Increased investment in schools could help resolve social-emotional issues, PA education secretary says

Pennsylvania’s secretary of education said the substantial investments proposed for K-12 schools in the state budget are necessary to help enhance the atmosphere for all students, ensure the preparation of the future… Read More

Budget report on PA education agency provokes spat between lawmakers, watchdogs

With a single sentence tucked 15 pages into an otherwise dry budget report on the state Department of Education, an independent fiscal watchdog waded into a roiling and deeply politicized… Read More

Enrollment decline, mental health top school leaders’ concerns

School district leaders are more concerned about the mental health of students, teachers and principals than any other school issue, including student engagement, student discipline, low attendance and dipping enrollment,… Read More

Gov.’s proposal looks to Level Up PA’s poorest schools

The governor’s budget proposal this year mirrors last year’s with Tom Wolf once again seeking top dollar for public education in Pennsylvania. Legislators settled with Wolf a year ago on… Read More

FINAL WOLF BUDGET IS CRUCIAL DOWN PAYMENT TOWARD CLOSING PA’s CHRONIC SCHOOL FUNDING GAP

The PA Schools Work Campaign, a coalition of more than 30 organizations from across Pennsylvania representing educators; urban, rural, and suburban communities; parents and community leaders working together to increase… Read More

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2022 PA EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT!

Registration is open for the 2022 PA Educational Leadership Summit, August 7-9, at the Lancaster Convention Center (hosted by the PA Principals Association and the PA Association of School Administrators)…. Read More

Wolf pushes ‘giant step forward’ for Pennsylvania’s K-12 education during budget address

Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday proposed a “generational investment” of close to $2 billion in K-12 education, as well as millions in increased spending on early and special education, in… Read More

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf’s final budget plan gives billions more to education while helping businesses

Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday delivered his final budget, seeking to cement his education legacy by pumping nearly $2 billion in new funding for education as well as trimming business… Read More

School districts grapple with worsening teacher shortage

A nationwide teacher shortage combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has made the daily work of finding enough people that much more daunting. All too often, deals… Read More

Judge orders Perkiomen Valley School District to continue masking to protect disabled students

A federal judge on Monday ordered the Perkiomen Valley School District to keep masking in place, granting a preliminary injunction sought by parents of children with disabilities that put them… Read More