ESEA to move to Conference Committee
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Reps. John Kline, R-Minn., and Bobby Scott, D-Va., announced that they have a framework for moving forward on a long-stalled rewrite of the… Read More
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Hope Fading for a Thanksgiving Budget?
As the budget framework Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders announced last week continues to take shape, some involved with crafting a plan to end Pennsylvania’s nearly five-month long budget… Read More
State Senate Nears Vote on Bill to Eliminate School Property Taxes
The Pennsylvania state Senate is nearing a vote on legislation to completely eliminate $14 billion in school property taxes by replacing the revenue with higher state taxes on sales and… Read More
PA School Officials Lobby to Keep Taxing Abilities
Tiny preschoolers and K-12 school students took Monday off to join school board members and exasperated parents calling for an end to Pennsylvania’s budget impasse, as Gov. Tom Wolf signaled… Read More
PA Principals Association Participates in Budget Action Day
The PA Principals Association joined today with PASBO, PASA, PSBA and other education organizations for Budget Action Day at the Capitol in support of education! … Read More
Budget Details Must Address School Funding, Property Taxes, Pension
It took more than five months for Pennsylvania lawmakers to agree on broad concepts for the state’s overdue budget. The bigger obstacle, as usual, may be hammering out the details…. Read More
Tax Clash Looms
There’s little debate at the Capitol that Pennsylvanians need a break on the property taxes they pay for local schools. A fierce battle is shaping up over how big and… Read More
PSERS Annual Financial Report is Released
The Pennsylvania School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) has released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The report is intended to provide financial,… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf: Budget Compromise ‘Moves Pennsylvania Forward’ with Higher Sales Tax but Lower Proper
Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday in Lancaster he’s not getting everything he wants in a proposed budget deal, but Pennsylvanians will benefit from lower property taxes and an historic increase… Read More
Palmyra School Board Members Hope Districts Don’t Have To Go to Referendums to Raise Taxes
Forcing school districts to go to referendums for any property tax increases would devastate districts, several Palmyra Area SD (Lebanon Co.) officials said during Thursday’s meeting. Click here for full… Read More