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BASD Proud Parents @basdproudparent

We're BASD parents who love our public schools—and want them fairly funded by the state of PA. Join us in our fight for equitable, empowering education for all.

Joined October 2017
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TONIGHT! Join us at the BASD Ed Center (1516 Sycamore) at 7:30 pm to hear from state legislators on the state of BASD funding and how current budget negotiations could affect your student. See you there!
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JOIN US in Harrisburg on May 13 to advocate for your children's education. They only get one chance at each grade, and they deserve the $ the state is STILL shortchanging them. @BethlehemAreaSD docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q_8…

BASD Proud Parents 2025 Advocacy in Harrisburg

Thank you for your participation in advocating for the legislative support public education is constitutionally entitled to here in PA. If you are interested in meeting with elected BASD representa...

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Have you seen today's @mcall coverage on school districts bracing for federal funding cuts? Our teachers and administrators do so much—we can't let them fight this fight alone. Join us tonight from 7:30 to 8:30 at the Education Center (1516 Sycamore St.) shorturl.at/h9gd2

‘Prepare for the worst, hope for the best’: Lehigh Valley schools confront possible Department of...

School districts already facing the expiration of pandemic relief funds are now debating how potential federal funding cuts could complicate their efforts to maintain services, including resources...

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If you're a @BethlehemAreaSD parent who wants to make sure your kid's education stays funded, this is a crucial moment. Please join us THIS Thursday, 2/27, at 7:30pm at the BASD Education Center (1516 Sycamore) for a meeting discussing spring advocacy opportunities.
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Tonight!
BASD Proud Parents@basdproudparent
28 Jan 2025
.@BethlehemAreaSD parents, if you feel activated but don't know where to go with the energy, 🙋🏻 we have a place for you. Your kid only gets one shot at a fairly-funded education. Join us this Thursday to make sure they get it.
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.@BethlehemAreaSD parents, if you feel activated but don't know where to go with the energy, 🙋🏻 we have a place for you. Your kid only gets one shot at a fairly-funded education. Join us this Thursday to make sure they get it.
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When the state funds schools fairly, kids get more of what they need.
PA Schools Work@PASchoolsWork
13 Jan 2025
The Wilkes-Barre Area School District is using nearly $14.2 million in additional state funding to proceed with hiring 42 teachers, 20 full-time teaching assistants and 12 part-time teaching associates. #InvestmentPays #PABudget citizensvoice.com/2024/08/06…
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Billionaires and special interest groups who want to gut BASD schools think 2025 is going to be their year. We think it's gonna be ours. Come join us.
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Do you like paying higher taxes AND seeing your kids’ schools suffer? Then you’ll love dismantling the Department of Education mcall.com/2024/11/22/your-vi…

Your View: Eliminating the Education Department would lead to tax hike after tax hike

Opinion: If the Department of Education goes away, our taxes will spike. As schools scramble to adjust to the evaporation of a longtime funding source, our taxes will spike again. And again. And...

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Don’t miss #6 in this thread 🤯
Gabriel Bosslet@gbosslet
5 Sep 2024
How is it that vouchers take money from public schools? Isn't it just the tax dollars following the student? A quick 🧵 on how vouchers are a reverse Robin Hood setup (they rob from the poorer to give to the richer) This will be Indiana specific but applicable to all states 1/
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BASDnortheast@BASDnortheast
4 Sep 2024
A fabulous turnout for our Back to School Bash! Many thanks to 2️⃣0️⃣ of our Community Partners who came in support of our @NEMScommunity @BethlehemAreaSD @CISEasternPA @NPPEdFund @HCLV_ @ArtsQuest @CHCLehighValley @paBAPL @Shanthi_Project @ItsWholecare @mystlukes @basdproudparent
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Jack Silva@basdjacksilva
21 Jun 2024
What HB 2370 means to the @BethlehemAreaSD. @basdproudparent #BASDcommunity
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Public Interest Law Center@PubIntLawCtr
18 Jun 2024
Instead of focusing on vouchers, our atty @Dan_UA said, lawmakers should pass the House bill for transformative public school funding. “We are at a moment here where we can actually begin to turn the corner in our public education system.” post-gazette.com/news/educat…

The debate over school vouchers in Pa. is back. Here's where the controversial program stands.

The debate over school vouchers, which held up last year’s state budget, is back.  And this year’s disagreement, with input from Pennsylvania...

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Jack Silva@basdjacksilva
11 Jun 2024
.@BethlehemAreaSD School Directors support HB 2370 to #FinishTheJob of establishing fair school funding.
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Let’s bring this home—call these state senators at the number below to make sure every @BethlehemAreaSD student gets the dollars they need next year.
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Every dollar for every kid every school year. Thanks @basdjacksilva!
Jack Silva@basdjacksilva
9 Jun 2024
Thank you to @basdproudparent for their strong support of the @BethlehemAreaSD and all school districts in 2023-2024! #BASDproud #BASDcommunity @EdVotersPA
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John Armato@JohnJarmato
3 Jun 2024
Guest column: You’re paying for cyber charter schools — you deserve to know where your money goes pottsmerc.com/2024/05/30/gue… @PottstownNews @pottstownschool @lfeinberg @NorristownASD @PGSDSuper @pafairfunding @Sen_Pennycuick @childrenfirstpa @edlawcenterpa @basdproudparent

Guest column: You’re paying for cyber charter schools — you deserve to know where your money goes

My bill would set a standard tuition rate statewide with reasonable increases tied to local taxes, ban advertising at public events, require charters to live up to the same transparency standards any...

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Let's get this done. #FundPAPublicSchools
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Jack Silva@basdjacksilva
27 May 2024
Princeton Study: Private school tuitions rise after state voucher rollout: “The promise of more access to private education that school vouchers were supposed to provide, is pretty much being negated by schools raising tuition.” kcrg.com/2024/05/17/princeto…

Princeton Study: Private school tuitions rise after state voucher rollout

Depending on the model, the research showed an over 20% increase.

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Just a quick reminder, in light of #BrownAt70: Public schools are the only schools who must commit to serving and welcoming all. 19thnews.org/2024/05/brown-v…

70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation

After Brown v. Board, White families pulled their kids out of Pasadena’s public schools. Decades have passed, and neighborhood parents are still working toward integration.

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