Wolf, legislators must work together for fairer school funding | Letter

lehigh

It should be no surprise that one of the loudest cheers at Gov. Tom Wolf’s second inaugural address came when he spoke about education, specifically about restoring past funding cuts and enacting a new formula to distribute state money to public schools more fairly....

Letter: State needs to boost funding for schools

lehigh

Editor: The Fleetwood School Board is facing a deficit of up to $1.3 million in its preliminary budget for the next school year, and officials said that even if they were to raise property taxes to the highest allowable rate, the district would face a deficit of about...

Report: Pa. districts need more state funding for technical schools

harrisburg

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...

Officials advocate for more state tech school funding at MBIT event

southeast

Career and technical schools like Middle Bucks Institute of Technology in Warwick play a vital role in replenishing a skilled workforce, those who spoke at Friday’s event said. Pennsylvania needs to step up its support of career and technical schools in the state,...

In his second term, Gov. Wolf has a chance to make Pa.’s public schools even stronger | Opinion

harrisburg, statewide news

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...