Events

EPLC Public Forum – The Future of Education in PA

This is the first of three related events that are being coordinated by the Education Policy and Leadership Center.

In 2023, PA’s Commonwealth Court ruled that the state’s school funding system was unconstitutional. The Pennsylvania Project for Civic Engagement (PPCE), a project from the Committee of Seventy, is sponsoring open dialogues to collect public feedback on what our goals should be for public education as the state considers how to adjust state funding for education. Join PPCE at any of three forums in April to hear and discuss different views. This input will be shared with lawmakers. Register at bit.ly/EduQandA. Questions? Contact Harris Sokoloff at harrisjsok@gmail.com. This event is being coordinated by the Education Policy and Leadership Center.

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