Local teachers say it’s possible for an 18-year-old in Pennsylvania to head to the polls next week without a sense of how their government works. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Oct. 31, 2017… Read More
Voters who show up at the polls on Nov. 7 will have an opportunity to vote on amending the state constitution to open the door to provide for property tax… Read More
An injunction request has been withdrawn that sought to apply the brakes to Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to borrow against future Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board payments to help fund this… Read More
The PA Principals Association partnered with PSEA, PSBA, PASBO, PASA, PARSS and PAIU on a PowerPoint presentation regarding Property Tax Reform, Get the Facts on the Proposed Constitutional Amendment, which… Read More
Gov. Wolf on Monday signed most of the remaining legislation needed to balance Pennsylvania’s $32 billion budget, except for one piece that outlines the details of education funding. Philadelphia Inquirer,… Read More
With all the budget-related bills that the House and Senate sent to Gov. Tom Wolf last week, only one remains on his desk. It is the school code bill that… Read More
Pennsylvania’s ugly budget process has left a Frankenstein-like assortment sitting on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. It includes an aggressive gambling expansion bill, a $140 million tax package and $1.5… Read More
Pennsylvania’s “School Performance Profile” scores, designed to show how well public schools were doing academically, lasted only five years, from 2013 through this week. The scores released Friday were the… Read More
There are plenty of race-relations issues grabbing headlines in national news, from police shootings to the Charlottesville, VA, protests to the take a knee controversy in the NFL. But members… Read More
With little prospect of resuming their educations at home any time soon, more than 300 students from Puerto Rico have enrolled in schools in Pennsylvania, with more expected. PennLive.com, Oct…. Read More