School officials don’t believe a November ballot referendum to amend the state constitution would provide property tax relief to homeowners. Bucks County Courier Times, July 13, 2017 Full story
A .500 average is considered excellent in baseball, but not budget politics. Over the past 12 years, the actual revenue for Pennsylvania has fallen short of the projected revenue six… Read More
State Treasurer Joe Torsella warned Thursday that the commonwealth could run out of money to pay its bills by the end of August unless the legislature quickly passes a responsible… Read More
House Republicans are seeking to cut the Education Department’s budget by $2.4 billion, or 3.5% – a substantial reduction, though far smaller than the $9.2 billion in cuts that President… Read More
I’ve written a lot about bad or struggling charter schools. I’ve made no secret of my feeling that although I recognize there are high-performing charter schools with specialized offerings that… Read More
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he was optimistic about getting a good budget agreement and that his administration was acting legally in waving through a budget that lacked the… Read More
Though few are using the word stalemate to describe the state of budget talks in the Capitol, all signs point to difficult days, if not weeks, ahead for negotiations. Philadelphia… Read More
Combating school lunch shaming and allowing school boards to lay off teachers for economic reasons are among a litany of proposed changes to the laws governing public schools awaiting action… Read More
Suspense was palpable Monday at the state Capitol. Would Gov. Tom Wolf veto the $32 billion supposed “budget” that legislators passed without bothering to account for revenue? Would he sign… Read More
This week thousands of school principals are gathering in Philadelphia for a first-of-its-kind conference — the 2017 National Principals Conference. While they were here, a few principals took time to… Read More