CENTRAL REGIONAL NEWS
CENTRAL REGIONAL NEWS
Pa. teachers are still teaching, and our students are still learning | Opinion
In a recent letter to state Education Secretary Pedro Rivera, state House Speaker Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, questioned what teachers are doing during the pandemic and reminded Rivera that “Teachers, administrators and staff are all being paid. All medical benefits are...
Dallastown student thanks educators and staffers
A Dallastown Area School District student wrote a letter thanking educators and staffers for their work during the COVID-19 crisis. The letter says, "While walking inside to the drop box, I saw lunch workers providing bagged meals for families in cars. While they...
Local Leaders Discuss Need for More Funding in Career and Technical Education
Local and state leaders gathered at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology earlier this month to discuss the vital role of career and technical education in supporting Pennsylvania’s economic development, and the need for more funding from the state...
Letter: PA Schools Work Advocates for Our Schools
Do you know that Pennsylvania ranks 46th in the country in the state share of K-12 education funding? The average state covers 47 percent of school funding costs, but our state contributes only 38 percent, according to the US Census Bureau. In fact, state funding for...