Protect Pennsylvania's future: Save PA Schools

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Let's talk about funding for PA kids and schools

• PA students are making significant progress in the classroom. 
   
• As a result of increased funding, thousands of Pennsylvania’s children are benefiting from programs aimed at increasing student achievement – the key to ensuring Pennsylvania’s future economic success. Districts are spending the new state money on reforms that research shows will achieve results for students – if those reforms are sustained. These include:
  • Tutoring and increased instructional time for over 560,000 students.
  • Advanced courses and more rigorous programs for almost 407,000 students.
  • Pre-K, full-day kindergarten, and smaller class sizes in the early grades for over 24,000 students.
    
• Governor Rendell and the General Assembly have made historic state investments in education over the past seven years, and the investments are showing real results. Our students have recently been recognized nationally for their improvement at all grade levels since 2002. But we are still a long way from having all our students reaching state and national proficiency standards.
  

Speak Out!

Tell us why you support continued investments in PA kids and schools.

Pennsylvanians are speaking out about the importance of funding public education.

Hear what they have to say.

Take Action!

Thank your legislators for increasing PA's investment in kids and schools this year. Encourage them to continue to support student achievement and our future.

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Pennsylvania Schools are Making Progress

• National study shows big gains in Pennsylvania school achievement
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  A report released in August by the Center on Education Policy shows Pennsylvania students made gains in all academic categories from 2002-08. Pennsylvania was the only state in the nation to do so. The CEP report is consistent with the findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The NAEP found that Pennsylvania is one of only six states to make significant gains in elementary school reading and math since 2005. Also, Pennsylvania was one of only 10 states to make significant gains in elementary school reading and math since 2003