Rep. Rabb to host Policy Committee hearing on fair school funding Wednesday in Philadelphia

Policy Committee    January 18, 2019 | 5:08 PM PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 – State Rep. Chris Rabb, D-Phila., will host a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing to discuss the moral implications and practical solutions to addressing Pennsylvania’s ranking as the worse state in the U.S. on public education funding equity. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the Eleanor C. Emlen School, 6501 Chew Ave., Philadelphia. The media and public are invited to attend. He will be joined by state legislators from across the ...

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Equity First and The Citizens for Fair School Funding Say No Overfunded School District Should Get New Money This Budget Year

For Immediate Release: Contact: Rebecca Kann 717.975.7430 Rebecca@LewisStrategic.com Equity First and The Citizens for Fair School Funding Say No Overfunded School District Should Get New Money This Budget Year  Group Pushing  2018 #CivilFundingWar Battle Plan to End School Funding Discrimination (Harrisburg, PA) – March 13, 2018 – Equity First and The Citizens for Fair School Funding recently declared #CivilFundingWar on Pennsylvania school funding and shared its 2018 battle plan. The group is recruiting Pennsylvania volunteers for 6-month enlistme...

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Shelly Lipscomb Echeverria Named Managing Director, Equity First

For Immediate Release: ontact: Rebecca Kann Rebecca@LewisStrategic.com 717.975.7430 Shelly Lipscomb Echeverria Named Managing Director, Equity First (Harrisburg, PA) – March 8, 2018 – The Citizens for Fair School Funding (“Equity First”) is pleased to announce Shelly Lipscomb Echeverria has been named Managing Director of Equity First! Shelly is an artist, lifelong community crusader and former legislative staff member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. “I’ve had the honor of knowing Shelly her whole life and she’s been fighting against ...

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Join the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the #CivilFundingWar

As a Pennsylvania Volunteer in the #CivilFundingWar, here’s what volunteers need to do to help: Share the information with friends, neighbors and coworkers. That means forward emails to them and pass along any literature you pick up from our meetings. Invite 10 people to attend upcoming meetings. Upcoming meeting dates: March 22, April 16 and April 30, 2018 – all at 5:30 p.m. in Harrisburg at St. Paul's Episcopalian Church. Attend the upcoming meetings. RSVP on our Facebook Page, or just show up. Join our mailing list by clicking here. Like us on ...

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DECLARATION OF #CIVILFUNDINGWAR

Citizens for Fair School Funding “Equity First” Media Contact: Equity First 717.975.7430 Info@SupportEquityFirst.org | @EquityFirstOrg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2018   DECLARATION OF #CIVILFUNDINGWAR Harrisburg School District is Underfunded by $31.77 Million Every Year in Basic and Special Education Funding (Harrisburg, PA) – March 1, 2018 – The Citizens for Fair School Funding declared funding war on Pennsylvania school funding and shared its 2018 battle plan at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Harrisburg with a large group of community ...

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