Wolf: ‘Train Wreck’ If No Balanced PA Budget
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is warning of huge cuts in spending for education and local services next year without a balanced budget as Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the state Capitol…. Read More
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For Some Schools, Learning Doesn’t Stop on Snow Days
It doesn’t matter if they get three inches or three feet of snow — schools in Indiana can bring students into a virtual classroom if their physical classrooms shut down…. Read More
Keystone Exams Delayed until 2019
School officials are breathing a sigh of relief at the state Legislature’s approval of a two-year delay in requiring students to pass the Keystone exams in order to graduate. Click… Read More
PA Bill Clouds Future of Keystone Exams
The state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would delay using Keystone Exams as a high school graduation requirement and study whether the proficiency tests should be a graduation… Read More
Senate Passes School Closing Bill
A bill giving school districts more flexibility when closing their doors during bad weather and the unexpected, such as massive police manhunts, is nearing final passage. Click here for full… Read More
Keystone Exam Two-Year Delay on its Way to Wolf for His Expected Signature
HARRISBURG (Jan. 20) – The Senate wrapped up its business this week in short order on Wednesday, sending to Gov. Tom Wolf for his expected approval legislation that would delay… Read More
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Urged to Rethink Refusal to Negotiate New Budget Deal
A senior Pennsylvania Senate Republican is suggesting that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will need to be willing to negotiate changes to a bipartisan budget agreement struck last fall. Click here… Read More
Wolf on Board with Delaying Graduation Testing Requirement
Legislation to delay the launch of using the Keystone Exams as a graduation requirement for two years appears poised to clear the final hurdles to become law. Click here for… Read More
Spend More on Early Childhood, Kenney Says, and Less on Prisons
Kenney and Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania’s top education official, traveled Tuesday to a Northeast Philadelphia early childhood education center to tout the recent release of state funds that will pay for… Read More
PA Senate Ponders Next Move in Budget Impasse
With the state’s budget partially struck down by Governor Tom Wolf, state senators aren’t sure they need to complete unfinished budget business. Pennsylvania has half a state budget and a number… Read More