Governor Wolf sees downgrade without budget deal soon

Democratic Governor Tom Wolf says it’s urgent that he and state lawmakers end a fight over patching a $2 billion budget deficit to avoid a downgrade to Pennsylvania’s battered credit… Read More

Stark differences persist as Senate returns to budget talks

The state Senate is back in session, and is gearing up to respond to a budget package the House passed last week. Senate leaders aren’t revealing much about their plans… Read More

Pennsylvania submits its Every Student Succeeds Act plan to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Gov. Tom Wolf signed off on Pennsylvania’s roadmap for complying with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act on Monday and submitted it to U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her approval. PennLive.com,… Read More

Some educators look to address race in the classroom

Teaching about race isn’t a priority at most schools here and around the country, and some educators say that’s a problem if high school graduates are going to find their… Read More

Who can say what 20 years of PA charter schools have taught us?

Twenty years ago, the Pennsylvania charter school law was signed. Since then, charter schools have been heralded as the savior of the public education system. Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 15, 2017… Read More

Pennsylvania delays $1.7B in payments amid budget stalemate

Pennsylvania state government will delay more than $1.7 billion in payments due largely to Medicaid insurers and school districts, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday, amid an unprecedented cash crunch and… Read More

SRC begins school year with possibility of calling for its own end

Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission meets Thursday for the first time since the new school year began. The five-member group — with a majority appointed by the governor — has overseen the city’s… Read More

Officials, activists press for state hearing on racial inequity in PA school funding

The people of POWER and the lower-income people they represent want to be heard — and they want to be heard by the right people. That’s why they arranged a… Read More

Pennsylvania on edge of missing payments in budget stalemate

The state government appeared on the edge, for the first known time, of missing a payment as a result of not having enough cash on hand amid a feud over… Read More

PA families appear to embrace tougher school vaccination rules

The numbers aren’t in yet, but the new state vaccination requirements seem to be getting more kids immunized earlier, officials say. Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 13, 2017 Full story