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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Greensburg Salem SD (Westmoreland Co.) has enough money in the bank to last until June, but emergency funding from the state has slowed to a trickle. If the state’s budget impasse… Read More