Campaign for Fair Education Funding Call to Action and Event
The budget impasse has entered its sixth month and while there isn’t a crystal ball for the framework of a final agreement, the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (CFEF) is… Read More
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Handbook for Secure Test Administration
PDE’s newly-developed Handbook for Secure Test Administration is now available on the PDE website (Keystone Exams – Administration Materials or PSSA- Other Materials – Test Administration Materials). It is also… Read More
PA Budget this Week Seems Unlikely
Talks between Gov. Tom Wolf and top lawmakers continued Monday as the Thanksgiving break ended, but there was scant detail and a lot of silence about how they intended to… Read More
How to Close a Budget Deficit?: PA Talks May Be Turning to Erasing Some Longstanding Sales Tax Exemp
When Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the Capitol this week they may be asked to end some longstanding exemptions to the state’s 6% sales tax in order to help balance a… Read More
William Penn SD Feeling Effects of Pennsylvania Budget Impasse
Money is getting tighter by the day for the William Penn SD. Click here for full article. Source: Delaware County Daily Times, Nov. 30, 2015.
PA Budget Negotiations Head into Home Stretch After Another Temporary Disruption to Budget Framework
The “framework” is back on. After a significant bump in the road that led to short-lived threats of a veto override attempt Tuesday afternoon, Republican legislative leaders emerged from a meeting… Read More
Congress to Vote on No Child Left Behind Rewrite in Early December
Congress is close to a vote to rewrite the No Child Left Behind education law. Click here for full article. Source: LancasterOnline, Nov. 24, 2015.
SB76: Defenders of Property Tax Elimination Bill See Defeat as Near-Miss, Vow Fight Will Continue
Supporters of a proposal to transform the way public schools are funded were crestfallen by its narrow defeat in a Monday evening vote but conceded nothing. Click here for full… Read More
Editorial: Pa. Budget Compromise Fails Local Schools
For the past four and a half months, since the July 1 start of a new fiscal year, editorial boards have been urging Gov. Tom Wolf and state legislators to… Read More
Registration is Now Open for Summer Leadership Summit
The PA Principals Association in conjunction with three other educational organizations will be offering an Educational Leadership Summit in State College from July 24-26, 2016. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN, but… Read More