Pennsylvania Education Finance Symposium
The 2006 Pennsylvania Education Finance Symposium took place
November 16-17, 2006 in Harrisburg, PA.
The event featured sessions on education finance reform across the
nation, Pennsylvania's costing-out study, Maryland's experience with
a statewide education finance reform commission, and
the condition of the Public School Employees' Retirement System,
as well a panel on proposed legislation to establish a statewide
school employees health benefits systems.
Participants also received an update on education finance issues
before the state legislature
from Senator Pat Browne and Representative Beverley Mackereth.
The event concluded with a panel of advocates discussing strategies
for building public and policymaker support for change.
Symposium Presentations Available Online
What's Wrong with Pennsylvania's K-12 Education Funding System
by Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Allentown School District Costing-out Study
by Stephanie Polak, Co-Chair, Education 2010 Committee
Challenges to Building Public and Policymaker Support for Education
by Sharon Ward, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Sponsored by:
The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools
Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators
A+ Schools
Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials
The Arc of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Education Fund
Education Law Center
Good Schools Pennsylvania
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Council of Churches
Pennsylvania PTA
Mon Valley Education Consortium
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania
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