Another PA Secretary of Education prematurely departs Sharon Sedlar | December 5, 2024 PA Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid Mumin has announced that he will be resigning effective this month. Before him were picks from the Governor Wolf administration; Pedro Rivera and Noe Ortega. Like many parents – especially those happy with K-12 education for […]
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Who likes tax credits? November 26, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar During this month of November, we’ve been talking a lot about PA K-12 Scholarship programs – what they are, why we need them, how they work, and how they’re beneficial for students across Pennsylvania. We’ve covered these programs from a policy, parent, scholarship organization, and fiscal perspective.
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How do the EITC/OSTC programs help? (and can it help your child?) November 7, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar In Pennsylvania, 90,000 students this past year benefited from two tax-credit scholarship programs – the Educational Improvement Tax Credit and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit programs. The Educational Improvement Tax Credit program was enacted in 2001, and offers tax
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Do you know your rights? October 31, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar It’s rewarding to be a parent – and exhausting. Families navigate so much every single day: what’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner; where the kids’ after school sports and clubs are; how much homework do the kids have; make sure the kids take their
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We think it’s the truth (until we find out it’s not) October 17, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar In speaking with people out and about, there are two typical comments made about “school choice.” Typically, the first comment is that those in support of school choice are only looking to “pay for their private schools.” When
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Iron Man, Captain America, Batman, or Hulk? September 5, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar What do you do when something in life throws you off balance? Is your response more like Iron Man, Captain America, or Batman? For me if it is something to do with my kids, I put my head down and barrel through
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Perspective is critical Sharon Sedlar | August 15, 2024 Parents from all educational models come to us for information and support. As of late a focus on cyber charters, homeschooling, and special education has been particularly prominent. Why? Because those are the parents reaching out, typically because their child’s futures are being jeopardized in some
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No “If onlys” in education July 25, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar Parenthood is frought with “if onlys.” “If only….I was better prepared…I brought that extra shirt…I was closer to the swingset…I didn’t forget the juiceboxes.” As our kids age, the “If onlys” get more critical and pertain to physical, emotional, and psychological needs. There are
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YOUR stories change lives July 3, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar About 6 weeks ago, a parent saw information about PaFEC online and reached out. “Please help me” was the subject line of their email. Over the next few weeks, we worked with this family to help overcome extreme, life-altering circumstances: medical concerns, IEP mismanagement, district
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What do they have in common? 🎵 Jay-Z 🎵📜 Legislative Council 📜🎒 Christian Homeschoolers 🎒 June 20, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar I get to go to some pretty cool events and meet amazing people in my travels for PaFEC. Just last week we were honored to attend the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Education Academy, stop by at Jay-Z’s Ford Pal Education
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