Carlisle High School student speaks at Capitol rally

harrisburg

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...

Community engagement sought for education fight

southeast

MORTON — A Philadelphia-based organization will be helping community members get more involved to get more money into the state’s public schools. Public Citizens for Children and Youth will be teaming with some of the county’s education leaders on Saturday at the...

Pa. school districts stressed over rising costs for pensions, special-ed and charters

southeast, statewide news

School districts across Pennsylvania say that budget stress is causing them to raise property taxes and cut school programs, according to an annual survey released by the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials and the Pennsylvania Association of School...

Haverford School Board approves resolution calling for more state school funding

southeast

The Haverford School Board Thursday voted 8-0, with one member absent, to approve the PA Schools Work resolution advocating more state funding for the public schools. The resolution, which will be sent to the state legislature and governor, says that Pennsylvania...

Statewide report shows Pennsylvania districts struggling under mandated costs

harrisburg

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,...