PA lawmakers are still trying to finish the budget three months after the deadline

Pennsylvania lawmakers are no closer to finalizing the state’s spending plan nearly three months after the deadline, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars for the poorest schools, student mental health… Read More

More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded U.S. program

Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department… Read More

PA Senate passes bill for substitute teachers, $100M in mental health supports

The Pennsylvania Senate reached a cross-aisle agreement Wednesday in passing a bill intended to help schools hire substitute teachers and newly amended to authorize $100 million in spending for mental… Read More

PA lawmakers moving bill to permanently ease hiring of substitute teachers

The Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 27 on Monday. The bill from state Rep. James Struzzi, R-Indiana, would permanently allow schools to hire retirees, teachers with inactive certifications,… Read More

School districts are suing Pa. over new rule giving students with disabilities services through age 22

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association says that the department didn’t have the authority to unilaterally make the change, and that it gave school districts no notice — leaving them no… Read More

Congratulations 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools – 13 in PA!

The U.S. Department of Education recognized a total of 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in… Read More

Lawmakers look for answers to fix Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional school funding system

Leaders in Pennsylvania school districts, large and small, are forced to make unthinkable decisions as they work within crumbling buildings, triage educational resources and improvise a social safety net, state… Read More

Six takeaways from the first week of hearings to change PA’s school funding system

Pennsylvania lawmakers kicked off their hearings this week on how to change the state’s unconstitutional school funding system, and the scope of the challenge was on display: both in terms… Read More

A possible solution to the nationwide school bus driver shortage could be under the hood

The National Association for Pupil Transportation asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to waive the “under-the-hood” requirement since bus drivers are not allowed to leave students at any time,… Read More

Pennsylvania budget inches forward, but lawmakers still split on stalled education funding

Lawmakers have moved a step closer to finalizing the state budget and freeing up at least some of the stalled $1.1 billion in spending for everything from hospitals to public… Read More