How new PA budget impacts Berks school funding

The legislature passed and Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a new $50.1 billion spending plan for the state. And, much like versions from the past several years, the 2025-26 state budget… Read More

Pennsylvania will require schools to use evidence-based reading curriculum

The curriculum mandate brings Pennsylvania up to speed with several other states that have passed laws that require literacy instruction to follow the science of reading, a body of research… Read More

School safety top of mind for PA House members considering silent alarms, cell phones

The state House committees for education and health held a joint, two-hour hearing Monday for informational purposes, without considering any specific legislation. Lawmakers, however, didn’t appear to come to a… Read More

U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy

The White House announced a reorganization of the US Department of Education that will essentially move six offices to other cabinet departments as part of a set of interagency agreements:… Read More

Most K-12 Programs Will Leave Education Department in Latest Downsizing

Updated: This story has been updated with additional details on program transfers. A majority of the U.S. Department of Education’s funding for K-12 schools—more than $20 billion a year—will be… Read More

Education Department to have Labor manage K-12, higher education

The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other job duties to other federal agencies in the most… Read More

Governor Shapiro Signs 2025-26 Budget into Law that Cuts Taxes for Working Families, Addresses Critical Workforce Needs, Makes Historic Investments in Education, and Delivers for Pennsylvanians

Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a FY2025-26 budget that delivers real results for the people of Pennsylvania — building on two years of progress, tackling Pennsylvania’s most pressing… Read More

Pennsylvania approves $665M for schools. What does it mean for Philly schools?

Lawmakers passed a $50.1 billion 2025-26 state budget, providing $665 million for public schools, $175 million in cyber charter reforms and expanded student support programs. Click here for full article…. Read More

PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKERS PASS BUDGET, SEALED WITH CONCESSION BY DEMOCRATS ON CLIMATE

Billions of dollars for Pennsylvania’s public schools and social services could soon start flowing after months of delay, as lawmakers on Wednesday took up a roughly $50 billion spending plan… Read More

Shapiro signs $50.1B budget bill that boosts school funding, ends a months-long stalemate

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the $50.1 billion budget bill on Wednesday, ending a near five-month legislative stalemate that compromises on overall spending, yet includes more dollars for schools, an earned… Read More