Legislation that would allow school districts to lay off teachers for budget-related reasons, combat lunch shaming, and charter school consolidations is making its way to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. PennLive.com,… Read More
The chamber voted 29-21 Wednesday afternoon to pass a $1.6 billion revenue bill that consists almost entirely of a $1.5 billion borrowing against future revenues due Pennsylvania from the 1998… Read More
A lawyer who successfully sued the Lower Merion SD for exaggerating multimillion-dollar budget deficits to justify large tax increases now wants the court system to remove the entire school board… Read More
The Pennsylvania state House has passed a key bill in the deficit-patch being crafted to complete the $32.0 billion 2017-18 state budget. The so-called fiscal code, often characterized as the… Read More
School choice legislation gaining traction across the nation hit a roadblock in the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. PennLive.com, Oct. 24, 2017 Full story
This week the state Senate is expected to consider a budget proposal that’s already been approved by the House, and leaders say the borrowing-heavy plan might be the only avenue… Read More
An emergency injunction was filed in Commonwealth Court on Monday seeking to put on hold the PLCB’s plan to carry out Wolf’s request to monetize the agency’s future earnings to… Read More
The 2018 PSSA Assessment Blueprint is now available on PDE’s website. You can click on the subjects within this email. Some items to note: Science Reduction of multiple choice questions… Read More
The Education Department has rescinded 72 policy documents that outline the rights of students with disabilities as part of the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate regulations it deems superfluous. Centre… Read More
Pennsylvania’s projected $2.2 billion deficit, and a protracted fight over how to fix it, will come with its own price tag. The final cost is a moving target, and how the… Read More