School officials seek more education funding
School and community leaders gained new tools in their advocacy for more funding in public schools Saturday at a regional summit, telecasted at the BLaST Intermediate Unit on Reach Road. About 20 people traveled to Williamsport to hear speakers from Luzerne, Lehigh,...First Ever Pennsylvania Schools Work Summit Kicks Off on Saturday
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 Schools Work Aims to Improve Funding for Public Schools
Organizers of PA Schools Work are building a new movement across the state to improve public school funding in Pennsylvania. On Saturday they hosted their first summit connecting some 400 people across the state in eight regions. The Northwest region met at St. Brigid...
Pa school leaders make push for more state funding
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,...
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS GATHERING ACROSS THE STATE TO WORK FOR SCHOOL FUNDING
Local Education Advocates Gathering for First-Ever Regional PA SCHOOLS WORK Summits on November 17 HARRISBURG, PA (October 29, 2018) — PA Schools Work, a nonpartisan statewide movement working to make sure public schools are fully funded, announced first-ever...
Advocates hope Gov. Wolf uses decisive election victory to seek large school funding boost
Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf won a second term by defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner. A Wagner victory would have paved the way for more school choice-friendly policies such as education savings accounts — which would divert some existing public school dollars...
Your View: Why Pennsylvania needs to increase funding for public education
Pennsylvania’s public schools — and how we fund them — was a major focus of Pennsylvania’s election debate this year. That should be welcome news for every parent and taxpayer in the state, but only if that is followed up with action. A strong basic education system...
School funding was on the ballot on Election Day. We can’t let Pa’s kids down | Opinion
Public education – and how it should be funded – was a core issue in this year’s elections here in Pennsylvania. Voters chose to reelect Governor Tom Wolf, who ran on his record of investing in education and restoring past cuts in school funding. Now the work...