On August 25, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said his latest audit shows that a faulty Charter School Law and the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) protracted, inconsistent, confusing, and conflicting process for handling charter school payment challenges may unfairly favor charter schools over school districts. Under the Charter School Law, charter schools receive funding from […]
Archive | August, 2016
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day August 26
August 26th is the anniversary of national woman suffrage. Across the seventy-two years between the first major women’s rights conference at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, thousands of people participated in marches through cities like New York and Washington DC, wrote editorials and pamphlets, gave speeches all […]
August Voter Services News
In this important pre-election season, League members throughout Chester County are busy making sure that all eligible residents are registered to vote. Many events have taken place and many more are planned, but new ideas are always welcome. If you have suggestions for new registration venues, please give me a call. Volunteers will also be […]
A Message from our President, Jennifer W. Levy-Tatum, Esquire
Dear League Members and Friends: I write to you today as the newly elected president of the League of Women Voters of Chester County. I am honored to take the baton from Susan Carty, who for the past four years headed up both our Local League and the State League – a remarkable job. Susan […]
Reminder: Join or Renew Membership before summer sails by!
A big “thank you” to all of you who have already paid your dues for fiscal year 2016-2017. And a very special “thank you” to those who sent in something extra. Your board is truly grateful. This is just a gentle reminder to those who may have completely forgotten to send in their dues during […]