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

Pennsylvania schools would get billions more under Democratic plan passed by the state House

A Democratic-sponsored proposal to boost public school funding by billions in the coming years and impose stricter rules on cyber-charter schools passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday in a test… Read More

Pennsylvania House passes school funding bill

A lot more money for public schools: it is the crown jewel and top budget ask for Governor Josh Shapiro and House Democrats, and it just passed. The bill also… Read More

Western PA education leaders seek solutions to statewide teacher shortage crisis

Thousands of teaching positions in Pennsylvania were vacant or filled by someone on an emergency certificate in the past year, leaving education across the state in crisis mode, one industry… Read More

Schools fear job cuts as emergency pandemic funding runs out

The education industry is bracing for potential job cuts and reduced raises as a major batch of coronavirus pandemic funding is set to dry up. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency… Read More