Education funding meeting set in Upper Darby

southeast

UPPER DARBY — On top of input for what qualities their ideal superintendent should have, the Upper Darby School District is again asking for the community for feedback on investment in schools as part of a survey. A parent information night is scheduled for Oct. 22 at...

Report: Rising special education costs taxing school districts

southeast

There’s nothing “special” about the skyrocketing cost of special education, according to a new report. The local share of money designated to special education in school districts has continued to rise while state funding has decreased, creating...

As Pa. special-education costs rise, school districts pick up more of the tab

southeast, statewide news

Increases in special-education costs in Pennsylvania are far outpacing increases in the state’s contributions to those expenses, leaving local school districts to pick up bigger shares of the tabs, according to a report released Tuesday. While state aid for...

Skyrocketing special ed. costs falling heavily on Pa. school districts, taxpayers

southeast

Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers to foot most of the bill, while also stretching school budgets thin and increasing inequities between rich and poor districts, according to a new report by a duo of...

Skyrocketing Pa. special ed costs falling heavily on school districts, taxpayers

southeast

Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers to foot most of the bill, while also stretching school budgets thin and increasing inequities between rich and poor districts, according to a new report by a duo of...

Guest Column: How Pennsylvania is cheating families in William Penn

southeast

As a longtime resident of Lansdowne, I am encouraged to hear that the school funding lawsuit filed in 2014 by the William Penn School District has recently overcome a major legal hurdle, moving it one step closer to trial. I attended school in Lansdowne-Aldan, prior...