Charter schools that participate in the state’s teacher pension system are supposed to make quarterly contributions to the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
U.S. Secretary John King Jr. finds Pennsylvania’s 30- to 40-point achievement gap between white students and minority groups National Assessment of Educational Progress scores to be disturbing and wants to… Read More
A bill that would substantially revise Pennsylvania’s charter school law for the first time since its inception nearly twenty years ago is being hotly debated in the capitol. Click here… Read More
State government began operating Tuesday under a $31 billion election-year spending bill that nevertheless lacks the tax collections to sustain it for the entire fiscal year, and lawmakers say they… Read More
There will be no repeat of last year’s nine-month budget debacle in Pennsylvania.That’s the good news from Harrisburg. Surprised? If that’s the case, relax. Some things in the capital have not… Read More
A festering dispute over the state’s 13 cyber schools, their funding and students’ sagging test scores is reigniting in Harrisburg. Click here for full article. Source: New Castle News, July… Read More
Easing the shortage of substitute teachers in Pennsylvania is the focus of legislation now before the state House of Representatives. Click here for full article. Source: WITF.org, July 10, 2016.
Gov. Tom Wolf offered a form of budget peace Sunday night, but he also raised questions in the process about whether the path he’s declared for himself meets black-letter legal… Read More
With little news of progress on the 2017 state budget coming out of Harrisburg, school advocates around the commonwealth are crossing their fingers a resolution comes soon. If not, Steve Robinson,… Read More
The clock keeps ticking toward decision day for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on budget legislation that’s only partially funded. Click here for full article. Source: Associated Press, July 7, 2016.