Senate committee offers slight increase for education in FY 2025

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved, 25-3, an $80 billion funding plan for the U.S. Department of Education in fiscal year 2025, or about $1 billion more than the current budget…. Read More

Fewer Pennsylvania teachers left the profession last school year, but officials say more needs to be done

High state attrition rates also come as Pennsylvania grapples with a decade-long teacher shortage exacerbated by fewer people entering the profession. Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required.)… Read More

Generation Text: NBC survey of principals reveals deep concern about impact of phones in schools

An exclusive national survey of school administrators shows principals and vice principals are alarmed by how smartphones and social media have transformed school hallways and classrooms. By wide margins, hundreds… Read More

PA educators seek predictability, more opportunities for students

Brian Waite and other leaders say the budget approved by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro this month begins to address the funding system deemed unconstitutional by… Read More

Shapiro administration awards more than $1.4 million in grants to grow Pennsylvania’s special educator workforce

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) awarded more than $1.4 million to 77 school entities to grow the commonwealth’s next generation of special educators. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More

Pittsburgh-area school districts react to $1.1 billion education funding boost in state budget

Pennsylvania lawmakers bolstered K-12 funding by $1.1 billion in the 2024-25 budget, seemingly a response to last year’s court ruling deeming the state’s education funding system unconstitutional. But advocates say… Read More

Lockable cell phone pouches and police training. Here’s what PA schools can pay for under state grant

Pennsylvania schools will be able to purchase lockable cell phone pouches under a state grant program aimed at improving mental health and school safety. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More

Budget sends $500M more to PA’s poorest schools, falling short of what some say is needed

After weeks of tense, secretive negotiations on Pennsylvania’s budget, the legislature has approved a $47.6 billion spending deal that falls short of the investment in public schools Democrats first proposed… Read More

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