Throughout her years in the Central York School District, Princess Gabriel never sat in a classroom where a person of color stood at the chalkboard and lectured.
It didn’t seem that strange, for the most part, she remembers. All her neighbors were white, all her friends were white the lead characters in her favorite television shows were white.
As a student, she recalls reading only a handful of books that featured nonwhite perspectives titles such as To Kill a Mockingbird or Huckleberry Finn come to mind. But even when those novels featured people of color, she realized, the books were often written by white authors who failed to portray the Black characters with depth and thoughtfulness.
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(Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
Pennsylvania distributes billions of dollars of education funding based on enrollment numbers last updated in 1991. As a result, some wealthy school districts are getting far more dollars-per-student than others in lower-income areas.
That’s one of the conclusions reached by a new report on inequities in how the commonwealth funds education, published Wednesday by the nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizens for Children and Youth.
The report focuses on Pennsylvania’s ‘hold harmless’ policy. Enacted in 1991, it bars the state from funding school districts at levels lower than the prior year. When it was implemented, districts appreciated its guarantee of predictability, making it easier for school boards to make long-term plans. Over time, as the student enrollment plummeted in some places and surged in others, it’s added to the wide inequities that exist in Pennsylvania public schools.
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Dec 20, 2020
This yearâs edition of Greater Johnstown School Districtâs annual Trojan Family Christmas event on Tuesday will look different as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Elementary teachers will travel on school buses provided by McIlwain School Bus Lines to 40 designated sites throughout the district, where they will give students gift bags filled with âeducational and health essentials, as well as some fun and food items.â
Each family has been sent notice of their designated site and time in order to reduce crowding and maintain social distancing.
Major sponsors for the event are Greater Johnstown School District employees; Greater Johnstown High School Key Club members and advisors; Nutrition Inc.; Pennsylvania Highlands Community College; University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Education Department; Sheetz; Dr. Jerry Zahorchak; Dr. Christine Dahlin; Thomas Schuster; and the Koscis family.
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