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
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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
Everything You Wanted to Know About Pennsylvania’s New Education Formula
Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law a new formula for distributing state education money. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY Newsworks, June 9, 2016.
Wolf Declines to Say Whether State Will Meet Budget Deadline
Pennsylvania lawmakers returned to work in Harrisburg on Monday with just weeks left to avert a repeat of last year’s budget fiasco, a process that wasn’t resolved until Gov. Tom… Read More
Deadline Looming, Will State Budget Be on Time This Year?
The Pennsylvania budget is due June 30. Last year, it was a historic nine months late. Last year, there was much to divide Democrats and Republicans. This year, they both agree,… Read More
School District Merger Study in the Works
The House Education Committee on Monday voted unanimously on a resolution calling for a study on the pros and cons of consolidating school districts. The study would be done by… Read More