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An exclusive national survey of school administrators shows principals and vice principals are alarmed by how smartphones and social media have transformed school hallways and classrooms. By wide margins, hundreds… Read More
Brian Waite and other leaders say the budget approved by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro this month begins to address the funding system deemed unconstitutional by… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) awarded more than $1.4 million to 77 school entities to grow the commonwealth’s next generation of special educators. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers bolstered K-12 funding by $1.1 billion in the 2024-25 budget, seemingly a response to last year’s court ruling deeming the state’s education funding system unconstitutional. But advocates say… Read More
Pennsylvania schools will be able to purchase lockable cell phone pouches under a state grant program aimed at improving mental health and school safety. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
After weeks of tense, secretive negotiations on Pennsylvania’s budget, the legislature has approved a $47.6 billion spending deal that falls short of the investment in public schools Democrats first proposed… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers ground through a flurry of votes Thursday to approve a budget deal, nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year after being slowed by disagreements during closed-door negotiations… Read More
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the state budget deal late Thursday night saying the deal was a compromise by both sides of the divided legislature. The main bill of the… Read More
Lawmakers in the state Capitol are finalizing the details of a new way to fund public education and nearing a budget deal, a week after the deadline to approve a… Read More
The June 30 deadline for Pennsylvania’s 2025 budget has come and gone without a funding deal, again. But despite staying mostly mum on details, all sides — the governor’s office,… Read More