Pennsylvania’s Public Pension Overhaul Advances
…the bill. The 410-page bill was passed the Senate Finance Committee along partisan lines less than 72 hours after it was publicly unveiled. No hearing has been held on the…
…the bill. The 410-page bill was passed the Senate Finance Committee along partisan lines less than 72 hours after it was publicly unveiled. No hearing has been held on the…
…votes for a pension bill. “To get a bill that can be passed by the Senate, passed by the House and signed by the governor means compromise,” said Senate Majority…
…Jen Swails said Thursday. Her comments came shortly before the U.S. Senate voted 96-1 to pass an $8 billion-plus emergency spending package that includes the money that will come to Pennsylvania….
…of the commonwealth are struggling, and it’s likely to come to a head in Harrisburg as discussions regarding a 20-21 state budget begin. The Independent Fiscal Office issued a report…
When finalizing the state budget last month, Pennsylvania lawmakers inked yet another delay for a plan that would require students to pass standardized tests before graduating high school. WHYY Keystone…
The state Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would delay by two years a requirement that high school students pass Pennsylvania’s Keystone exams to graduate. Under the plan, the proficiency…
…Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass state budget proposals put forth by Gov. Tom Wolf over the past several months. Click here for full article. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 6, 2021. …
As Pennsylvania lawmakers prepare to make the final push to pass a state budget, education funding is becoming a focal point on several fronts. Click here for full article. Source:…
After a tumultuous budget process that saw state lawmakers pass a plan they couldn’t fully pay for, many are looking into changing how the system works entirely. WITF, Nov. 2,…
One year ago, President Barack Obama and longtime education leaders in Congress burst through years of deadlock to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act, the first update to the nation’s…