Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released a draft of its plan to comply with the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Within the 133-page… Read More
Sen. John DiSanto is pushing a bill that would create education savings accounts for parents whose public school performs in the bottom 15% statewide. ABC Channel 27, Aug. 8, 2017… Read More
School vouchers have failed multiple times to get enough support in Pennsylvania, but some GOP legislators are hoping a new school choice program may be the next accompaniment to charter… Read More
How each of Pennsylvania’s 14 cyber charter schools tracks attendance varies greatly — from 21st Century Cyber Charter School, where a point system equates to hours it should take students… Read More
Rep. Frank Ryan (R-Lebanon) is a fresh face in the state legislature. Job one for Ryan’s plan is reining in government spending. He is also working Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to… Read More
Three State Senators, Representatives DiSanto, Scarnati III and Eichelberger plan to introduce legislation Tuesday, they say will help students attending low-achieving schools through the establishment of education savings accounts. CBS… Read More
“The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth.” –Article III, Section 14,… Read More
Will Pennsylvania become the next state to offer the latest iteration of a school voucher program? Freshman Sen. John DiSanto, a Republican from Dauphin County, on Tuesday intends to do… Read More
Tax increase proposals drew most of the attention when the state Senate approved a package of legislation late last month designed to bring Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate to an end, but… Read More
Pennsylvania’s state treasurer Thursday authorized a short-term $750 million line of credit to keep the state’s general fund from dipping into negative territory. Treasurer Joe Torsella says the state hasn’t… Read More