Reports of End to PA Budget Impasse May Be Greatly Exaggerated
The latest spat in Harrisburg’s budget back-and-forth is not about taxes or spending — it’s about words. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY Newsworks, Jan. 14, 2016.
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Capitol Confusion: Is There a Budget or Isn’t There?
The 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show is in full swing. Things are considerably slower a few blocks away at the Capitol. Click here for full article. Source: WHTM ABC 27, Jan…. Read More
Q&A Webinar with Deputy Secretary Matthew Stem – Submit Your Questions by Jan. 29
The PA Principals Association and the PA School Study Council are co-sponsoring a Question & Answer Session Webinar conducted by Deputy Secretary Matthew Stem, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education,… Read More
Announcing NAESP Digital Leader of Early Learning Award
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) in partnership with VINCI Education is pleased to announce the Digital Leader of Early Learning Award. This award is in honor of… Read More
House Votes to Tweak Education Funding Distribution
Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Tuesday to stop Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s use of a formula that targets extra subsidy money for school districts hardest-hit by past spending cuts,… Read More
PA House Passes Fiscal Code Bill that Puts GOP Stamp on School Funding, Key Environmental Issues
The Pennsylvania House moved to the state Senate Tuesday a fiscal code bill that could, in some ways, serve as a double for the Republican legislative majority’s policy platform. Click… Read More
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
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