State K-12 Leaders Cautious in Assessing Draft ESSA Rules
Though the Obama administration got to propose — and will get to finalize — the regulations on accountability for the Every Student Succeeds Act, it will be up to the… Read More
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PA House Votes for School, State Workers’ Hybrid Pension Plan
A bipartisan vote in the Pennsylvania House on Monday showed fresh momentum in efforts to change the state’s two large public-sector pension plans by directing new state and public school… Read More
2016 PA Bullying Prevention/School Climate Improvement Survey
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office for Safe Schools is conducting a short survey on the topic of bullying prevention and school climate improvement. Over 1,200 of your colleagues participated… Read More
Mapping: How PA’s New School Funding Formula Measures District Need
Pennsylvania’s new education funding formula acknowledges that 74 school districts across the commonwealth face burdens so high, that it’s as if they must serve more than double their actual student… Read More
Opinion: PA School Funding Fiasco Results in Tax Hikes, Program Cuts
With just over three weeks left to the start of a new fiscal year, the sorry state of school funding has spread like a virus across the commonwealth. Local districts… Read More
Opinion: Fixing PA’s Worst-in-Nation Charter School Law is Overdue
Almost two decades after Pennsylvania authorized their creation, some public charter schools are doing great things for students and offering new ways to learn. However, both school district and charter… Read More
School Bus Videos are Public Records, State Says
Five years ago, when a Bangor area man wanted copies of videos from his daughter’s school bus so he could expose bullying, the state told him the recordings were off-limits… Read More
VIRTUAL RALLY FOR EDUCATION FUNDING MONDAY — JUNE 21
Pennsylvania finally has a formula to help distribute state education funding, but we still lack is adequate state funding for education at any level – early childhood, K-12, community colleges… Read More
Pennsylvania House Votes to Revive Bill to Alter Public Sector Pensions
A public sector pension bill that was resoundingly defeated in the Pennsylvania House back in December is getting a new lease on life. The House voted 157 to 26 on Wednesday… Read More
Wolf Delaying Lawmakers’ 2015 Grants as Budget Deadline Looms
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s top aides told Senate Republican leaders he won’t release economic development grants approved by lawmakers until he gets a state spending plan he favors, a Senate… Read More