<p>it would, indeed, be in his power as the governor...though he still must get the bill passed by state level house and such.
For those who applied this year, I think we are safe, but this could be the last year. As the quote said, the cuts would be for the 09-10 fiscal year--which means gov school 2010 would be the first one cut--as October 2009 start's that year.
This is such a shame--i'm sure many other less beneficial programs could be cut than this. </p>
<p>What gets me is that i've read articles where those in support of the cut say that they need programs to benefit "a broader range of students" when there are three times as many learning support programs than there are ones for high achievers. To reach a broader range, shouldn't we cut BOTH those programs at the top and the bottom? Basically, this is BS</p>
<p>Wouldn't a program that benefits a broader range of students be bigger, and therefore MORE expensive? And why not have a program for top students? If Rendell really wants to make PA competitive like he says he does, he needs to make sure that the people with the most potential are given the tools to realize it. Far too often, these tools are determined by money and school circumstance. This is what makes governor's school so great, it is not determined by either of these things. I think this whole thing boils down to NCLB. The kids can already crush the standards, why improve them at all? Makes me sick, makes all my teachers sick. By the way, people talking about cuts to special needs I don't think are looking at it the right way. Like I've said, I love the idea of the program. But it prepares students for greater success, not simply living a productive life as most special needs programs do. I think what we should cut is programs that try to bring disabled kids up to NCLB standards. What is the point, these kids are not going to go on the college (the vast majority anyway). They should focus on preparing them for LIFE after graduation, not on having them meet "averages" for high school graduation that are impractical to them.</p>
<p>Did I mention how much I hate No Child Left Behind? I have yet to meet a teacher or a student who likes it. The only person I have ever heard defend it (in-person) was an aide to someone. I'm saying she was stupid, but this is a sample conversation:</p>
<p>(Pat sitting there reading The Davinci Code)
Her: That book is full of lies, white lies!
Pat: Well, it is fiction...</p>
<p>Or a tiny fraction of the 550 million increase in tuition relief. Cutting a program as small as governor's school is just for show, it has no real effect on the budget (it is .0012% of the budget).</p>
<p>Selection Processes and Notification Schedule</p>
<p>Please note: The Governor’s Schools cannot respond to requests for earlier notification. Notification is made by first-class mail to the applicant’s home. The Governor's Schools cannot provide individual assessments or grant appeals to the selection process.</p>
<p>February 2009: Results of the first level of screening for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts should have been received by applicants by the end of February. </p>
<p>March 2009: Semifinalist auditions for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts begin on weekends in the second half of March.</p>
<p>April 2009: Semifinalist auditions for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts continue into the middle of April.</p>
<p>Early April 2009: Results of the selection processes for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools for the Sciences, International Studies and Teaching should have been received by applicants in the first week of April.</p>
<p>Third Week, April 2009: Results of the selection processes for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools for the Agricultural Sciences, Global Entrepreneurship, Health Care and Information, Society and Technology will be put into the mail in the third week of April and applicants can anticipate receiving the information in that time frame.</p>
<p>End of April 2009: The final results of the selection process for the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts will be sent out in late April and applicants can anticipate receiving the information by the very end of the month.</p>
<p>Are the PGSE programs really cancelled? I have not heard of anything besides what has been written in this thread. If someone could produce any form of official documentation, that would be incredibly helpful. I will be truly furious if they cancel the programs this summer!</p>