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
The Pine-Richland SD has approved a settlement with three transgender students over their choice of restrooms, effectively ending a federal discrimination lawsuit. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 24, 2017. Click here… Read More
Nationwide, the portion of vo-tech graduates who continue their education has risen steadily over the last generation to more than 90%, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Studies have… Read More
The state House prepared to return to Harrisburg for an unusual weekend session amid a three-week stalemate with the Senate and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf over how to resolve a… Read More
The SD of Lancaster is looking at spending more than half a million dollars, less than 1% of its $208 million annual budget, as a result of the lawsuit, according… Read More