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The Janus case is a blatantly political and well-funded plot to use the highest court in the land to further rig the economic rules against everyday working people. The billionaire CEOs and corporate interests behind this case, and the politicians who do their bidding, have teamed up to deliver yet another attack on working people by striking at the freedom to come together in strong unions. The forces behind this case know that by joining together in strong unions, working people are able to win the power and voice they need to level the economic and political playing field.

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AFT Pennsylvania President Ted Kirsch released the following statement about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision to hear the school funding equity case. In a news release, Kirsch called it a win for students, parents and the commonwealth. A Commonwealth Court had rejected the case by six school districts, parents and organizations. Read Ted's comments.


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A mid-state senator plans to push a bill authorizing education savings accounts, which are the latest iteration of school tuition vouchers. AFTPA President Ted Kirsch released a statement opposing this failed privatization strategy.  “Let’s not waste time going down this road again – when 20-years of research has shown privatization schemes such as these fail to raise student achievement," Kirsch said. "All students and communities deserve good, neighborhood public schools with the resources to address children’s needs. That’s where we should focus our attention and invest our tax dollars.”

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FOSCEP now has it's own Facebook and Twitter pages. Follow all the latest FOSCEP news here:

Twitter: @FOSCEP

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foscep2382/

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2017 FOSCEP Board of Directors' Election Results

The following are your elected representitives for the FOSCEP Board of Directors, who will serve a two-year term from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2019:

  • President: No person received enough write-in votes
  • Vice President: Brett Reigh
  • Treasurer: Gerald Bennett
  • Secretary: No person received enough write-in votes
  • 2nd VP, Education: John Kashatus
  • 2nd VP, State Library: Iren Snavely
  • 2nd VP, PHMC: Curt Miner
  • 2nd VP, Corrections: Matthew McClelland
  • 2nd VP, Other Agencies: Monica Harrower
  • Director, Education: Kevin Mauro
  • Director, Education: Jeffery Magnani
  • Director
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AFT Pennsylvania opposes taxpayer-funded school vouchers, education scholarship tax credits (Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs), which are back-door vouchers that use tax breaks to subsidize private and parochial schools. Vouchers represent a false hope for a few children, while most vouchers/scholarships are used by students already attending private schools. Vouchers do not deliver better outcomes for students and leave fewer resources for public school programs that are proven to work.

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