It appears the state House is ready to start the process of ending the five-month-old state budget impasse that has interrupted money from flowing to school districts, human service agencies… Read More
Pennsylvania’s budget impasse entered its sixth month Tuesday, with scant new details about what shape a final deal might take. Click here for full article. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec…. Read More
Federal lawmakers on Monday released the final text of a compromise bill to rewrite No Child Left Behind, including closely watched language outlining how the nation’s K-12 schools would be… Read More
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
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
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
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
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.
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 is close to a vote to rewrite the No Child Left Behind education law. Click here for full article. Source: LancasterOnline, Nov. 24, 2015.