The results of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court election could have wide-ranging implications for a number of high-profile cases related to education issues. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY Newsworks,… Read More
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at 6 p.m., a noted speaker and author will present a message at the Lewis Katz Auditorium at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA…. Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf is confident about the future of the state budget. Click here for full article. Source: Centre Daily Times, Nov. 2, 2015.
Say what you want about substitute teachers — and over the years, a lot has been said — but talk to any school principal and they’ll tell you it’s hard… Read More
Notebook board chair Harold Jordan, senior policy analyst with the Pennsylvania ACLU, appeared on WHYY’s Radio Times this morning with Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel to discuss the role… Read More
Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate has dragged on long enough that Harrisburg is becoming synonymous with partisan gridlock. Click here for full article. Source: Scranton Times-Tribune, Nov. 2, 2015.
Two weeks ago, the School Reform Commission warned that without a state budget it would be forced to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars just to keep schools open through… Read More
A $20 million line of credit, if needed due to a continuing state budget impasse, would last Harrisburg SD about two months, according to Interim Chief Financial Officer Bill Gretton…. Read More
At a meeting of the McKeesport Area School Board of Directors (Allegheny Co.) on Wednesday, Superintendent Rula Skezas said the district is running out of funds due to the state… Read More
The budget fight in the state legislature and its impact on local government and education has become shrouded in drama. So School Play, the documentary theater production staged Oct. 13… Read More