Teach PA

Budget Wins For School Security

As a result of advocacy by Teach PA and its network of Jewish day schools and community advocates across the Commonwealth

Pennsylvania’s Office of Safe Schools increased its grant program for safety officers at both public and
nonpublic schools to $6 million for 2018-19, a 65 percent increase over the previous year.

Teach Pa Harrisburg Rally

More than 200 community leaders, parents, educators and students traveled to Pennsylvania’s state capital to
show appreciation for the record expansion of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, which
provides scholarships to students in nonpublic schools

During 5778, Teach PA successfully

Advocated for a record $25 million increase in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, for a total $160 million in tax-credit scholarships for K-12 students at nonpublic schools;
Helped secure state backing for the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program, funded at $50 million for 2018-19;
Advocated for $88 million in state funding for various services such as guidance counseling and speech services at nonpublic schools;
Pushed to maintain $27 million in state funding for textbooks and equipment at nonpublic schools in the 2018-19 state budget.

“When we work hard to make our voice heard, like we did this year all across our Teach PA network, we can have a significant impact.”

– Elliot Holtz, Teach PA Co-chair