July 2024 Week ending July 27th, 2024 Start a Microschool – “The Face of Education Can be Yours” “MORGAN: Why Cyber Charters Must Exist – A Student Perspective” “LANGAN: Special Needs Students Thrive in Cyber Charters” “Black and Latino Swing State Voters Sound Off!” “SEDLAR: A Parent Begs for FAPE in Special Education” Week ending July 20th, 2024 “The GOP platform calls for ‘universal school choice.’ What would that mean for students?” “School code dictates how billions in Pa. education funds are spent” “Shapiro Failed on School Choice—Again. There’s Hope Despite Him” “Launch of ExcelinEd’s Early Literacy Coaching Modules: Empowering Educators for Success in the Classroom” Week ending July 13th, 2024 “Budget sends $500M more to Pa.’s poorest schools, falling short of what some say is needed” “PA lawmakers reach deal on $47 billion budget, $600 million in new education spending” “Guy Ciarrocchi: Teachers’ union president is just another political boss” “Black and Latino Swing State Voters Sound Off!” “One week late, Pa. lawmakers are in the ‘red zone’ of finalizing the state budget — and creating a new funding system” House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda – Parental Notification of Bullying in Schools (Former HB 2488) “Pa. House keeps budget committee meeting open until wee hours of morning” Week ending July 6th, 2024 “Senate Passes Aument Bill Limiting Smartphone Use in Schools” Senate Bill 1280 Information “Treasurer Moore Announces Hope Scholarship to Expand to All West Virginia School Children in Coming Years” “Children Continue to Slip Through the Cracks” “The cost of state hold harmless policies in K-12 education” “State Senate schedules sessions through Sunday to pass overdue budget” “Pa. missed its budget deadline. What’s next?”