State officials, union leaders, and others testifying Tuesday before the Senate education committee’s oversight hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act largely agreed on one point: The new flexibility for… Read More
When budget hearings began Monday, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee set a ground rule: Members could ask one round of questions on the unfinished Pennsylvania state budget, but… Read More
Pennsylvania, for more than 25 years, has been one of the few states without a reliable school funding formula, leaving school districts to set their annual budgets without knowing how… Read More
The start of budget hearings today will signal a new and likely contentious phase of a political fight that started a year ago. Click here for full article. (Subscription may… Read More
Two words encapsulate the stands occupied by both sides of the commonwealth’s long-running budget divide: “blame” and “intransigence.”” Click here for full article. Source: LancasterOnline, Feb. 19, 2016.
A free public education is mandated by the state Constitution, and the state is supposed to help pay for it. But it has become erratic. Click here for full article…. Read More
If you are interested in running for one of the open board positions (shown below) in the 2016 Pennsylvania Principals Association election, please contact the state office at snyder@paprincipals.org… Read More
While it seems like elected officials in Harrisburg can’t reach consensus on much these days, there is one topic where agreement still can be achieved: Pennsylvania’s children. Click here for… Read More
If the latest rumors are to be believed, Harrisburg’s failure to pass a budget could continue for another year, one Spring-Ford (Montgomery Co.) school official said recently. With that potential… Read More
Now that President Obama has submitted his Fiscal Year 2017 budget request, Congress has begun the appropriations process. Changes to federal education law under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)… Read More