Pennsylvania’s budget fight will come with its own price tag
Pennsylvania’s projected $2.2 billion deficit, and a protracted fight over how to fix it, will come with its own price tag. The final cost is a moving target, and how the… Read More
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National News: Hackers are targeting schools, US Department of Education warns
So far, at least three states have been targeted by an extortion attempt from hackers asking schools to give them money or the group will release stolen private records, according… Read More
Wish you didn’t have to pay taxes on your home? Pennsylvania ballot question could lead to change
Pennsylvania homeowners, lawmakers, and elected officials have long bemoaned the state’s reliance on property taxes. This fall, voters could take a step toward changing it. Allentown Morning Call, Oct. 20,… Read More
State Senate to consider bill that would eliminate teacher seniority, delay graduation exam
The state Senate is set to take up an omnibus bill next week that could strip Pennsylvania’s longtime teachers of job security, mandate schools teach children about opioid abuse and… Read More
PA Principals Association Assisting with Wilson SD Search for Elementary School Principal
Deadline to Apply is Oct. 19, 2017
Opinion: Let’s take another look at the track record of charter schools in Pennsylvania
With the push from the Trump administration and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for more funding for vouchers and school privatization, it’s worth taking another look at the track record of… Read More
Halting progress continues on PA budget front as exasperation grows
The exasperation surrounding Pennsylvania already a third of the way in the fiscal year without a completed budget is not lost on state lawmakers. It may be the one thing that… Read More
Resolution Passed Recognizing October 2017 as National Principals Month in Pennsylvania
A Resolution, sponsored by Sen. Dinniman, was passed recognizing the month of October 2017 as “National Principals Month” in Pennsylvania and honoring the contribution of principals in the elementary schools,… Read More
Analysis: No budget? No problem – Welcome back to the show that never ends
So there’s this: On the one hand, state House Republicans appear to have completely lost their collective ability to get a completed state budget across the goal line. On the… Read More
Pa. House passes budget balancing plan; no finality in sight yet
The state House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday night that represents one way to backfill the bulk of a $2.2 billion deficit in this year’s $32.0 billion state budget…. Read More