In year of budget firsts, plan passes on time and Wolf signs it
For the first time in Governor Tom Wolf’s tenure, he has signed a budget. And after three years of protracted negotiations, the election year plan is finished well ahead of… Read More
PA legislative leaders release more details on new school safety programs
Pennsylvania’s legislative leaders put more definition Thursday on the new, $60 million school safety fund that’s being established in conjunction with the new 2018-19 state budget. PennLive, June 21, 2018… Read More
PA leaders seek the modest middle ground on education
The House approved a $32.7 billion spending plan Wednesday in a nearly unanimous vote. The proposal features modest increases aimed at satisfying education advocates of many stripes, while not raising… Read More
How big a slice of 2018-19 state budget pie is your school district going to get?
The proposed House-passed $32.7 billion state spending plan for 2018-19 that is moving through the General Assembly provides for over $6 billion for basic education and more than $1.1 billion… Read More
House passes budget plan; bill now heads to Senate
The state House has taken a significant step toward finishing the commonwealth’s $32.7 billion budget plan ahead of next week’s deadline — passing the measure on to the Senate in… Read More
2018-19 proposed PA state budget makes $70 million investment in school safety
In a state that didn’t experience a mass school shooting incident like the ones in Parkland, FL, or Santa Fe, NM, Pennsylvania lawmakers are counting their blessings and taking proactive… Read More
PA budget plan includes more for schools, safety
Details of a $32.7 billion state budget package began emerging Tuesday, as top Republican lawmakers prepared an election-year plan they negotiated behind closed doors with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. Associated… Read More
PA Education Leaders Rally at Capitol in Support of Pennsylvania Students and Public Education
Principals, superintendents and other education leaders and staff from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools… Read More
Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order
Pennsylvania might have its state budget — or at least part of it — done by the end of this week. Rank and file members don’t have much information yet…. Read More
PA Education Leaders To Hold Advocacy Day 2018 in Harrisburg
(Harrisburg, PA) — A delegation of principals, education leaders and staff from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and… Read More