Governor’s Civic Engagement Award
The Pennsylvania Departments of State and Education, in collaboration with Inspire U.S., are excited to launch the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award for high schools throughout the state. The award is… Read More
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Governor Wolf sees downgrade without budget deal soon
Democratic Governor Tom Wolf says it’s urgent that he and state lawmakers end a fight over patching a $2 billion budget deficit to avoid a downgrade to Pennsylvania’s battered credit… Read More
Stark differences persist as Senate returns to budget talks
The state Senate is back in session, and is gearing up to respond to a budget package the House passed last week. Senate leaders aren’t revealing much about their plans… Read More
Pennsylvania submits its Every Student Succeeds Act plan to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Gov. Tom Wolf signed off on Pennsylvania’s roadmap for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act on Monday and submitted it to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her approval. PennLive.com,… Read More
Some educators look to address race in the classroom
Teaching about race isn’t a priority at most schools here and around the country, and some educators say that’s a problem if high school graduates are going to find their… Read More
Who can say what 20 years of PA charter schools have taught us?
Twenty years ago, the Pennsylvania charter school law was signed. Since then, charter schools have been heralded as the savior of the public education system. Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 15, 2017… Read More
Pennsylvania delays $1.7B in payments amid budget stalemate
Pennsylvania state government will delay more than $1.7 billion in payments due largely to Medicaid insurers and school districts, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday, amid an unprecedented cash crunch and… Read More
SRC begins school year with possibility of calling for its own end
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission meets Thursday for the first time since the new school year began. The five-member group — with a majority appointed by the governor — has overseen the city’s… Read More
Officials, activists press for state hearing on racial inequity in PA school funding
The people of POWER and the lower-income people they represent want to be heard — and they want to be heard by the right people. That’s why they arranged a… Read More
Pennsylvania on edge of missing payments in budget stalemate
The state government appeared on the edge, for the first known time, of missing a payment as a result of not having enough cash on hand amid a feud over… Read More