Attention Members: The PA Principals Association joined the Fair Education Funding Campaign’s stance on the opposition to any discussions about including tax referendums as part of the budget deal. A… Read More
Discussion about a budget deal in Pennsylvania includes tougher restrictions on school property tax increases, while chances are dimming that a deal will include a tax on Marcellus Shale natural… Read More
Pennsylvania’s wealthiest school districts enjoyed the smallest of former Gov. Tom Corbett’s education funding cuts in 2011, and now their funding is being restored more quickly than poorer districts, according… Read More
There is a letter that school districts really don’t like sending home to parents of special education students. Each state has a different version, but they begin with something like… Read More
With Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate in its fifth month, Democratic Governor Tom Wolf’s office and leaders of the Legislature’s Republican majorities say the momentum of closed-door talks has picked up and… Read More
School districts in Schuylkill County may soon have to borrow funds to continue operations, since the state budget impasse isn’t letting up, school officials said last week. Click here for… Read More
Alarmed by the role of social media in taboo teacher-student relationships, a growing number of school boards have passed or are considering policies governing just how far teachers and staff… Read More
Following a Wednesday morning press conference at the Port of Philadelphia, Gov. Tom Wolf apologized to those doing without paychecks or services because of the stalemate. Click here for full… Read More
Parents, pediatricians and school nurses would have to adhere to stricter student vaccination requirements under proposed new rules announced by the Wolf administration Thursday. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
Attention Members: You are invited to attend Budget Action Day at the Capitol building in Harrisburg on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, to support education and to urge legislators to pass… Read More