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As special education costs soar, state fails to keep up
Special education costs in Northeast Pennsylvania school districts increased by $110 million over nine years — straining budgets as districts try to deliver the education they are legally required to provide. School districts received little additional help from the...
At rally and meeting, Scranton school officials demand more state funding
SCRANTON — Children in York and Harrisburg are not worth more than children in Scranton. At a rally Monday and Scranton School Board committee meeting that followed, directors, teachers, administrators, parents and taxpayers came together to repeat that message — and...
12 of Pa.’s urban school superintendents: Harrisburg should do more to help our students | Opinion
There is a lot of talk in Harrisburg, from Republicans and Democrats, about growing Pennsylvania’s economy. They agree on some approaches such as infrastructure investment and workforce development, and diverge on others such as college affordability and higher wages....
Report: Good schools boost home values, more state funds needed
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP — A new report released Friday enforced the notion that property values are contingent on student achievement in local schools, and the state’s current education funding schemes play a role in that. A panel of lawmakers, realtors and policy analysts...
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