southeast
by Meghan Bobrowsky, Staff Writer Property owners in the Upper Darby School District — where local tax rates already are among the highest in the region — will pay even more starting July 1. With officials warning of a potentially dire financial situation and...
southeast
By Kathleen E. Carey, Delaware County Daily Times The issue of how to appropriately fund education has been a decades-long conundrum that has seen well-attended school board meetings, lawsuits, rallies and even doses of frustration shared by all sides of the debate....
lehigh
Nearly half of the spending increase is to feed the pension fund Written by David Mekeel The numbers look good, but they only tell part of the story. Education was by far the biggest winner in the 2018-19 state budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Tom...
statewide news
By Jan Murphy jmurphy@pennlive.com The proposed 2018-19 state budget that increases education spending from preschool to higher education and requires no increase taxes or fees easily passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. The 188-10 vote to pass the...
statewide news
Maybe there is hope for bipartisanship after all. Or maybe it’s just a bunch of self-involved politicians simply acting in their own self-interests during an election year, when no one wants to anger voters. No matter the reason, the overall outcome is...
northeast
BY JILL MURRAY, Ph.D. / Published: July 1, 2018 A recent report was published on regional K-12 schools. High praise and celebration are certainly appropriate for the handful of districts that are clearly statewide leaders in academic performance. The article also...
news, press releases
Advocates from around PA call on lawmakers to boost funding for Basic Education, Special Education and Career and Technical Education (Harrisburg, PA) – Education advocates from around the state gathered today at the state Capitol under a new banner – PA...
excellence
ALEX GELI | Staff Writer | Jul 29, 2018 It’s not often parents witness their children racking their brains on a mathematics problem over the summer — especially in Cynthia Brooks’ case. “It’s pretty hard to keep them engaged,” the Manheim Township mother said of her...
excellence
Natasha Dillow wanted to hold a frosting bag and roll fondant again. The 34-year-old cake decorator from Chambersburg no longer could do that after losing her right hand, and several other limbs, to a flesh-eating disease last summer. With the aid of two Gettysburg...
excellence
Peyton Klein started the Global Minds Initiative after-school program at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School after she saw her homeroom teacher struggling to communicate with a refugee student from Syria. She wanted to help new students from other countries to build...
