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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...
Somerset teacher garners prestigious award
Katherine Bobby’s dedication to her students is paying off in more ways than one. On Wednesday, at an all-school assembly at Eagle View Elementary School, the third-grade teacher was recognized as a 2018 Milken Educator Award winner and was presented with an...
Mandated: Fiscal pressures make nonmandated program cuts more tempting
About 67 percent of school districts statewide are in survival mode, according to Richard Fry, president of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and superintendent of Big Spring School District. Such districts tend to be driven by the strictest...
Officials: Special education funding not keeping pace with needs
A couple of superintendents with local school districts weighed in on a recent study that reports state special education funding in Pennsylvania is not keeping pace with local needs. The report, titled “Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of...
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