Not to peddle progress or optimism in a state familiar with neither, but there are flickers of hope in usually hopeless Harrisburg that could be suggestive of positive change. Click… Read More
Dennis Reagle’s six science classes created self-propelled cars from household items, including plastic pop bottles, mouse traps and wire coat hangers. (Allegheny Co.) Click here for full article. Source: Pittsburgh… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing an opportunity for local education agencies (LEA) to attend a webinar with a question and answer (Q&A) session that will address the… Read More
The PA Principals Association State Conference, Courage to Lead, will be held Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2016 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA. Up… Read More
Dozens of Pennsylvania’s most distressed school districts are finding it harder to borrow money in the wake of the state’s historically protracted budget impasse. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
If proponents of expanded gambling have their way, Pennsylvania may fill part of its looming budget gap with income from round-the-clock cocktails in casinos, slots machines in airports, and wagers… Read More
In the long-sought effort to level the playing field for school funding, the state Legislature last week passed HB 1552 which will make a fair funding formula part of the… Read More
The Pennsylvania House in Harrisburg voted 188-3 on Wednesday to institute a new formula that determines how much state aid goes to each school district. Click here for full article…. Read More
Gov. Wolf signed a bill Tuesday that will broaden Pennsylvania’s anti-hazing law to cover middle and high schools, and require districts to adopt and enforce anti-hazing policies. Click here for… Read More
Across the region (Lackawanna Co.), as state funding dwindled and pension costs skyrocketed the last five years, school districts eliminated teaching jobs, increased class sizes and borrowed money to keep… Read More