Comments on: Form Parents Across America chapters and affiliates http://parentsacrossamerica.org Fri, 17 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: May Dooley http://parentsacrossamerica.org/form-a-parents-across-america-chapter-or-affiliate/comment-page-1/#comment-390 May Dooley Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:03:59 +0000 http://parentsacrossamerica.org/#comment-390 Announcement: A voucher debate is scheduled for 10/26 at 7 pm at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg. We have a lovely flyer for it. If someone would like to email me, I will be happy to forward a copy. Meanwhile, here is the script from the flyer: School Vouchers… Necessary education reform? Or The destruction of Public education? Get Informed! Join the Conversation! Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:00 PM This fall, the PA Legislature will debate SB1. This bill, if approved by the PA House and Senate and signed by the Governor, would establish a voucher program in Pennsylvania. An educational voucher program is a system through which some parents are given a tuition certificate, funded by tax dollars, which may be used to pay for all or part of the tuition for a child to attend a participating public, private or religious school. YOU DECIDE!!! Debate Panel Otto V. Banks, Executive Director REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through CHoice) Dr. Jill Sunday Bartoli, Ph.D. Elizabethtown College Matthew J. Brouillette Commonwealth Foundation Dr. Joan Duvall-Flynn, Ed.D. NAACP Senator Mike Folmer (R) PA Senate District 48 Andrew (Andy) Hoover ACLU of PA Dick Komer, Esq. Institute of Justice Dr. Timothy Slekar, Ph.D. Penn State, Altoona Campus The debate will be moderated by Scott Gilbert. Moral Issues Series Unitarian Church of Harrisburg 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17113 717.564.4761 Child Care Provided Announcement: A voucher debate is scheduled for 10/26 at 7 pm at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg. We have a lovely flyer for it. If someone would like to email me, I will be happy to forward a copy. Meanwhile, here is the script from the flyer:

School Vouchers…
Necessary education reform?
Or
The destruction of
Public education?
Get Informed!
Join the Conversation!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
7:00 PM
This fall, the PA Legislature will debate SB1.
This bill, if approved by the PA House and Senate and signed by the Governor, would establish a voucher program in Pennsylvania.
An educational voucher program is a system through which some parents are given a tuition certificate, funded by tax dollars, which may be used to pay for all or part of the tuition for a child to attend a participating public, private or religious school.
YOU
DECIDE!!!

Debate Panel
Otto V. Banks, Executive Director
REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through CHoice)
Dr. Jill Sunday Bartoli, Ph.D.
Elizabethtown College
Matthew J. Brouillette
Commonwealth Foundation
Dr. Joan Duvall-Flynn, Ed.D.
NAACP
Senator Mike Folmer (R)
PA Senate District 48
Andrew (Andy) Hoover
ACLU of PA
Dick Komer, Esq.
Institute of Justice
Dr. Timothy Slekar, Ph.D.
Penn State, Altoona Campus
The debate will be moderated by Scott Gilbert.
Moral Issues Series
Unitarian Church of Harrisburg
1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17113
717.564.4761
Child Care Provided

]]> By: Elly Faden http://parentsacrossamerica.org/form-a-parents-across-america-chapter-or-affiliate/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Elly Faden Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:45:55 +0000 http://parentsacrossamerica.org/#comment-389 One way parents can get involved is to form technology-guidance committees at their schools. Overlooked is the fact that many schools can save money with innovative (and often free) Web 2.0 tools. Teachers are learning how to use them, but schools must provide proper platforms for students and teachers to use technology efficiently. I am organizing parent-teacher-technology groups with free templates and support (my background is in high tech and I am now credentialed). See this page, and please consider joining: http://schoodl.com/parent-teacher-learning-network/ Thanks One way parents can get involved is to form technology-guidance committees at their schools. Overlooked is the fact that many schools can save money with innovative (and often free) Web 2.0 tools. Teachers are learning how to use them, but schools must provide proper platforms for students and teachers to use technology efficiently. I am organizing parent-teacher-technology groups with free templates and support (my background is in high tech and I am now credentialed). See this page, and please consider joining: http://schoodl.com/parent-teacher-learning-network/ Thanks

]]> By: Margie Garcia http://parentsacrossamerica.org/form-a-parents-across-america-chapter-or-affiliate/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Margie Garcia Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:26:43 +0000 http://parentsacrossamerica.org/#comment-388 We just launched a new publication to assist us grant public school wish list. Join us to spread the word and seeking collaboration with all companies to make this happen. We want to help anyway we can! Contact Margie Garcia 1.800.530.2858 or email info@kidsentertainmentmagazine.com We just launched a new publication to assist us grant public school wish list. Join us to spread the word and seeking collaboration with all companies to make this happen. We want to help anyway we can! Contact Margie Garcia
1.800.530.2858 or email info@kidsentertainmentmagazine.com

]]> By: Susan Williams http://parentsacrossamerica.org/form-a-parents-across-america-chapter-or-affiliate/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Susan Williams Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:45:15 +0000 http://parentsacrossamerica.org/#comment-387 Hi there, I have been talking with many parents, teachers, coworkers, etc. for years about concerns with our public schools that just keep on growing. My daughter is in kindergarten and I'd like a forum to feel I'm productively making things better for her rather than waiting around for someone else to do it. I'd like to look into starting a PAA chapter in Central NY. The closest one to us is in Rochester which is almost 2 hours away. I have gauged interest locally and will not be alone in this. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks so much! - Susan Williams Hi there,

I have been talking with many parents, teachers, coworkers, etc. for years about concerns with our public schools that just keep on growing. My daughter is in kindergarten and I’d like a forum to feel I’m productively making things better for her rather than waiting around for someone else to do it. I’d like to look into starting a PAA chapter in Central NY. The closest one to us is in Rochester which is almost 2 hours away. I have gauged interest locally and will not be alone in this. Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks so much!

- Susan Williams

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