Taxpayers in Monroe and Northampton counties are painfully familiar with the effects of unfair and inequitable state education funding. Click here for full article. Source: Express-Times, April 11, 2016.
Legislation to encourage public schools to post the national motto, “In God We Trust,” inside their buildings is once again on the move in the state House. Click here for… Read More
Proposed revisions to Chapter 11, Section 11.20 (related to non-immunized children) were published for public comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on April 9, 2016. Comments will be accepted for 30… Read More
School funding numbers have been released by the state, and while more money will be heading to local districts than what was received last year, it appears to be less… Read More
Governor Tom Wolf says he’s come up with a school funding formula, but GOP leaders are questioning the validity of the plan since the Governor’s veto of the fiscal code… Read More
Lehigh Valley high schoolers can get a jump start on their college education this summer. Penn State Lehigh Valley is offering its first six-week summer dual-enrollment program for rising high school… Read More
So the state education budget is all wrapped up and school district finances back in order, right? Well, not so much, area business administrators say. Click here for full article…. Read More
Time, as the saying goes, is money. Nowhere is that truer than in Pennsylvania’s mounting pension debt. Click here for full article. Source: ABC Channel 27, April 7, 2016.
The state budget is in place, and education funding is now being doled out to local school districts. And still, area school officials say financial difficulties remain. Click here for… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf has a different idea from Republican lawmakers on how the $5.9 billion included in the 2015-16 budget for basic education funding and Ready to Learn block grants… Read More