North Carolina legislators failed to repeal the state’s “bathroom bill” on Wednesday during a special session called for that purpose. Click here for full article. Source: CNN, Dec. 21, 2016…. Read More
As we think about tax fairness, think about all the large companies in your community. Consider the big-box national chain stores, the shopping malls owned by developers, the car dealerships,… Read More
Governor Wolf signed new truancy legislation into law on Thursday, November 3, 2016. This factsheet highlights important provisions of the new law relating to the rights of families, and obligations… Read More
Pennsylvania’s mid-fiscal year budget report has confirmed what the Independent Fiscal Office has been warning for well over a month: Underperforming revenues are putting the commonwealth on track for a… Read More
Rising teacher pension costs are a main driver of increased property taxes. According to the PSERS projections, school districts’ rate of contribution is expected to rise to 36% over the next four… Read More
Approximately 177,000 children across the state are eligible for publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs and nearly 64,000 are being served, according to a report issued by the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children…. Read More
Parents, students and taxpayers in Pennsylvania would get a new look at how their public schools are doing under a proposed revamp of the statewide grading system that gives less… Read More
Pennsylvania’s school districts have gotten an early lump of coal this holiday season from Harrisburg: word that teacher pension costs, which have taken ever larger bites out of budgets in… Read More
Pennsylvania Education Secretary Pedro Rivera said Friday he is striving for a public school system that employs a more “holistic” approach to learning, with less emphasis on standardized tests as… Read More
Most children eligible for public pre-kindergarten are shut out for lack of space, according to a report released Wednesday. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.) Source: Meadville… Read More