Changing school start times
CBS continues to examine the pros and cons of flip-flopping school start times for older and younger students. Research shows students may benefit. But as CBS21’s Michael Gorsegner found out… Read More
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Homeland Security hosts school safety panel in Somerset County
An assistant director from Homeland Security was in Somerset County Monday for a school safety panel. Congressman John Joyce and Brian Harrell, assistant director for the Infrastructure Security Division of… Read More
Poor school districts are funding the state’s cyber charter schools, research shows. That wasn’t alw
Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools — taxpayer-funded, privately managed schools that offer their curriculum online — enrolled close to 39,000 students in the 2018-19 academic year, according to a Capital-Star analysis… Read More
Eight pieces of proposed legislation under review by lawmakers seeking to banish school property tax
While no news releases are being issued by an informal group of lawmakers studying ways to replace school property taxes with other taxes, individual members are giving clues to the… Read More
Editorial: Charter school reform badly needed in Pennsylvania
Speaking in Allentown while flanked by public school officials, Wolf said he would take action to “level the playing field for all taxpayer-funded public schools, strengthen the accountability and transparency… Read More
Reducing gun violence to save lives is aim of PA Gov. Wolf’s latest executive order
Among the many strategies they will pursue is include increasing data sharing across law enforcement agencies, holding more active shooter training sessions for commonwealth employees, focusing police deterrence in places… Read More
Pennsylvania superintendents, charter school administrators agree on need for funding changes…
Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate Education Committee heard contrasting comments this week from public education superintendents and leaders of statewide cyber charter schools about funding issues both face in… Read More
Lawmakers are talking about eliminating school property taxes. Again.
Pennsylvania’s “age-old” struggle to eliminate school property taxes and shift that tax burden elsewhere is back on Harrisburg’s radar. Whether lawmakers will actually be able to make massive changes to… Read More
Frequently Asked Questions about Compulsory School Age and Flexible Instructional Days from PDE
Below is a link to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Compulsory School Age and Flexible Instructional Days from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Click here for FAQs.
Pennsylvania’s charter schools, explained: How they work, and why Gov. Wolf wants to reform them
Whether they want more funding for traditional public schools, or support the growing charter industry, advocates and policymakers across Pennsylvania all agreed on one thing this week: The debate over… Read More