Latest Budget Meeting? Try December
The state hasn’t had a full spending plan for more than eight months, but top lawmakers haven’t yet had a budget meeting with Governor Tom Wolf’s administration in 2016, the… Read More
News
Budget Hearings for Next Year Wrap Up While Current Budget Still Undone
Appropriations hearings are an annual tradition in the Pennsylvania House and Senate and they concluded Thursday. Click here for full article. Source: ABC Channel 27, March 10, 2016.
School Boards Ask Court to Order State Release Money their Districts are Owed
A statewide association representing school boards is asking Commonwealth Court to order the state to resume paying money owed to school districts that has gotten held up by the ongoing… Read More
Editorial: State’s Schools Feeling the Pain
If you’ve lost count of how long it’s been since Pennsylvania had a budget that was complete, we understand (it’s almost 8 1/2 months). Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
Webinar: Budget Planning to Address the Current and Future Fiscal Reality – 2016
A one hour webinar, Budget Planning to Address the Current and Future Fiscal Reality – 2016, will be held on Tuesday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m. It will be broadcasted… Read More
FAQ: Clarification of Senate Bill 880 Impact on Schools
On February 3, 2016, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 880 into law. In addition to delaying the use of Keystone Exams or the Project Based Assessments as graduation requirements until… Read More
Call to Action for Public Education!
Join the Campaign for Fair Education Funding on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, to ask your legislators to put students first by making a significant new investment in public education and… Read More
State Budget Crisis Forces Some Midstate Schools to Halt Most Hiring, Cut Expenses
Some school districts across the midstate are still waiting on tens of millions in state dollars. Click here for full article. Source: WITF, March 4, 2016.
Budget Impasse Could Lower Pennsylvania’s Ratings – S&P
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services warned on Thursday it could downgrade Pennsylvania’s AA-minus general obligation and other ratings by the end of March if the state’s structural budget imbalance is… Read More
National News: U.S. Department of Education Announces ESSA Rulemaking Committee — Important Next St
The U.S. Department of Education (Department of Education) today announced negotiators for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Click here for full article. Source: NSBA website, March… Read More