AFTPA supports a proposal by PA Rep. James Roebuck that would change the way the state funds cyber-charter schools and return nearly $400 million to public schools - without raising taxes.  

Find out what Gov. Corbett will propose in his 2013-14 budget address on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Watch and listen live to find out how it will affect you, your school, your family and your job.

Headlines across the state declared: "Corbett to play hardball on pension reform;" after state Budget Secretary Charles Zogby told the Pennsylvania Press Club that the administration plans to cut the pensions of current school employees. AFTPA President Ted Kirsch accused the governor of  "using public schools, students and teachers as pawns to advance an privatization agenda." Read Ted's statement...