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
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
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
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
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
A potentially far-reaching lawsuit demanding expensive steps to limit the harm from concussions among high school and junior high athletes cleared a significant legal hurdle Tuesday. Allentown Morning Call, Oct…. Read More
The state House and Senate are back in session after taking time off following the collapse of budget negotiations earlier this month. There’s no concrete strategy moving forward. But some… Read More
Almost 20 of Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts finished the 2015-16 budget year with less than no money in the bank, Department of Education records show. Those districts are outliers though,… Read More
A question on the Nov. 7 ballot provides a way for school districts, counties and municipalities to zero out property taxes that owners pay on the homes or farms where… Read More
Pennsylvania’s deficit-riddled finances are in new territory, as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf assembles a package to balance the state’s budget without involvement from a Republican-controlled Legislature riven by ideological and… Read More