As Catholics, we are called to be conscientious citizens. We must take an active role in the public policy debate by speaking out to defend the dignity and rights of all.The PCC invites you to …
News for Advocates of Catholic Education in Pennsylvania – February 22, 2010
NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE 2010-2011 EDUCATION BUDGET
This month, all the talk in Harrisburg is about Governor Rendell’s proposed 2010-2011 state …
According to a report from the Catholic News Service, the latest Vatican statistics show a slight increase in Catholics as a percentage of the world’s population, and a slow but steady rise in the number …
The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference has been contacted regarding an urgent federal
education matter. The U.S. House of Representatives could vote soon on legislation
governing elements of a school’s disciplinary policy and practice.
Thank you for all your support of the ACE-PA advocacy network. ACE-PA is one of the most important tools we have to influence public policy. With your participation, we can truly change Catholic …
Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration that focuses attention on the good work done by the nation’s Catholic schools. The week will be observed Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2010.
The theme for this year’s …
You’ve come a long way, baby.
This old slogan offers appropriate words for school choice advocates in Pennsylvania. The REACH Alliance, Pennsylvania’s leading advocacy organization for parental choice in education recently honored some of its heroes. …
Pennsylvania’s 2009 state budget impasse is over; the result is good news and bad news for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.
First, the good news. Thanks to the leadership of Senator Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin …
On Friday evening, October 9, 2009, Governor Ed Rendell signed a $27.8 billion budget that was 101 days overdue. The plan spends $500 million less than last year and does not include any broad-based tax …
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1531 that proposes deep cuts to Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Low-income students who rely on the EITC scholarships to attend non-public schools will be short-changed …
