By PennLive Editorial Board penned@pennlive.com There’s no doubt that Pennsylvania has made strides in increasing taxpayer support for public education over the last three years. According to one news organization’s analysis, for instance, lawmakers...
It now appears the struggling families of the William Penn School District will finally get their day in court. The families, saddled for years with an unequal education for little reason other than their zip code, are celebrating a major court victory. This week...
Started in Exeter, summer education program expands to benefit city kids. Reading Eagle | Jeremy Long | July 7, 2018 Kayla Welsh sat in the shade outside Reading’s 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center reading to a group of kids sprawled out on a picnic blanket....
State funding for public schools is uneven and inequitable, but this bill isn’t the answer [opinion] THE LNP EDITORIAL BOARD A bipartisan proposal in the state House would make a significant change in the way the state allocates funding to Pennsylvania...
With School Funding at the Center of Election-Year Debate, Statewide Movement to Invest in Public Schools Picks Up Steam HARRISBURG, PA (August 8, 2018) — PA Schools Work, a nonpartisan statewide movement calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to adequately and...
Jul 24, 2018 | Cara Morningstar JERSEY SHORE – In the ongoing discussion of Jersey Shore Area School District’s deficit, the school board asked to look into options regarding selling schools after hearing a long-term financial outlook presentation during its meeting...
By Nick Hoffman newsroom@thecourierexpress.com | Jul 20, 2018 DuBOIS — The DuBois City Treasurer’s Office is bracing for a deluge of phone calls when the school district tax notices are mailed Aug. 1. The treasurer’s office collects taxes for not only the city but for...
By Ed Palattella | Posted Jul 12, 2018 at 12:01 AM Erie School District and Erie County Assessment Board continue to challenge Commodore Perry Yacht Club’s assessed value. Appeals have extended the six-year fight over the property taxes for the private Commodore...
Lindsay C. VanAsdalan, York Dispatch Published 1:24 p.m. ET July 10, 2018 Harrisburg School District — one of four Pennsylvania school districts, including York City, in financial recovery — will remain under state oversight for the time being. The district was the...
ALEX GELI | Staff Writer | Jul 9, 2018 Your current school property tax rates may be lower than they were a year ago, but don’t expect to pay any less. In fact, all 17 local school districts have raised taxes in their approved 2018-19 budgets. This year’s rates were...
