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Session Spotlight :: November 17, 2023
Working to improve Pennsylvania’s addiction recovery system, supporting students and their mental health, and approving state funding for Lincoln, Penn State, Pitt, & Temple: these are just a few of the many things PA Senate Democrats have done this week at the Capitol. Learn more in this week’s Session Spotlight.
Policy Committee Hearing: A.I. and Its Impact on the Commonwealth
Basic Education Funding Commission Hearing
Panel of Brick-and-Mortar Charter Schools
- Ryan Schumm, Executive Officer, Charter Choices
- Debi Durso, Member of Philadelphia Charters for Excellence Policy Committee and CEO/Principal of Green Woods Charter School
- Dr. Tina Chekan, CEO, Propel Charter Schools Â
Panel of Cyber Charter Schools
- Jane Swan, CEO, Reach Cyber Charter School
- Dr. Richard Jensen, CEO, Agora Cyber Charter School
- Mark Allen, CEO, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (PALCS)
Panel Three
- Dr. Adam Oldham, LPC, NCSC, High School Counselor, Pennsylvania Coalition of Student Services Associations
- Christi Buker, CAE, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Library Association
- Angela Marks, Founder, Reading Allowed
- Susan DeJarnatt, Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law (Zoom)
Additional Testimony
Senator Costa Discusses the 2023-24 School Code Bill (HB 301)
Mental Health Day at the Capitol
Session Proceedings :: November 14, 2023
CeaseFire PA Calls for Gun Safety Legislation
Basic Education Funding Commission Hearing
Panel #1:
- Mr. Aaron Chapin, PSEA President
- Mr. Mark Price, PSEA, Director of School Funding
- Mr. Sidney M. Clark, PCSBA
- Business Manager/Board Secretary for Shanksville-Stonycreek SD;
- Somerset County TCC ChairPerson;
- and Mid-State PASBO Secretary/Treasurer
Panel#2:
Basic Education Funding Commission Hearing
Alex Halper, Vice President, Government Affairs, PA Chamber of Business and Industry
Nathan Benefield, Senior Vice President, Commonwealth Foundation
The School Property Tax Elimination Working Group