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
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, January 13 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. (ET)
The Wolf administration announced Monday how education money from the new partial state budget would be distributed, and school districts could begin receiving it as early as today. Click here… Read More
Nearly a week after a partial veto extended the state’s budget impasse into its seventh month, neither Gov. Wolf nor the Republican-led legislature seemed in a rush to strike a… Read More
Six months past the state budget deadline, there still doesn’t seem to be a clear path to an agreement with the Republican-held House and Senate that would deliver on the… Read More