The substitute teacher shortage is one of the ripple effects from the wider teacher shortage afflicting Pennsylvania. With fewer people seeking teacher certification, the pool of substitutes has shrunk considerably… Read More
More families are opting out of the traditional school system and sending their kids online. Last school year, 35 students from Union City Area SD (Erie) were enrolled in cyber charter… Read More
This is a strange state budget cycle. The $32 billion spending bill for 2017-18 is now law, but out of balance. The state Senate on Thursday voted on and passed… Read More
The time to go back to school is coming soon, and that may require a trip to the doctor’s office for some kids. This spring, the Pennsylvania Department of Health… Read More
Tucked into a piece of budget legislation outlining how Pennsylvania education money is to be spent is a controversial new measure that would allow school districts to furlough staff for… Read More
Whenever legislative leaders can successfully push difficult legislation through their chamber it is, to them and their staffs, a victory. But Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (R-Centre) was not exactly… Read More
The federal government funded about 30.6% of Pennsylvania’s budget in 2015, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The organization’s website includes an interactive graphic to compare… Read More
Pennsylvania is ranked 45th nationally in the amount of state support for schools. In 1971, according to Temple University’s Center for Regional Politics, it provided districts with 54% of their… Read More
Republicans who control the chamber unveiled their plan to close a $2 billion hole in the $32 billion state budget late Wednesday. It includes a mix of taxes and borrowing…. Read More
Pennsylvania’s one of only four states that still hasn’t passed a budget for the fiscal year that ended in June. However, many states struggled with budgets this year. And according… Read More