Debate Over School Funding Goes On
Let’s call it the battle of the spreadsheets, with two sides seeking the political advantage in the fight over school subsidies. Click here for full article. Source: Bucks County Courier… Read More
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PA High Schools will be Stocked with Naloxone Kits
The Wolf Administration is launching an initiative to supply high schools in Pennsylvania with the anti-overdose drug Naloxone. Click here for full article. Source: WITF, April 17, 2016.
PSSA Opt-Outs: School Administrators, Parents Struggle to Understand Impact
Jennifer Reinhart, chief accountability officer for the SD of Lancaster, said she called 11 parents from Buchanan Elementary School in early April to discuss what a spike in opt-outs could… Read More
Ask your Lawmakers to Invest in Public School Students
Please send this important message to your lawmakers in support of fair funding for all students. It takes two minutes. Students from across Pennsylvania continue to miss out on the… Read More
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Won’t Support Wolf’s Education-Funding Plan
A week after Gov. Tom Wolf announced a plan to hand out hundreds of millions of dollars in Pennsylvania education money, legislators, including some in his own party, passed a… Read More
House, Senate Cast Veto-Proof Majority Votes on School Funding Bill
The House and Senate sent a clear message to Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday that his way of distributing $150 million in new basic education funding in the 2015-16 state… Read More
Could a Two-Year Budget Cycle Prevent Another Impasse in Pennsylvania?
In the wake of last year’s protracted budget impasse, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are considering the virtues of a two-year budget cycle. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com,… Read More
PA Charter School Law ‘Worst in US,’ State Auditor General Says
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a scathing report damning the state charter law Tuesday, and he blamed many of the SD of Philadelphia’s fiscal woes on state lawmakers who… Read More
Join NAESP for a Webinar – The Nuts and Bolts of ESSA
Join NAESP and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS-SDE) for a joint webinar, “The Nuts and Bolts of ESSA: What Principals Need to… Read More
PA Principals Association Announces 2016 Election Results
The election for Regional Representatives on the Pennsylvania Principals Association Board of Directors ended on Monday, April 11, 2016. Vote-Now has certified the results and forwarded them to the association…. Read More