Save Our Schools: State College
Policy Committee August 2, 2023
BOGGS TOWNSHIP, Aug. 2 – Resources are at a premium in rural regions and state funding for rural schools needs to improve, members of the House Majority Leadership team and House Majority Policy Committee announced following a roundtable discussion and rally at Bald Eagle Area Middle and High School Wednesday. The House Majority Policy Committee participated in a roundtable discussion that included administrators and officials from Bald Eagle Area, Keystone Central and Forest Area school districts. A rally followed the roundtable to close the event. 
- Hosts: Rep. Paul Takac (D-Centre)
- Testifiers:
- Amanda Hetrick- Superintendent of Schools, Forest Area School District
- Dr. Jacquelyn Martin- Superintendent of Schools, Keystone Central School District
- Kurt Lynch- Director of Career and Technical Education, Keystone Central School District
- Dr. Karen Eppley- Faculty Affiliate, Center on Rural Education and Communities, Penn State University
- James Orichosky- Director of Elementary Education, Bald Eagle Area School District
- Tracy Boone- Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Bald Eagle Area School District
- Jack Tobias- Director of Secondary Education, Bald Eagle Area School District
Agenda + Testimony
Media Release + News Coverage
- House Majority Leadership sound SOS on education in Centre County, August 2, 2023
- Centre Daily Times, Pennsylvania House representatives meet Centre County teachers, August 2, 2023
- WPSU, Pennsylvania House Democrats hear plea from central and northern PA educators, August 2, 2023
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Pa. rural school educators urge lawmakers to build a new fair funding formula, August 2, 2023
- WTAJ, Pa. House Reps sound the alarm for school resources, August 2, 2023
- WJAC, Lawmakers hold roundtable to discuss improving education in rural areas, August 2, 2023
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