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
Much of the debate in Harrisburg this summer has been centered on how Pennsylvania should overcome its $2.2 billion deficit. But, as usual, there has also been a great deal… Read More
The ESSA State Plan and related materials are now available on the PDE web site at http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/ESSA/Pages/default.aspx#tab-1 Below is the press release issued on 08/02/2017: PDE Announces ESSA Consolidated State… Read More
While future teachers might not receive as lucrative a pension as those guaranteed to today’s school employees, experts who make a living providing clients with financial advice contend the plan… Read More
Gov. Wolf himself has largely stayed out of the fray, instead choosing to call certain legislative leaders for private discussions. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Aug. 3, 2017 Full story
The Pennsylvania Department of Education will unveil a new school quality metric in 2018 — dubbed the Future Ready PA Index — that it believes will foster a more holistic… Read More
An Allegheny County school district will allow students to use restrooms corresponding to their “consistently and uniformly asserted gender identity” in settling a federal lawsuit brought last year by three… Read More
Basic education funding for 2017-18 is increasing by $100 million statewide. Meanwhile, pension payments for districts are rising by $144 million. That imbalance, which ultimately shrinks money for the classroom,… Read More
The study, which scored the country’s public school systems based on safety and quality, ranked the commonwealth 16th out of 50 states, plus District of Columbia. Its overall score was… Read More