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,...

Letter to the Editor: It’s time to end Pa.’s Hunger Games for education funding

southeast

The Upper Darby School District is underfunded by $16.3 million dollars in recurring state revenue every year. The children of the Upper Darby School District deserve to learn in updated facilities within our community, with fairly compensated and well trained...

Educators Urge Wolf to Up Funding for Special Education

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates want Gov. Tom Wolf to include increased funding in the next state budget for some of the state’s most marginalized students. A letter to the governor from the Education Law Center asks him to propose an increase of at least...

ELC asks Wolf to increase funding for special education

southeast

The Education Law Center, which advocates for students, is urging a re-elected Gov. Wolf to increase state special education funding by $100 million, basic education by $400 million, and early childhood education enough to support 10,000 additional 3- and 4-year-olds...

Radnor panel hears from fair education funding group

southeast

RADNOR — The Radnor Township School Board government relations and communications committee recently listened to an advocate from Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), a nonprofit that promotes more school funding and health care for children. Tomea...

Guest Opinion: Legislators must stop neglecting special ed funding

southeast

As America remembers the life of our late president, George H.W. Bush, I wish to highlight one aspect of his legacy that is dear to my heart — concern for children with disabilities. That legacy could serve as a wake-up call to Pennsylvania officials. In 1990,...