to fund private school tuition with money that otherwise would go to public schools. =

= The controversial bill now moves on to the House. =

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= Two-thirds of Pennsylvanians oppose vouchers, including Republicans. A vote for vouchers is a vote for higher property taxes, for more state spending, and against their constituents, so it makes sense that some Republicans in the Senate oppose them. Not to some. Ultra-right wing lobby “Citizens Alliance is running radio and TV ads that target two incumbent Republican senators, Patricia Vance of Camp Hill and Gene Yaw of Williamsport,” the //Post-Gazette// noted yesterday. “With those elections more than a year away, though, this effort seems to be aimed at diluting opposition to taxpayer-funded school vouchers. Leo Knepper, the group's executive director, told reporter Tom Barnes that vouchers are ‘only a component’ of its problems with the lawmakers. But why else fire those salvos now, as lawmakers take up Gov. Tom Corbett's school agenda?” =

= Republicans control both the Senate and the House! They've accepted millions of dollars in campaign contributions from voucher supporters like the Koch Brothers and Michelle Rhee. If they really want to, they can pass this. =

= First, Governor Corbett cut $860 million from public education. Now, instead of restoring those cuts, he's pushing legislation to drain hundreds of millions more from our schools. =

= Senate Bill 1 is the same bill we fought earlier this year - a costly, = = unproven program that two-thirds of Pennsylvanians don't want. =

= Please activate your local phone chains so that members call their state = = senators and Representatives and deliver the following message: =

= I am calling to ask Representative _to oppose SB 1 and to tell his/her  = = leaders that Pennsylvanians don't want vouchers. Our schools are still = = reeling from the Governor's $860 million in budget cuts. A costly, unproven = = and unpopular voucher plan will drain even more money from public education. = = Can I count on Representative _to oppose SB 1? Thank you. =


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= It looks like the school vouchers bill - Senate Bill 1 - may be dead. = =<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Senate Bill 1 appears to have hit a significant roadblock in the Senate. Despite pressure from interest groups funded by a small handful of billionaires, the bill does not have adequate support to pass in the Senate at this time. =

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: serif; font-size: 160%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi indicates that the issue of school choice will likely be pushed to the fall. =

=<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> In large part, this is due to YOUR advocacy. Whether you sent emails, letters, made phone calls or personal visits, your voice made a difference. =

=<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The House of Representatives, which has not voiced support for SB 1, last week voted on House Bill 1330< __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ee; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">@http://listserv01.psea.org/trk/click?ref=ztdu81631_0-281x31a9x1981& __ <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">>, which would expand the current Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC). Originally establis = =<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">hed over a decade ago, the EITC program provides tax credits to businesses that provide funding to scholarship organizations and/or innovative educational programs in public schools. HB 1330 would increase the EITC from $60 million to $100 million in the 2011-2012 state budget. =

=<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Even though the House passed HB 1330< __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ee; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">@http://listserv01.psea.org/trk/click?ref=ztdu81631_0-281x31a9x1981& __ <span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">> with broad bipartisan support and 190 votes, its prospects appear uncertain. Sen. Jeff Piccola (R-Dauphin) declared the bill "dead on arrival" in the Senate. Since the legislation likely will be referred to his committee, it is not anticipated that he will bring HB 1330 up for a vote. =

=<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #00ffff; font-family: serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This issue has spurred some discord between the House and Senate with House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) noting surprise at Senator Piccola's remarks. "I wouldn’t imagine the governor or anybody would be dismissive of such a significant pronouncement such as the House vote on House Bill 1330," Turzai told the media. = = = =[|Senator Brewster on School Vouchers]= =Vouchers are a Scam= = Scholarship tax credit bill clears House, lacks Senate support =

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=Plaintiffs filed a motion on 7/5/11 and 7/6/11 asking Denver District Court to prohibit the implementation of a voucher program= media type="custom" key="9977197" =The motion for preliminary injunction was filed in two lawsuits by Americans United, the American Civil Liberties Union, Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, Taxpayers for Education, and Douglas County parents.= =The motion asks the court to preserve the status quo until a ruling can be made on the constitutionality of the reallocation of $ 3 million in state funds for 500 students to attend 19 private schools, 14 of which are religious institutions. "The Colorado constitution is clear that public funds shall not be spent on religious indoctrination, yet that is exactly what the Douglas County voucher program seeks to do," said ACLU Cooperating Counsel Matt Douglas, of Arnold & Porter LLP in a statement.= =Denver Vouchers Face Preliminary Injunction Filed In Two Lawsuits=

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=__ An amended version of PA Senate Bill 1 (i.e. School Vouchers) will NOT be voted on at any foreseeable date. __= = Many feared it would pass through the senate Tuesday (4/12/11). =

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=Tea Party Gears Up For 2012 In Contentious School Voucher Fight= =Milwaukee's Voucher Program Discriminates Based On Disabilities, ACLU Says= =Not the Way to Get Voucher Votes= =Vouchers are a Scam= =[|Senator Brewster on School Vouchers]=

= Scholarship tax credit bill clears House, lacks Senate support = = Bill For Scholarship Credits Moves to State Senate = = Key Senator Says Education Tax Credit Bill DOA in Senate =

= = = Corbett Pushes School Vouchers in Washington = = Tuition Vouchers get Push =

= Despite Changes, PA Senate Voucher Plan Deeply Flawed = = Keystone State Education Coalition Letter on School Vouchers = = New Tuition Voucher Bill Back on Track for Vote Soon = = = = Sen. Piccola Says Corbett Voucher Agreement Set = = Empty Promises - Tuition Vouchers Will Cost A Lot, Accomplish Little = == =Voucher Opponents, Proponents Donated Heavily to Candidates= = = = = == = = = Shaler School Board Votes to Oppose Voucher Program =

= Do School Vouchers Really Improve Student Achievement? = = = =VOTE ON VOUCHER BILL DELAYED!!!!=

= = =Corbett Pushes School Vouchers=

=WHAT SCHOOL VOUCHER DELAY MEANS FOR YOU=

= = = Top 10 Reasons Why PA Senate Bill 1 is a Terrible Idea =

= Public Opinion Polls Show Pennsylvanians Opposed to School Vouchers =

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