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
After nine months without a state budget, payments — especially an increase — are welcome, superintendents said Wednesday. However, the leaders also said they have greater concerns, such as being… Read More
Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor is disclosing how he’ll split up state funding for education after deciding to let the budget take effect without his signature and vetoing a separate bill that… Read More
has GOP Threatening a Lawsuit: If you think the battle over the 2015-16 state budget is over, think again. Gov. Tom Wolf opened up a new front in that nearly yearlong… Read More
How much should state and district leaders rethink how they handle federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act? Quite a lot, according to those who eat, sleep, and breathe… Read More
Even though closure was brought to the 2015-16 state budget, school district officials from around the state gathered at the Capitol to remind Gov. Tom Wolf and state lawmakers that… Read More