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Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools

Dr. Joseph A. Lewis - President          Dr. James S. Goodhart - Executive Director

 

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The Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools (PLUS) was formed in October 1973 to bring together Pennsylvania's urban school districts to seek solutions to the unique and pressing educational and financial problems they face.  The League was incorporated in 1983.

Purpose:

  •  Support, promote, and improve urban education through structured exchange of ideas, action plans, and personnel;

  •  Propose and support legislation favorable to urban education;

  •  Keep members well informed on matters relating to urban education;

  •  Develop reports related to urban education;

  •  Plan seminars, conferences, and symposia dealing with urban education issues; and

  •  Establish and maintain productive relationships with appropriate private and public organizations.

PLUS is a member of the Pennsylvania School Funding Campaign

Memberships in PLUS is limited to urban Pennsylvania school districts which include central cities of a "Metropolitan Statistical Area" and/or which exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: poverty, cultural diversity, industrial flight, middle class flight, shrinking tax base, obsolete or decaying buildings including schools, and population density.

Since 1973 PLUS has, among other activities:

  •  Represented urban school districts before the General Assembly and Department of Education;

  •  Secured passage on subsidy legislation beneficial to urban education.

  •  Provided a forum for urban superintendents to exchange ideas and successful practices.

  •  Formed coalitions with other education groups to benefit urban schools in various policy and administrative initiatives;

  •  Provided a forum for urban school directors to help influence state level educational decisions;

  •  Prevented the passage of legislation detrimental to urban schools; and

  •  Published reports and position papers pertaining to problems facing urban school districts.

  •  Structured periodic meeting of PLUS Special Education Directors with key Department of Education officials to address specific urban special education issues.

  •  Presented testimony before various General Assembly committees on urban education issues resulting in favorable outcomes.

 

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