Gov. Tom Wolf could find the first budget of his second term to be the easiest one yet. The state’s revenue picture looks rosier than it has in recent years… Read More
After more than a year of discussion and recommendations from multiple state and national-level groups about increasing school-based mental health services, a few more state legislatures have taken specific steps… Read More
Republicans in the state House and Senate are briskly moving a bill they say helps low-income students, and that Democrats say is unfairly routing money away from struggling public schools…. Read More
Seven years after the end of the Great Recession, states are still spending less per student in K-12 schools, and in nine states, per-pupil funding was down 10% in 2016… Read More
Pennsylvania’s charter school debate attracts a lot of heated rhetoric. But this week, the conversation got some cold, hard numbers. The Center for Research on Education Outcomes, a group based… Read More
Legislation to substantially expand taxpayer support for private and religious schools is taking another step in Pennsylvania. The Senate Education Committee approved the bill Wednesday over the protests of Democrats…. Read More
A bill that would ensure all Pennsylvania high school students are trained in Hands-Only CPR has passed the state Senate and is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk for his… Read More
Compared with their counterparts in traditional public schools, Pennsylvania charter school students are making similar progress in reading but faring worse in math, according to a Stanford University study supplying… Read More
Currently, Pennsylvania does not require children to attend school before age 8, and students can drop out at age 17 without parental consent. But the state’s compulsory school attendance age… Read More
The House Education Committee held a public comment hearing today on changes to the state’s school compulsory age. The PA Principals Association was in attendance and supports both aspects of… Read More