Area school boards move to denounce state education chief

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/bethlehem/mc-bethlehem-schools-pde-revolt-20121112,0,2742158.story FROM THE MORNING CALL Fed up with what they perceive as a series of unfair laws targeting public school funding and testing, two local school boards are considering resolutions denouncing state Education Secretary Ron Tomalis and his agency. The Bethlehem Area School Board's Human Relations Committee decided Monday to seek support among other Lehigh Valley school boards and local state lawmakers for a regional resolution against Tomalis, saying he has tilted the agency toward charter schools and away from school districts.