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Since 2011, historic state budget cuts totaling $2.3 BILLION have devastated Pennsylvania schools. Our children have lost 27,000 of their teachers, along with art, music, world languages, library, athletics, full day Kindergarten, transportation, field trips, textbooks, tutoring, and so much more. The de-funding of public education has gone hand in hand with a national "corporate-style-reform"…

My Reading & Writing Life

"To sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the service of truth."

Joan of Mark

Views on Education

A blog focused on literacy issues, best practice instruction and the political landscape of public education.

Our goal at EducationState is to draw public attention to what educational professionals really think of their workplaces, government policy and wider issues that affect their daily lives. We believe that the current status quo of government departments, academic institutions, external bodies and interest groups enjoy a privileged yet ultimately undemocratic and unhealthy relationship and that open debate involving all stakeholders followed by major reform is urgently needed. We welcome contributions and comments from any who share our vision.

Joan of Mark