Funding and Accountability – Finding the Right Balance
School funding has played a central role in the state budget impasse and has shaped arguments from both sides of the aisle. For his part, Gov. Wolf has proposed adding… Read More
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Editorial: It’s Time to Unite Behind the Cause of Increased School Funding
Our group, The Concerned Women of Greater Carlisle, urges all our fellow citizens to join with us and call, write to and visit your legislators to insist on a budget… Read More
NASSP Action Alert for ESEA Reauthorization
NASSP has posted a new Action Alert on the Principals Legislative Action Center (PLAC) regarding its ESEA reauthorization priorities for conference committee. Members will be receiving a message from NASSP/NAESP… Read More
Wolf Wants State to Pay Budget Impasse-Related Borrowing Costs
School districts and small nonprofits that find themselves having to take out loans while waiting on a state budget may get some help with the borrowing costs that they incur. Gov…. Read More
Pa. State Budget Talks Intensify with new Republican Offer on Pensions, School Funding
It felt Wednesday like the protracted Pennsylvania state budget talks finally got serious. The seriousness came in the form of a new proposal from the majority Republican legislative leadership teams that… Read More
Lower PSSA Scores Spur Some Pa. School districts to Call for Less Testing
Last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Education shared preliminary test data for its new, common core aligned tests – and the results weren’t pretty. As a result, some area school districts… Read More
Wolf, GOP Leaders Have a Shot to Make Progress on State Budget this Week
It’s been said that the players on the stage that is Pennsylvania’s state government can always strike a deal when they want to strike a deal. This week, we should find… Read More
School Districts React to State Budget Impasse
The Chambersburg Area School District goes back in session this week, and district officials are forced to start the school year without funding from the state, due to the Pennsylvania… Read More
Top Pa. Lawmaker Says Added Rigor of State Tests Calls for Spending Increase
A top Pennsylvania Democrat is calling for substantial new investment in education in light of more rigorous state standardized tests. Click here for full article. Source: Newsworks.org, Aug. 17, 2015;… Read More
Pottsgrove School Board Takes Stand Against Standardized Testing
The school board would like Pennsylvania to back off with the standardized tests. At its meeting Tuesday, the board unanimously adopted a resolution making the rounds of other districts which notes… Read More