States looking to tackle college indebtedness in K-12 curricula
As student debt approaches $1.6 trillion nationally, presidential candidates are test-driving a raft of proposals to deal with what many consider a major problem. Full Story
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PASRO to Hold First Ever Conference in State College – July 31 – August 1, 2019
The First Annual PA Association of School Resource Officers (PASRO) Conference will be held Wednesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 1, 2019 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center… Read More
State of the State: The (sometimes tumultuous) path to passing PA’s budget (podcast)
Pennsylvania officially has a budget for the new fiscal year, and it was — mostly — signed into law two days ahead of deadline. As far as budgets go in… Read More
Haves and have-nots: 60% of PA school districts headed for fiscal stress
The majority of Pennsylvania public schools are headed over a fiscal cliff in the next five years. Although many have lauded the $210 million increase in education funding in the… Read More
Seven big takeaways for education in the new Pa. budget
As Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized this year’s budget, a flurry of hotly-debated education proposals have been decided. Full Story
The PA budget deal explained in five maps and charts
The state House on Tuesday moved forward with a $34 billion general spending plan for the state. The House passed a general appropriations bill with a 140-62 vote, sending it… Read More
2019-2020 State Budget Passed
The legislature was busy this week, moving forward with the 2019-20 state budget and all the related pieces of policy, and while there are several items that still have to… Read More
Pennsylvania to OK $60M school security program for second year
Pennsylvania lawmakers say they’ll authorize a second year of school and community security grants, a $60 million program. Associated Press, June 25, 2019 Full story
Education secretary secures key reconfirmation vote from Senate committee
Gov. Tom Wolf has nominated Secretary Pedro Rivera to be reappointed to his post as head of the Department of Education, which sets policy for Pennsylvania’s 500 public school districts,… Read More
House OKs budget bill after stiff criticism by Democrats
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed the main bill in a just-unveiled $34 billion compromise budget plan on Tuesday, despite hard criticism by rank-and-file Democrats that included a floor fight over… Read More