The Commonwealth Foundation and the REACH Foundation are pleased to invite you to our next

Policies & Principles Luncheon

Leaving Children Behind
Teacher Unions vs. School Choice

featuring

Simon Campbell

President, Stop Teacher Strikes

Michael Geer

President, Pennsylvania Family Institute’s Family Choice Scholarship Program (FCSP)

Since its inception in 1852, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) has evolved into one the state’s largest and well-funded labor unions. Although PSEA claims to represent the best interests of students and teachers, it is primarily a powerful political machine, spending vast amounts of money on lawsuits, lobbying, and campaigns—anything to further its political agenda. By politicizing public education, PSEA has done little for those it claims to represent and has marginalized parents, children, and teachers in communities throughout Pennsylvania.

Simon Campbell will discuss how unions and teacher strikes undermine educational opportunities for children. Michael Geer will discuss the success of FCSP, an Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, which is just one of many school choice options available to families in Pennsylvania to escape the union-controlled public schools.

Date: Tuesday, October 7th
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Building
225 State St., Harrisburg

Legislators, legislative staff, policy specialists, business leaders, media, and interested citizens and organizations are cordially invited to attend.

There is no charge to attend this event.

Reservations are requested by October 3rd

Complimentary lunch will be served.

For more information or to RSVP, please email Info@CommonwealthFoundation.org or call 717.671.1901.

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The Commonwealth Foundation’s Policies & Principles Luncheons are regular discussions that feature experts speaking on diverse public policy issues. This series provides a forum that enhances and broadens the public policy debate.

The Commonwealth Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research and educational institute located at the foot of the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA.

The REACH (Road to Educational Achievement Through CHoice) Foundation and its sister organization, the REACH Alliance, are Pennsylvania's grassroots coalitions dedicated to ensuring parental choice in education.