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New PFT Gear Store!

Our new PFT gear store is now LIVE!  We're starting with five great items, and will be adding more as we go. The more purchases we have, the more gear we will be able to add.

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PFT President Jerry Jordan on Arrests in Harrisburg Civil Disobedience

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Update: PFT on SB1

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June 17, 2021

To: Members of the PA State Senate

From: Jerry Jordan 

Re: OPPOSITION TO SB1; Position on Amendments 

 

The PFT remains in opposition to SB1. 

No introduced amendment changes our position. However, there are many amendments that are worthy of consideration as standalone bills, and we have provided an overview of our positions below.


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Legislative Memo: Opposition to SB1

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June 14, 2021

 

To: Members of the General Assembly

From: Jerry Jordan 

Re: OPPOSITION TO SB1

 

The PFT remains in absolute opposition to SB1. 

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URGENT Action Alert: Tell Your Elected Officials to VOTE NO on Voucher & Charter Expansion

In a flurry of legislative activity, legislators in both the House and Senate have introduced a number of bills that would greatly harm public education.

TAKE ACTION TODAY: CLICK HERE TO SEND A LETTER

The language for SB1, which would expand charters AND vouchers (EITC) exponentially, was only released on Friday 6/4--but it's scheduled for a committee vote on Monday 6/7. The same goes for SB733, which would expand another form of vouchers (ESAs/EOAs) exponentially. In the House, HB1541 (EITC expansion) has been introduced. All of these bills would be devastating to public education.

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URGENT PFT Legislative Memo: Voucher & Charter Expansion

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June 4, 2021

 

To: Members of the General Assembly

From: Jerry Jordan 

Re: Updated Legislative Positions

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