Gov. Wolf proposed more money for public schools, but districts say math just doesn’t add up

southeast, statewide news

The Pottstown School District lost $1 million in annual tax revenue after a for-profit hospital was sold in 2017. It has cut more than 60 administrators, teachers, and staff over the last eight years, outsourced its transportation department, and increased elementary...

Pa.’s budget must address glaring inequities in school funding | Opinion

southeast

Gov. Tom Wolf recently proposed a budget for 2019-20 that includes increased education funding across the board — for basic education, special education, early childhood education, and career and technical education as well as for school safety and to boost teacher...

Berks DA: Prevent crime in future by investing in schools now

lehigh, southeast

Which would you choose? Being a target of crime and watching the perpetrator go to jail, or never being victimized in the first place? Those of us in law enforcement know the answer, because it’s the same that anyone would give. We all want to protect our...

Report: Special education students getting shortchanged by state

northeast

EXETER — They may not be studying advanced calculus or conducting experiments in chem lab, but their aspirations post-high school are the same when compared to students in other classrooms: striking out on their own, finding a job they can enjoy, and being happy. But...

Editorial: Pa. has long history of denying funds for public schools

southeast, statewide news

“Education: May the film be removed from the eye of Pennsylvania and she learn to dread ignorance more than taxation.” Those words, spoken in a toast by Thaddeus Stevens in 1826, illustrate just how long the battle for school funding has existed in this commonwealth....