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
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
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.
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
ALICE training ?— an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate ?— has some parents, teachers and security experts concerned because of the “Counter” portion of its training. The… Read More
To Jim Rodkey, property taxes are serfdom. “I am here today because I believe the property tax to be the most morally irresponsible, regressive, and unfair system of taxation in… Read More
If there’s one thing that experts across the spectrum can agree upon, it’s the importance of early childhood education. A quality early learning experience can make all the difference in… Read More
Despite the availability and cost savings of digital texts, studies indicate that students absorb more information when reading text on paper rather than on screens, according to The Hechinger Report…. Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an opinion letter stating parents and guardians are allowed to use the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) intermittently to attend Individual Education… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf will be in Allentown on Tuesday to discuss changes in the state’s charter school law, capping weeks of criticizing the charter funding system as unfair. Wolf, who… Read More