Pennsylvania’s Special Education Funding Commission will travel across the state this fall to discuss special education funding with school administrators, parents and educators. They will compile their findings in a report due by Nov. 30. The report may include...
Carlisle High School junior Samantha Martin brought her case for increasing funding for public schools to the Capitol Wednesday. Martin was one of several speakers representing teachers, principals and parents in a Pennsylvania Schools Work rally calling for...
An annual statewide report released Friday shows school districts across Pennsylvania are struggling to pass budgets without scaling back programs and raising property taxes. Continually rising mandated costs are outpacing the rate of education funding increases,...
The York County School of Technology played host to an important conversation: Should districts have to pay the majority of costs to send students to technical schools? PA Schools Work and partner Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children released a report, discussed at...
The first day of school always stirs a sense of excitement and anticipation: we all kick off the new term with straight A’s, perfect attendance, and on that very first day, everyone is a friend. The first day is a moment of optimism, and it often defines the tone of...
Your recent story about possible staffing cuts in the Carlisle School District, (“Proposed study could result in staffing cuts at Carlisle schools”, Jan. 3, The Sentinel), correctly noted state funding for public schools is not keeping up with the cost of educating...
