Pennsylvania lawmakers pass nearly $48 billion budget almost two weeks late

Pennsylvania lawmakers ground through a flurry of votes Thursday to approve a budget deal, nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year after being slowed by disagreements during closed-door negotiations… Read More

Pennsylvania Governor signs state budget

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the state budget deal late Thursday night saying the deal was a compromise by both sides of the divided legislature. The main bill of the… Read More

One week late, PA lawmakers are in the ‘red zone’ of finalizing the state budget — and creating a new funding system

Lawmakers in the state Capitol are finalizing the details of a new way to fund public education and nearing a budget deal, a week after the deadline to approve a… Read More

PA budget talks continue into the weekend

The June 30 deadline for Pennsylvania’s 2025 budget has come and gone without a funding deal, again. But despite staying mostly mum on details, all sides — the governor’s office,… Read More

The Pennsylvania budget is due June 30. These issues could be sticking points

Questions about education, income tax and recreational vice remain unresolved as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s second budget proposal approaches the June 30 deadline. Click here for full article. Public Opinion/USA Today,… Read More

PA schools will now be required to hold a moment of silence on the anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law Monday that instructs the Pennsylvania Department of Education to mandate the moment of silence and identify a model curriculum for teaching students… Read More

Proposed $5B boost for PA schools would result in 18,000 new K-12 jobs and more grads going to college, new research says

The lawmakers who made a $5.1 billion proposal to change the way Pennsylvania funds education said they believed it would result in significant long-term benefits. An analysis released by the… Read More

Pennsylvania Senate passes bill that requires moment of silence for 9/11 victims in public schools

On Friday, legislation introduced by state Rep. Jim Haddock (D-118, Pittston Twp.) passed in the state Senate to make sure those who died in largest terrorist attack in U.S. history continue to… Read More

Bill to mandate early literacy program would help students ‘crack the code’

Lawmakers are taking a serious look at implementing a structured literacy curriculum statewide as they see test scores showing half of Pennsylvania’s fourth-graders are reading below grade level. Click here for… Read More

Gov. Shapiro visits Erie to talk about how his budget will help students’ mental health

School districts these days have the dual role to educate their students and support their ever-increasing mental health needs. Governor Josh Shapiro met with students and administrators at the Iroquois… Read More