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We're BASD parents who love our public schools—and want them fairly funded by the state of PA. Join us in our fight for equitable, empowering education for all.
Bethlehem, PA
Joined October 2017
TONIGHT! Join us at the BASD Ed Center (1516 Sycamore) at 7:30 pm to hear from state legislators on the state of BASD funding and how current budget negotiations could affect your student. See you there!
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JOIN US in Harrisburg on May 13 to advocate for your children's education. They only get one chance at each grade, and they deserve the $ the state is STILL shortchanging them. @BethlehemAreaSD
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Thank you for your participation in advocating for the legislative support public education is constitutionally entitled to here in PA. If you are interested in meeting with elected BASD representa...
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Have you seen today's @mcall coverage on school districts bracing for federal funding cuts? Our teachers and administrators do so much—we can't let them fight this fight alone. Join us tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 at the Education Center (1516 Sycamore St.) https://t.co/W8b3R0x0YY
mcall.com
School districts already facing the expiration of pandemic relief funds are now debating how potential federal funding cuts could complicate their efforts to maintain services, including resources …
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If you're a @BethlehemAreaSD parent who wants to make sure your kid's education stays funded, this is a crucial moment. Please join us THIS Thursday, 2/27, at 7:30pm at the BASD Education Center (1516 Sycamore) for a meeting discussing spring advocacy opportunities.
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Tonight!
.@BethlehemAreaSD parents, if you feel activated but don't know where to go with the energy, 🙋🏻 we have a place for you. Your kid only gets one shot at a fairly-funded education. Join us this Thursday to make sure they get it.
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.@BethlehemAreaSD parents, if you feel activated but don't know where to go with the energy, 🙋🏻 we have a place for you. Your kid only gets one shot at a fairly-funded education. Join us this Thursday to make sure they get it.
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When the state funds schools fairly, kids get more of what they need.
The Wilkes-Barre Area School District is using nearly $14.2 million in additional state funding to proceed with hiring 42 teachers, 20 full-time teaching assistants and 12 part-time teaching associates. #InvestmentPays #PABudget
https://t.co/dbfD2bP2YU
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Billionaires and special interest groups who want to gut BASD schools think 2025 is going to be their year. We think it's gonna be ours. Come join us.
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Do you like paying higher taxes AND seeing your kids’ schools suffer? Then you’ll love dismantling the Department of Education
mcall.com
Opinion: If the Department of Education goes away, our taxes will spike. As schools scramble to adjust to the evaporation of a longtime funding source, our taxes will spike again. And again. And ag…
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Don’t miss #6 in this thread 🤯
How is it that vouchers take money from public schools? Isn't it just the tax dollars following the student? A quick 🧵 on how vouchers are a reverse Robin Hood setup (they rob from the poorer to give to the richer) This will be Indiana specific but applicable to all states 1/
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A fabulous turnout for our Back to School Bash! Many thanks to 2️⃣0️⃣ of our Community Partners who came in support of our @NEMScommunity @BethlehemAreaSD @CISEasternPA @NPPEdFund @HCLV_ @ArtsQuest @CHCLehighValley @paBAPL @Shanthi_Project @ItsWholecare @mystlukes @basdproudparent
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Instead of focusing on vouchers, our atty @Dan_UA said, lawmakers should pass the House bill for transformative public school funding. “We are at a moment here where we can actually begin to turn the corner in our public education system.”
post-gazette.com
The debate over school vouchers, which held up last year’s state budget, is back. And this year’s disagreement, with input from Pennsylvania...
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.@BethlehemAreaSD School Directors support HB 2370 to #FinishTheJob of establishing fair school funding.
Breakthrough! The PA House has just passed HB 2370, a groundbreaking bill addressing the inequitable (and unconstitutional) system for school funding in Pennsylvania. It was a bipartisan vote, 107-94. The stage shifts to the Senate! https://t.co/UNs2jjxw8U
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Let’s bring this home—call these state senators at the number below to make sure every @BethlehemAreaSD student gets the dollars they need next year.
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Every dollar for every kid every school year. Thanks @basdjacksilva!
Thank you to @basdproudparent for their strong support of the @BethlehemAreaSD and all school districts in 2023-2024! #BASDproud
#BASDcommunity @EdVotersPA
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Guest column: You’re paying for cyber charter schools — you deserve to know where your money goes https://t.co/FroPMPXK7s
@PottstownNews @pottstownschool @lfeinberg @NorristownASD @PGSDSuper @pafairfunding @Sen_Pennycuick @childrenfirstpa @edlawcenterpa @basdproudparent
pottsmerc.com
My bill would set a standard tuition rate statewide with reasonable increases tied to local taxes, ban advertising at public events, require charters to live up to the same transparency standards a…
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Let's get this done. #FundPAPublicSchools
The Basic Education Funding Commission has provided a roadmap. Finishing the job requires adopting the governor's proposed budget and the commission's full 7-year funding plan! #FundPAPublicSchools
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Princeton Study: Private school tuitions rise after state voucher rollout: “The promise of more access to private education that school vouchers were supposed to provide, is pretty much being negated by schools raising tuition.”
kcrg.com
Depending on the model, the research showed an over 20% increase.
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Just a quick reminder, in light of #BrownAt70: Public schools are the only schools who must commit to serving and welcoming all. https://t.co/5p6ySXIJYo
19thnews.org
After Brown v. Board, White families pulled their kids out of Pasadena’s public schools. Decades have passed, and neighborhood parents are still working toward integration.
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