Budget Gridlock Grips Harrisburg
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.
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Phila. Schools to Borrow $250M Just to Stay Open
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
Harrisburg SD Eying Credit if State Budget Impasse Lingers
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
McKeesport Area SD May Have to Borrow Further Funds, Cut Programming
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
Commentary: Erie at Large: The Drama of Funding Education in Pennsylvania
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
Pennsylvania Schools Taking Out More Loans Amid State Budget Impasse
Pennsylvania school districts have had to take out more loans to survive the state’s budget impasse, with total borrowing now at $431 million, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said on… Read More
Pennsylvania Budget Stalemate Creates Uncertainty for Charter Schools
Almost four months past the state budget deadline, Pennsylvania lawmakers on opposing party sides just can’t seem to strike a deal, and with each passing day, school districts and charter… Read More
York Suburban Principal Wins National Recognition
A York Suburban principal is among those named 2015 National Distinguished Principals. Click here for full article. Source: York Daily Record, 10/15/2015.
Statement and Analysis from The Education Trust: 2015 NAEP Results
Results from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are sobering. Nationally, performance in fourth-grade math as well as in eighth-grade math and reading has declined since 2013. Most… Read More
Pennsylvania’s Legislative Republicans are Back at the Drawing Board in Stalled State Budget Talks
The next big pitch in Pennsylvania’s stalled state budget negotiations appears to be coming from the majority Republican caucuses in the House and Senate. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More