Register Now for PA Principals Association State Conference!

The PA Principals Association State Conference, Courage to Lead, will be held Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2016 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA. Up… Read More

Dozens of PA School Districts Face Tougher Time Borrowing After Budget Impasse

Dozens of Pennsylvania’s most distressed school districts are finding it harder to borrow money in the wake of the state’s historically protracted budget impasse. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More

Expanded Gaming on the Table for Budget Talks

If proponents of expanded gambling have their way, Pennsylvania may fill part of its looming budget gap with income from round-the-clock cocktails in casinos, slots machines in airports, and wagers… Read More

Opinion: PA Fair Funding Formula Becomes Law but Needs Money to Back it Up

In the long-sought effort to level the playing field for school funding, the state Legislature last week passed HB 1552 which will make a fair funding formula part of the… Read More

School Funding Formula Clears Final Harrisburg Hurdle

The Pennsylvania House in Harrisburg voted 188-3 on Wednesday to institute a new formula that determines how much state aid goes to each school district. Click here for full article…. Read More

Law Extends PA Anti-Hazing Policies to High Schools

Gov. Wolf signed a bill Tuesday that will broaden Pennsylvania’s anti-hazing law to cover middle and high schools, and require districts to adopt and enforce anti-hazing policies. Click here for… Read More

Leaders Fear More Cuts Must Be Made in Area Schools

Across the region (Lackawanna Co.), as state funding dwindled and pension costs skyrocketed the last five years, school districts eliminated teaching jobs, increased class sizes and borrowed money to keep… Read More

CFEF: Permanent School Funding Formula Important Step in Fixing Pa.’s School Funding Crisis

Statewide Group Applauds Passage of Fair Funding Formula; Calls for $400 million in 2016-’17 State Budget to be Driven Out to Schools through New Formula

New Group Pushes for Change in State Education Funding Formula

An education advocacy group contends Wilkes-Barre Area School District (Luzerne Co.) wouldn’t have to layoff a single teacher — much less the several dozen facing furloughs after the school board… Read More

Opinion: Wolf Made the Wrong Move by Vetoing Teacher Layoff Bill

Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill designed to protect teachers with a strong track record of performance from being laid off when school districts are forced to… Read More