The Voice for Education

April 2012

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• Cover Story: Connect The Dots“Connecting the dots’’ remains a great puzzle for helping preschool and early elementary students learn numerical sequencing, and other cognitive learning skills. It’s one of the first steps in developing the ability to process information to see “the big picture.’’
  
  Will Geoffrey be thrown for a loop? 
  Geoffrey could lose his comfy digs in Delaware. Then again, he also may get a “golden parachute.’’
  
  Kids, Cuts, and Consequences 
  This story about the Pocono Mountain School District is the third of a series appearing in Voice on “Kids, Cuts, and Consequences.’’ The series looks behind the scenes at school districts hit hard by Gov. Tom Corbett’s $860 million in cuts to public education in the 2011-12 budget year.
  
  
• Special Insert:   We the People   
   
• President's Column
  Time to do something about it 
  
  
• Executive Director's Column
  Not just a speed bump

In Our Locals 

• Nominate the ESP of the Year for 2012
• West Shore EA teacher wins Renner award 
• Partnerships blooming in South Fayette, other locals 
• ESP locals fight subcontracting battles 

Teaching and Learning

• JFK’s vision shines in South Williamsport 
• Pilot brings together teachers and administrators 
• National Teacher Day 
• New groups studied under evaluation process    
• Healthy schools, nurses get attention 
• Proposed Keystone Exam changes raise concerns 
• New security regs for members during state tests  
• Pottstown teacher wins prestigious national award 

Candidates for NEA State Director

• Margaret C. Beall, candidate for NEA state director 
• Jolene Hough, candidate for NEA state director 
• Terri Redwinski, candidate for NEA state director

PSEA At Work

• Share in your students’ special moment 
• PSEA Nights at PNC Park 
• Gettysburg time again  

PSEA Resources

• Did you see? 
• Subcontracting transportation shown more costly 
• New on PSEA.org: Tools to fight subcontracting 
• Stay active with PSEA-Retired 

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