AAUW State College Updates & News
November – December Newsletter
Your AAUW State College November-December E-news is now available. Highlights include: Important info on voting proceduresComing branch programsRe-designed branch website coming soonUsed book sale and workshop updatesEducation Committee and Fair Districts updatesMuch...
Meet A Member – Ann Echols
I joined AAUW's Blacksburg Branch in 1993 when I was a graduate student at Virginia Tech. At the time, I was pursuing a degree in education and I had heard about AAUW's gender gap research. I was interested in how, I as a teacher, maybe favoring male students...
More Accountability Needed for PA Charter Schools
The last 15 years have seen a dramatic charter school growth; online charter enrollments alone increased 75% between 2006 and 2011. A new report from Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) was released this month titled "Charter School...
Voting Rights
AAUW is committed to open and fair elections, nonpartisan voter education efforts that will promote equitable political participation and representation in appointed and elected office, and the expansion of voting rights. Our democracy works when everyone can fully...
Economic security for women is non-negotiable.
Money is power, and women will never be equal to men until they achieve full parity in earnings and wealth. In recent decades, American women have made significant strides toward economic equality: They make up nearly half the U.S. workforce, and two-thirds of women...
Are Cyber Charters Making the Grade?
BY CAROL HODES, MARY DUPUIS, AND CINDY HALL Across the nation and right here in the Centre Region, online charter schools are growing in popularity as a choice for parents and guardians, and children. However, along with the advantages that cyber charters present to...
Pennsylvania Schools Work; Advocate for Our Schools
Do you know that Pennsylvania ranks 46th in the state's share of K-12 education funding? Most states cover 47% of school costs, but PA contributes only 38%. State funding for classroom costs has declined since 2013 by $155.3 million. Increases in state education...
School Choice: Eyes Wide Open
BY CINDY HALL, CAROL HODES, AND MARY DUPUIS In the Centre Region, both charter and cyber charter schools operate while families in rural school districts may have no charter schools operating in their districts. The majority of these schools are for-profit entities,...
Pennsylvania Redistricting Reform
We endorse the work of Fair Districts PA and its affiliate, Fair-Districts Centre County, in advocating for non-partisan methods of redrawing legislative district lines. Our stance is that elections should represent the will of the electorate by providing voters with...
Paid Family Leave
AAUW believes that paid family leave could and should be available to every working person. Family leave is of special importance for women, who most often assume caretaking responsibilities. What happens if your child or parent is seriously ill, your spouse is...