Pennsylvania Republican legislators support a voucher program they say is meant to help a small number of students who attend schools they claim are failing.
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PA State Budget in Limbo Over Private School Voucher Plan
But Senate Republicans are holding out to establish a school voucher program, which would send $100 million of state funding to private schools. Gov. Josh Shapiro has made it clear he will veto the provision if it will end the stalemate.
Keep Our Money in Pa.’s Public Schools Where it Belongs | Jill Sunday Bartoli | Opinion
Million-dollar payouts to CEOs and millions of dollars spent on advertising, have been well documented. Yet we let our own public schools — our great American experiment in education for all — become constitutionally inequitable and deeply underfunded.
Pennsylvanians Look to SAVE Plan to Help with Student Loan Debt
The new student loan forgiveness plan known as “SAVE” could lower monthly bills and reduce the amount some borrowers have to pay back over the lifetime of their loans.
PA’s ‘Teacher of the Year’ Spends Summer Encouraging Other Educators
Ryan Hardesty, a seventh and eighth grade social studies teacher at Highland Middle School in the Blackhawk School District in Beaver County, has traveled the state to collaborate with other educators, since becoming Teacher of the Year.
Pa.’s Probation Reform Bill Actually Weaponizes It | Michael Coard | Opinion
Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate voted 45-4 last month to approve a bill, SB838, ostensibly for the purpose of reforming the probation part of the criminal “justice” system.
Principals are Leaving Their Jobs at an Accelerating Rate in Pa.
A new report by Penn State’s Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis shows that nearly 15.4% of principals left Pennsylvania schools between 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. The 4.2% increase is the highest since accurate employment records have been kept.
Funding the 500: Revisiting Pennsylvania Charter Schools After a Quarter-Century | Opinion
About 90% of the district’s kindergarten and first-grade students require some level of early intervention to put them on track for academic success, Arcurio told the Capital-Star in a recent interview.
PA Group Pushes Senate to Approve Budget with K-12 School Funding Increase
A Pennsylvania advocacy group is watching carefully as the Senate ponders House Bill 611, which would provide more funding for basic K-12 and special education, and target more funding to lower-income districts.
PA Officials Spent $12.6M on Private Lawyers to Fight Challenge to State’s Education Funding
State funds went to three private law firms, with legal bills spiking during a four-month trial in the case decrying state school funding.