Public school teachers who work full time for their collective bargaining agency would be barred from remaining on their district’s payroll under a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee… Read More
Approval of future school property tax hikes would need a super-majority vote from local school boards under a bill that cleared the Senate Education Committee last week. Scranton Times-Tribune, April… Read More
Pennsylvania’s experiment with a high-stakes student test remains in limbo as state lawmakers digest the impact of the latest changes in education policy from Washington. Philadelphia Tribune, March 31, 2017… Read More
PA considers opioid abuse warnings and instruction in schools Michigan lawmakers are considering requiring mandatory opioid abuse education in public schools as part of a package of bills aimed at combating… Read More
Legislation that would require school boards to approve property tax increases by at least a 6-3 vote instead of a simple 5-4 majority won approval of the Senate Education Committee… Read More
The School District of Lancaster has reached a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania over the education of 17 to 21-year-old immigrant… Read More
A Berks County school board didn’t back down when offered an exit from a federal lawsuit by attorneys for a student who said he was sexually harassed and his privacy… Read More
Lawmakers and lobbyists are expressing modest optimism as state budget talks get underway a month after Gov. Tom Wolf laid out his $32.3 billion spending plan for 2017-18. Click here… Read More
Pennsylvania Education Secretary Pedro Rivera, who nearly a month ago rejected the Erie SD’s $31.8 million financial recovery plan, is holding out hope that the district’s new plan will gain… Read More
Amid a steady drumbeat of reports on cyber-espionage and election-related hackings, lawmakers are wrestling with questions of how to best protect the country from digital threats and address a severe… Read More