New Study Rethinks Which Kids Can Stop Bullying
How can schools get kids to cut down on bullying? Go to the kids, according to the results of a new study. Click here for full article. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer,… Read More
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Budget Disagreements Over Public School Funding, Other Issues Show in PA’s Fiscal Code Bill
Pennsylvania’s House Republican leaders formalized opposition Monday to distribution formulas for state aid to public schools that they say Gov. Tom Wolf has unilaterally and improperly implemented with the partial… Read More
PA’s Budget Problems Persist: State Aid to Major Public Universities is Blocked by House Democrats
House Democrats blocked an effort Monday to check another item off of Pennsylvania’s 2015-16 budget checklist. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, Jan. 11, 2016.
Should Non-Union Members Have to Pay a Fair-Share Fee? Supreme Court to Decide
Public sector unions in Pennsylvania and across the nation are keeping a close watch on a court case that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear on Monday that could dramatically… Read More
Pennsylvania School Boards Association Sues Wolf, Legislature Over Budget Impasse
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association sued Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled state House and Senate on Friday, saying it is illegal and unconstitutional to withhold state and federal… Read More
Pressure Off, Pennsylvania’s Budget Fight Could Be on Ice
For the first time since July, billions in electronic money transfers began rocketing out of the Pennsylvania Treasury to school districts, county governments and state vendors. With it seemed to… Read More
Schools Get Some Money, Await Final Numbers
Local public school officials say payments from the state — catching them up on funds they should have received over the past six months — have begun rolling in. And… Read More
School Funding Distribution Gives Rise to New Battle Between Wolf, GOP Lawmakers
In a protracted battle over finalizing the 2015-16 state budget in a divided government, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration managed to pick yet another fight with Republican lawmakers. Click here for… Read More
State Funding Starts to Trickle into Franklin Co. Schools, Groups
Based on the six months-late partial spending plan approved last week by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, the Pennsylvania Treasury said it has processed $3.3 billion in payments to schools, counties… Read More
Charter Schools Cry Foul Over Funding Cut
As the state expedited billions of dollars in overdue payments to schools, counties, and social services, charter schools condemned the Wolf administration’s decision to reroute some of their money in… Read More