One month from today, we'll be in Harrisburg, taking our quest to get BASD students every dollar they deserve straight to our elected reps. Want to join us? Come to our planning Zoom this Wednesday at 7:30. RSVP here: addevent.com/event/Wx210987…

Veronne Demesyeux, LMSW, Associate Executive Director, New Bethany

A quote I love and repeat to myself almost daily, “A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.” — Pearl Bailey

#BASDcommunity #WomensHistoryMonth New Bethany

The centerpiece of our yearly work is Advocacy Day, when we bring BASD kids to Harrisburg so they can talk to reps about how more funding would change their lives. Want to sponsor a student? You can cover their fees at the link below with a $65 donation. flipcause.com/hosted_widget/…

Substitute Pennsylvania for Kentucky in these remarks.

A heavy read but well worth the read for anyone interested in the rule of law. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

We need your votes! Students from all 4 BASD middle schools have created videos for the What's So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest.

VISIT whatssocool.org/contests/lehig… and vote for...

✅ Broughal MS
✅ EastHillsMS
✅ BASDNitschmannMS
✅ BASDnortheast

Join us virtually TONIGHT at 7 to hear from Susan Spicka of Education Voters PA on what you can do from home to make sure your BASD student's education is fully and fairly funded. RSVP here:

addevent.com/event/bH202089…

Norristown’s superintendent explains the work still to be done to secure adequate funding across PA.

Meet the Bethlehem Area School District parents lobbying for fair education funding. trib.al/o2v8HU5

'A strong multiracial, inclusive democracy' Yes.

Thanks to PottstownMercury for running my op-ed ⤵️

Exciting news! #UWGLV welcomes Marci Lesko as our new CEO, taking charge on June 3. She will succeed President, David Lewis, who is stepping back.

Cheers to David's legacy & welcome Marci's vision for even greater change! READ more: brnw.ch/21wGGEa 🎉 #LIVEUNITED

School vouchers are a bad idea, and Pennsylvania should learn from other states' cautionary tales. penncapital-star.com/commentary/sch… via Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Quite the investment. Made $7million in the sale over purchase price + the rent paid by the charter for over a decade. ALL WITH TAXPAYER $. No wonder landlord is trying to open three more charters in buildings he owns. School “choice” at its finest. While taxpayers pay more.

Exactly. Political expediency chosen over public schools with an eye toward higher office is what “getting stuff done” looks like apparently. Governor Josh Shapiro

Breaking News this week: Governor Josh Shapiro & PA State Law Makers cave to republican 'public school killers,' go against data & approve another wasteful, ineffective, profiteering cyber charter school. #vouchervillians
inquirer.com/news/pennsylva…

Great take on vouchers for the rich: facebook.com/share/r/YwMNS9…

Why can’t Shapiro stand firmly for public schools? Starting with fair funding. Why the flirtation with vouchers and expansion of cyber charters?

Fantastic job by the BASD & Jack Silva & team pulling back the curtain on the realities and motivations behind this charter school application.

Follow the money. The owner of a vacant property seeks to create a charter school that will be paid for by taxpayers. The school then leases that vacant property from the owner! All with public dollars. This is the reality of charter school politics in PA.