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
Statewide Group Applauds Passage of Fair Funding Formula; Calls for $400 million in 2016-’17 State Budget to be Driven Out to Schools through New Formula
An education advocacy group contends Wilkes-Barre Area School District (Luzerne Co.) wouldn’t have to layoff a single teacher — much less the several dozen facing furloughs after the school board… Read More
Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill designed to protect teachers with a strong track record of performance from being laid off when school districts are forced to… Read More
A new study suggests that students taking a test behave like you or me: They do better with a little incentive. Dollars and cents, that is. Click here for full… Read More
The PA Principals Association supports additional funding for quality Pre-Kindergarten Programs by signing on the letter of support addressed to Speaker Turzai. Please click here for letter.