Gov. Tom Wolf announces state money for school breakfasts

Pennsylvania’s governor is setting aside $600,000 in state funds for local schools interested in expanding breakfast programs for hungry kids.On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the school breakfast program mini-grants,… Read More

National News: Politicians push back against school lessons on climate change

A Connecticut lawmaker wants to strike climate change from state science standards. A Virginia legislator worries teachers are indoctrinating students with their personal views on global warming. And an Oklahoma… Read More

Editorial: A new divide between charters and traditional public schools?

Charter schools can be viewed through multiple lenses when comparing them to traditional public schools: academics, innovation, cost. Another lens with which to assess the value of charters is how… Read More

Tell Your Representatives to Support National Public Schools Week!

Secondary Members: Please contact members of Congress now asking them to co-sponsor a resolution in support of National Public Schools Week. On March 25, the National Association of Secondary School… Read More

Sign the Petition for Increased School Funding

In the state with the largest gap between the poorest and wealthiest districts, only larger increases of state funding targeted to the districts that need it most will enable an… Read More

ACLU report says PA schools need fewer arrests, more mental health aid

A new report on school safety from the American Civil Liberties Union confirms what leaders in Pennsylvania districts with large numbers of disadvantaged kids have been seeing for years —… Read More

Wolf’s plan to boost teacher salaries faces skepticism in state House

Lawmakers from the powerful state House Appropriations Committee cast doubt on the fate of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to set the state’s teacher-salary minimum at $45,000 a year. WITF, March… Read More

Proposed law could save Pennsylvania school districts money, but be ‘death knell’ for cyber charters

Proposed legislation in Harrisburg would save some Lehigh Valley school districts millions of dollars each year in cyber charter tuition, but could leave the online schools in a dire state… Read More

Education group wants Wolf to prevent Corbett-appointed charter school board from making rulings

A leading education organization is calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to prevent a state board from ruling on charter school appeals until he works with the state Senate to fill… Read More

Proposed bills could provide relief to school districts regarding cyber school tuition

Some local education officials believe legislation introduced at the state level that amends how cyber schools are funded could significantly curb expenses for public education. Observer-Reporter, March 2, 2019 Full… Read More