PA Budget Talks Could Hit Tougher Sledding in Election Year

Six months past the state budget deadline, there still doesn’t seem to be a clear path to an agreement with the Republican-held House and Senate that would deliver on the… Read More

Pennyslvania’s New Year Did Not Ring Out Old Budget Issues

The partial state budget Gov. Tom Wolf signed last week brought good news for Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts, provided a stage for political venting by the leaders of state government… Read More

PA Treasury to School Districts, Others: The Check Will Soon Be in the Mail

The Pennsylvania Treasury is moving fast to disburse nearly $3.3 billion in back payments to school districts, counties and human service organizations now that a stopgap budget was enacted. Click… Read More

How Much Money Will Individual PA School Districts Get?

The day after Gov. Tom Wolf signed a portion of the year’s education funding into law, a critical question remained: How much money will individual school districts get? Click here… Read More

Governor Uses Line Item Veto on State Budget

In a press conference this morning, Gov. Wolf announced that he exercised his constitutional authority to line item veto the state budget that was passed by the Senate on Dec…. Read More

Updated Salary Data for 2014-15 is Now Available

Attention PA Principals Association Members: The updated salary data for 2014-2015 from PDE is now available on our web site. Click on PA Principals Association Salary Search on the Home… Read More

Divisions Deepen Over State Budget Impasse

The fissure that opened over the weekend in the plan to end the Pennsylvania budget impasse seemed to deepen Monday, as House Republicans began to advance a partial-year spending plan… Read More

House Republicans and Democrats Unlikely Allies in State Pension Battle

Call it a case of strange bedfellows, courtesy of Pennsylvania’s prolonged budget stalemate. A recent House vote on a proposed overhaul of the state’s pension systems for state and public… Read More

Burgettstown Votes for $4M Loan to Stay Open

An 8-1 vote of Burgettstown Area School Board Monday to approve a $4 million loan means the school district will operate as usual despite the lack of a state budget…. Read More

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