Pennsylvania State Education Association

Week of 10-18-2021

Inside this issue

• We don’t have time for nonsense
• PSEA members will have a lot of clout in the 2022 governor’s race
• Check out schoolhouseballot.com for election recommendations
• PSEA’s Center for Professional Learning schedule
• The endorsed companies that are part of the PSEA Member Benefits program are committed to PSEA and its members

In the past two-and-a-half weeks, PSEA members have sent legislators 15,000 emails, telling them to vote “no” on a bill that would require schools to post all academic standards, syllabi, textbooks, and course descriptions on their websites for anyone to see.

House Bill 1332 moved out of the Senate Education Committee on Monday, and it could be voted on in the full Senate soon.

Why the rush? Because anti-public education legislators want to interfere with how our public schools work and push their political agendas.

PSEA members don’t have time to waste on this kind of nonsense. Contact your state senator TODAY and tell him or her to oppose House Bill 1332.

We know that politics isn’t everyone’s favorite subject right now. But PSEA-PACE has started thinking about Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election in 2022.

Why?

Because we know what it’s like to have a pro-public education governor. And we know what it’s like to NOT have one. We’ll take the pro-public education governor every time.

PSEA believes in quality public education for all students, and in getting the pensions, salaries, benefits, and working conditions, and respect that every PSEA member deserves. That’s what PSEA members care about, and that’s what PSEA thinks about when we recommend any candidate, particularly a candidate for governor.

In 2022, the person we elect as Pennsylvania’s next governor will determine which side of these issues state government will be on.

PSEA members have a lot of clout when it comes to choosing our next governor. So, your opinion, your voice, and your vote really matter. We just want to remind you of that before we get into 2022 and all the political noise starts.

Wondering who the friends of public education are in the upcoming elections? You can find local and statewide PACE-recommended candidates right now at schoolhouseballot.com. 

See the full schedule and see how you can earn Act 48/Chapter 14 credits at psea.org/prolearning

Webinars

• Understanding Students and Anger
  • Oct. 27, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Selecting Picture Books
  • Oct. 28, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Multi-Sensory Learning Using Arts Integration
  • Nov. 3, 5-6:30 p.m.
• Continuous Improvement: Using the PDE Danielson Frameworks to Up Your Teaching Game!
  • Nov. 9, 4-5 p.m.

Book Discussions

• Solving for Literature: "It's A Numberful World" + 5 Choice Books
  • Oct. 26, 4-5 p.m.

Member Well-being

• Mindful Mondays
  • Nov. 1, 5-5:45 p.m.
• Mindful Mondays
  • Nov. 15, 5-5:45 p.m.
• Mindful Mondays
  
  • Dec. 6, 5-5:45 p.m.

Their commitment can be seen through the great products and services they provide and through the special discounts and enhancements they offer to PSEA members.

The Member Benefit partners are also committed to PSEA causes such as the annual Carmen J. Matino Friends of Public Education Golf Tournament. Their sponsorship and generosity helped to provide the necessary funding for scholarships to future educators. This year was to be the 26th year for the tournament. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was again cancelled. Despite the cancellation, the Member Benefits partners listed below continued to fund this worthy cause by donating a total of $12,700!

Diamond Sponsors – Capstone Land Transfer, LLC, Kades-Margolis Corporation, Liberty Mutual, NEA Member Benefits

Gold Sponsors – AmeriServ, California Casualty

Titanium Sponsors – Boscov’s Travel, Hear in America

Bronze Sponsors – Charles J. Cavanaugh, Neff & Sedacca, PC