The Committee on Education
Chairperson- Ms. Sandra Schaal
The Committee on Education seeks to: (1) eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education; (2) study local educational conditions affecting minority groups; (3) investigate the public school system and school zoning; (4) familiarize itself with textbook material that is racially derogatory; (5) seek to stimulate school attendance; (6) keep informed of school conditions and strive to correct abuses where found; (7) investigate the effects of standardized and high stakes testing practices; (8) promote effective teacher certification; (9) promote parental involvement in education; and (10) aim to be a center of community education on issues affecting minority communities and on the work of the Association.
We must continue the fight to eliminate the severe racial inequities that continue to plague our education system. Too many children, particularly African American, other minorities, and underprivileged people from all groups have been subjected to lesser educational opportunities leading to lesser opportunities for success in their personal and professional lives.
Student Advocacy Toolkit
We need strategies and investments that build accountability to advance the success of children of color, all children. Students need family and community engagement and resources that encourage physical and mental health for their overall well-being, which allows for stronger academic development.
Advocacy is promoting and defending another person’s rights, needs and interests.
We're creating a toolkit for that very reason.
Children’s Defense Fund
Born out of the Civil Rights Movement, for nearly 50 years the Children’s Defense Fund has led the fight for justice for children, with a special focus on children in the Black community. The Children's Defense Fund remains committed to uplifting Black communities and fighting structural racism.
Children First
Children First PA works to improve the lives of our region’s children by developing initiatives and advocating for quality health care, child care, public education and family stability.
PA FUNDING SYSTEM DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
PENNSYLVANIA’S SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN HISTORIC VICTORY FOR STUDENTS
February 7, 2023
The Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer ruled that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional and must be reformed. In a 786 page decision the court found that
“All witnesses agree that every child can learn. It is now the obligation of the Legislature, Executive Branch, and educators, to make the constitutional promise a reality in this Commonwealth.” The court order calls for the “respondents, comprised of the Executive and Legislative branches of government and administrative agencies with expertise in the field of education, the first opportunity, in conjunction with Petitioners, to devise a plan to address the constitutional deficiencies identified herein.”
POWER Interfaith joins our allies and collaborators as we celebrate this win for the students, families, and communities of the Commonwealth. POWER Interfaith has played a crucial role for more than a decade in Pennsylvania’s fight for fair and adequate
school funding. Our organizing and leadership on this issue have included rallying over 1,500 people at the Harrisburg State House.
The NAACP PA State Conference calls upon Governor Josh Shapiro and the State legislature to promptly follow the court’s order for “… the Executive and Legislative branches of government and administrative agencies with expertise in the field of education, (at) the first opportunity, in conjunction with Petitioners, to devise a plan to address the constitutional deficiencies identified.”
We are charged with contacting our local representatives to seek a commitment to contribute to a productive educational plan to address the constitutional deficiencies identified in the 786-page decision.
NAACP PA State Conference thanks the Education Law Center – PA, the Public Interest Law Center, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP for their legal advocacy for Education Equity.
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Collegium Charter School
West Chester Area School District
Downingtown Area School District
Downingtown Area School District
West Chester Area School District
Downingtown Area School District
Owen J. Roberts School District
West Chester Area School District
West Chester Area School District
Mr. Richard Marchini, Director of Pupil Services
West Chester Area School District
West Chester Area School District
West Chester Area School District
Seba Enrichment Academy
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Seba Enrichment Academy, pronounced “Say-ba”, is to provide youth, teens and adults a place to learn, experience and understand African & African American History & Culture.
Young Men and Women In Charge
YMWIC’s mission is to empower and prepare economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented youth to excel and become leaders in STEM careers through academic tutoring, mentoring and financial assistance programs.
Chester County Intermediate Unit
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Equitable Practices Hub
Chester County Intermediate Unit
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Equitable Practices Hub
Chester County Intermediate Unit
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Equitable Practices Hub
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Equitable Practices Hub
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Equitable Practices Hub
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Equitable Practices Hub
Now, more than ever, our vision & our voices must be heard.
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White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dedicated to a Government-wide policymaking effort to eliminate barriers HBCUs face in providing the highest-quality education to a growing number of students.
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Cheyney University, Class of 1858
‘O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe.’
Langston Hughes, Lincoln University, Class of 1929
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