Auditor General Eugene DePasquale reported that through September, the prolonged state budget impasse forced at least 17 school districts and two intermediate units to borrow more than $346 million to… Read More
Pennsylvania’s charter school laws have led to the rise of two separate and unequal educational systems, according to state Rep. James Roebuck (D-Phila.), who released a report this week calling… Read More
On September 28, 2015, the Pennsylvania Senate introduced and adopted Senate Resolution 195 (Sen. Pat Vance, R-31), recognizing October 2015 as “National Principals Month” in Pennsylvania. Join the Pennsylvania Principals… Read More
Whether it’s within the next month or six months from now, school districts in York County and across the state will run out of cash without a state budget. Click… Read More
In America, schools with a lot of minority students are chronically underfunded. Is that the case because these students are poor, and poor communities have fewer resources for funding their… Read More
Pennsylvania school districts have borrowed more than $346 million so far to get through the state budget impasse, the auditor general said Tuesday, as Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a short-term… Read More
While it is hard to read the tea leaves from the second round of state budget talks on Monday, some might find reason to think that the sides may be… Read More
Following through on a promise made this spring “to create some civil disobedience,” six members of the Quakertown School Board were on hand recently to deposit a “check” for $3.4… Read More
State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera announced today that the department has released the results of the 2015 administration of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). Click here for… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing an opportunity for local education agencies (LEA) to attend a question and answer (Q&A) session that will address the details of the… Read More