Education Committee

Education Committee

The Education Committee directs the use of League program positions to help ensure all schools
in our member communities provide an excellent education to all students. It promotes
awareness and skills for political participation within the schools.
 
Education Committee Priorities
2022-2023
State & Federal Legislation
 
1. Continue monitoring and advocating for legislation that promotes student access to  
    learning, as well as transparency and accountability for public schools.
 

Within Public School Districts of the LWV-PA geographical area: 

2. Maintain Observations of School Board meetings.
 
3. Support K-12 Civic Learning in Districts within LWV-PA.
 
4. Learn of the training of high school student journalists, with an emphasis on how they
    determine fact from fiction.
 
5. Support the recognition of diverse student populations, to have equitable opportunities for
    their academic and personal success.
 
6. Follow the development of ethnic studies courses in our public schools, including their
    benefits and controversies.

Committee Chair: vacant

Contact Name: vacant

Issues: 
Committee Contact
Contact Name: 
TBD
League to which this content belongs: 
PASADENA AREA

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History through the Minutes

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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once noted, “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” The League of Women Voters has a long tradition of sending observers to public meetings of local government agencies.

LWV-PA December League Day 2019
Event Date: 
Dec 05 2019 08:30 am to Dec 06 2019 11:45 am
Event location: 

Women's City Club

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  The  Illinois Association of School Boards’ resolution, which would give school districts the option to train and arm staff, was defeated by a vote of 203 -179 on November 17, 2018. Watch

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