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Category Archives: School Reform
Parents Should Have the Choice – Part 2
School choice would not only give parents their rightful prerogative to move their child out of a school that fails to meet their educational expectations; even more fundamentally, school choice would allow parents to choose a school that reflects the … Continue reading
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Parents Should Have the Choice
Public education is particularly failing those students in the worst performing schools. As documented by the Commonwealth Foundation and on their OpenPAgov.org website, a treasure trove of public education information, 82,000 PA students are enrolled in 143 public schools that … Continue reading
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The Suburban Contract: Not a Step Forward, Just a Smaller Step Back
YS 2010 tax delinquencies have reached an all-time high of $650,000 or 4x the 2009 delinquencies and 40 times the 2008 number. More disturbing, 20 properties in the YS district have been seized by the county and are up for … Continue reading
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YSCFRG: Where We Came From and Where We Are Going
Despite being accused of trying to destroy children’s education, for me this is all about our children’s futures. I entered the political fray as a result of my consternation with the passage of Obamacare, the resultant expansion of the preexisting … Continue reading
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Now the Hard Work Begins
While the YS school board has agreed to forgo applying for property tax rate exceptions, we must continue to resist further property tax increases. Not only have taxes risen 43% in inflation adjusted dollars over the last 10 years, but 11th grade … Continue reading
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