Susan Spicka

Finished up the Crojo Capelet by the Mercerie!

We love our @heidibearsblog Happypotamus very much. He will be heading off to college soon!

Yesterday we learned that this school screened applicants before enrolling them and they admit to not enrolling students with disabilities who have greater needs. Vouchers give tax $$ to private/religious schools that choose students they will enroll. This should be made clear.

Getting things together for the @EdVotersPA @PASchoolsWork advocacy day in Harrisburg tomorrow!

Justin Bieber and my cats have the same taste in blankets.

I finished up Plod the African Flower Triceratops by Heidi Bears. It was a request. 🙂

I finished up the Janie Crow climbing rose wrap to keep me warm during Zoom meetings when I can’t wear my ratty bathrobe 🙂

I recently discovered Noro yarn and loved making this little purse.

Under current law charters don't receive enough $$ for students with greater needs (& enroll very few of these kids) & they receive windfalls for students who have few needs. They can spend excess special ed $$ from districts on advertising. How does this system benefit kids?

Charters should be paid it actually costs the charter or cyber charter school to provide required and necessary services to students with disabilities. Do you think it is good policy (or good for students) for charters to reap a profit off of students with disabilities?

Seems to be saying that teaching educators about how to recognize when students are victims of sex abuse will give educators info about how to become abusers themselves.

She has moved on to grooming and is talking about UNESCO—not sure how this is related to what is happening in our local schools…

She really does not like personalized learning—wonder if that extends to cyber charters…

She is opposed to social emotional learning in schools and PBIS.

New Jersey parent, Stacy Adams, is in Shippensburg with Moms for Liberty making a presentation a about public education. Right now she is trashing the AASA’s vision to have a student-learner centered equity focused education for all and to support teacher recruitment 👀👀👀

All of the things we made this summer!

Will they be shrouding the sculptures in the Capitol? I remember bringing a class of 4th graders through the front doors. Lots of interest in these sculptures...

It's time for reform when a cyber charter has so much excess $$ that it can give $150 cash payments to every family, $450/student for private leisure activities AND host parties for families at Dave and Busters. edvoterspa.org/2022/05/are-c…

The church in my neighborhood in Ship seems to be endorsing Barletta today.