Politics & Government
Governor Outlines His Agenda for Education Reform
Corbett's priorities: opportunity scholarships, Educational Improvement Tax Credits, charter schools and teacher evaluations.
On Oct. 11, Gov. Tom Corbett outlined his agenda for education reform in Pennsylvania.
“We are set to start work on one of the most important jobs state government can do…It needs to be: child, parent, teacher... and just in that order,’’ Corbett said.
According to a release, Corbett listed his top four priorities for school reform in Pennsylvania including: opportunity scholarships, expanding the Educational Improvement Tax Credits program, improved charter school quality and accountability, and more robust and comprehensive educator evaluations.
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These changes, Corbett said, are designed to foster competition in all schools and increase our students’ overall achievement.
According to a story on PhillyBurbs.com, Bensalem Superintendent David Baugh said opportunity scholarships won’t affect this district because the plan is “targeting the bottom 5 percent of schools in the state.”
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The release said that investing in a better educational path for students in at-risk situations will ultimately benefit all Pennsylvanians by potentially reducing future costs in corrections and welfare.
See the attached PDF document for more information on the governor’s education reform plan.
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