State Treasurer Joe Torsella has found himself at the center of contentious battles over funding Pennsylvania’s unbalanced budget and paying the commonwealth’s bills. WITF, Sept. 26, 2017 Full story
YEADON, PA (Sept. 25, 2017)—Representatives from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the statewide Pre-K for PA campaign, William Penn School District and Today’s Child of Delaware County today discussed high-quality pre-k… Read More
Reading remains a prime example of the paradoxes of educational funding in Pennsylvania, the subject of longstanding complaints and a case now before the state Supreme Court: The neediest often… Read More
Pennsylvania’s ESSA plan, released for public comment in August, has created a political divide over a historically tough subject: what to do about chronically low performing schools. WHYY Newsworks, Sept…. Read More
As Pennsylvania lawmakers fight over the details of a long-overdue budget funding plan, the commonwealth is having trouble covering short-term costs. After temporarily delaying several payments, the Wolf administration has… Read More
The PA Principals Association and the Pre-K for PA Campaign have jointly released a new report statewide today, “Elementary School Principals Resoundingly Support Pre-K Investments.” Over the years, governors and… Read More
Between April 11 and June 18, Pennsylvania Principals Association asked every elementary principal in Pennsylvania to take a survey about the importance of pre-K education. Pottstown Mercury, Sept. 20, 2017 Full… Read More
Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella swears he is not trying to be a “sixth negotiator” on the still-unfinished state budget, referring to the protracted talks between the General Assembly’s four legislative… Read More
The GOP-controlled Pennsylvania Senate has formally rejected a conservative budget plan passed by the House — essentially resetting negotiations nearly three months past the deadline. Now, Republicans in the House… Read More
PLS 3rd Learning is proud to partner with the PA Principals Association to bring SuperEval to principals in Pennsylvania. SuperEval facilitates online principal evaluations that help advance annual district goals… Read More