Pennsylvania has a new funding formula for basic education that will more fairly distribute money to school districts based on their unique needs. The new formula figures out how the state will… Read More
Formula now requires increased education funding to be successful
This Wednesday, June 1, marked the start of the official, 30-day countdown to pass a new state budget. But before state lawmakers catapult a spending plan onto Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk… Read More
Two months after the Legislature and the Wolf administration resolved the 2016 budget after a nine-month impasse, the damage from that delay mounts. Click here for full article. (Subscription may… Read More
One of the newest education policy disputes in Washington is beginning to mix with one of its oldest. Discussions about inequitable resources between well-resourced schools and their poorer counterparts overlap… Read More
High school graduation rates have been on the rise, but one national drop-out prevention organization is pushing to improve it further. They want the graduation rate framed as an economic… Read More
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