Proposed state tax on retirement benefits is dead
A proposed tax on pensions and 401(k) earnings that had some retirees threatening to leave the state wasn’t included in any of the five property tax reform proposals released last… Read More
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‘We don’t believe in punishment’: Student-led youth court could come to Harrisburg school
The concept known as “restorative justice” is gaining traction, including in Harrisburg School District, where Receiver Janet Samuels recently confirmed a youth court program is being considered at the high… Read More
OPEN BOARD POSITIONS FOR 2020 PA PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION ELECTION
Paul L. Stefani, principal in the Scranton School District, has been appointed by President Michael Allison to serve as the chairperson of the 2020 PA Principals Association Nominations Committee to… Read More
Is Pennsylvania’s financial recovery law helping school districts?
State-appointed monitor Carol Saylor has criticized the state’s financial recovery law for not clearly laying out what districts have to do to get out from under state control. Four of the… Read More
Commentary: New report — Charter fraud and waste worse than we thought
Last March, the Network for Public Education released a report showing that the federal government has lost a billion dollars to charter school waste and fraud. But the organization had not… Read More
Pennsylvania K-12 schools paid out $18,028 per student in 2017-18, NEA reports
Public schools in Pennsylvania spent $18,028 per student based on average daily attendance (ADA) figures, the eighth highest expenditure level among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to… Read More
National News: Zipcode destiny — The persistent power of place and education
The stories we tell about ourselves — stories of success and stories of failure — often have their beginnings in the distant past. Sometimes, they start in our childhoods. Sometimes,… Read More
Pennsylvania property tax cut proposals unveiled: See how these five plans stack up
A months-long study of how to reform Pennsylvania’s school property tax system culminated Friday morning when a working group of lawmakers released five different plans for reducing the much-despised tax… Read More
School pension costs to rise about $100 million next year but that’s good news
Pennsylvania’s school districts can expect to pony up more money to cover for their pension costs next year but perhaps they can find some relief in knowing it won’t be… Read More
Commentary: How much difference does the number of kids in a classroom make?
Total spending, class size and teacher quality are important. So is a school’s culture, including how school staff work together and learn from each other, and how they respond to… Read More