First Ever Pennsylvania Schools Work Summit Kicks Off on Saturday

northeast, statewide news

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU-TV) – Educators from across the Commonwealth held an extra day of class this week. However this time, they were the ones learning from one another. The goal is to work towards providing a stronger future for students..which...

Pa school leaders make push for more state funding

northeast, statewide news

Public school leaders came together across Pennsylvania Saturday to launch a grassroots effort aimed at securing more state funding for their students. Eight summits to organize the “PA Schools Work” funding movement were held throughout the state,...

SPECIAL REPORT: Why the Allentown School District is continuously in a financial hole

northeast

Thomas Parker needed to come up with $10 million, and he was almost out of time. It was June, and Parker, superintendent of the Allentown School District, had already erased $18 million of a staggering $28 million budget deficit through a combination of cuts, a...

Real estate taxes rising in all but one Luzerne County school district

northeast, regional news

Eleven of Luzerne County’s 12 school districts have increased real estate taxes for the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to new county assessment office records. Northwest Area School District is the lone exception, with a tax rate remaining at 10.7452 mills. A mill is...

Address poverty’s impact on education outcomes

northeast

BY JILL MURRAY, Ph.D. / Published: July 1, 2018 A recent report was published on regional K-12 schools. High praise and celebration are certainly appropriate for the handful of districts that are clearly statewide leaders in academic performance. The article also...