HARRISBURG (June 6, 2023) — Following the passage of a state budget amendment yesterday in the PA House, the PA Schools Work campaign released the following statement: “Pennsylvania’s House has listened to the needs of students and heard that the state is failing to...
STATEMENT: PA Schools Work on the School Funding Lawsuit Decision HARRISBURG (February 7, 2023) — PA Schools Work, a non-partisan coalition of organizations representing the state’s urban, suburban, and rural communities, issued the following statement from Donna...
HARRISBURG (July 8 2022) — PA Schools Work, a non-partisan coalition of organizations representing the state’s urban, suburban, and rural communities hailed the education funding increases contained in the 2022-23 state budget just passed by the PA General Assembly....
Pennsylvania’s school districts are preparing their budgets as they face a significant loss in revenue. It is up to $1 billion by some estimates due to the coronavirus. Read the full article here:...
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...
Pennsylvania lawmakers are readying for the battle over a solution to the COVID-induced state deficit, expected to be well over $3 billion. School districts are projecting a $1 billion drop in resources due to waning local tax collections, according to the...
