Radnor School Board passes resolution backing fair funding formula
RADNOR — The full-court press seeking additional education funding for Delaware County school districts continues to gain traction. The Radnor Township School Board recently joined several other school districts in voting to approve a resolution asking the state...
Garnet Valley appeals to Pa. for more education funding
CONCORD >> Each year property owners receive a school tax bill which, for the most part, has been rising annually. The consistent need for local revenue makes no one happy – and that includes school boards. The Garnet Valley School Board passed a...
How School Districts Are Grappling With Translation Services For Increasingly Diverse Populations
Many school districts throughout Allegheny County are becoming increasingly diverse. Some populations, like Somali Bantu, are well established in the region. While families from Mexico and Central America represent fast growing groups. All schools are federally...Gov. Wolf proposed more money for public schools, but districts say math just doesn’t add up
The Pottstown School District lost $1 million in annual tax revenue after a for-profit hospital was sold in 2017. It has cut more than 60 administrators, teachers, and staff over the last eight years, outsourced its transportation department, and increased elementary...Pa.’s budget must address glaring inequities in school funding | Opinion
Gov. Tom Wolf recently proposed a budget for 2019-20 that includes increased education funding across the board — for basic education, special education, early childhood education, and career and technical education as well as for school safety and to boost teacher...Berks DA: Prevent crime in future by investing in schools now
Which would you choose? Being a target of crime and watching the perpetrator go to jail, or never being victimized in the first place? Those of us in law enforcement know the answer, because it’s the same that anyone would give. We all want to protect our...
Report: Special education students getting shortchanged by state
EXETER — They may not be studying advanced calculus or conducting experiments in chem lab, but their aspirations post-high school are the same when compared to students in other classrooms: striking out on their own, finding a job they can enjoy, and being happy. But...