SOUTHEAST REGIONAL NEWS
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL NEWS
As Pa. special-education costs rise, school districts pick up more of the tab
Increases in special-education costs in Pennsylvania are far outpacing increases in the state's contributions to those expenses, leaving local school districts to pick up bigger shares of the tabs, according to a report released Tuesday. While state aid for special...
Skyrocketing special ed. costs falling heavily on Pa. school districts, taxpayers
Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers to foot most of the bill, while also stretching school budgets thin and increasing inequities between rich and poor districts, according to a new report by a duo of...
Skyrocketing Pa. special ed costs falling heavily on school districts, taxpayers
Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers to foot most of the bill, while also stretching school budgets thin and increasing inequities between rich and poor districts, according to a new report by a duo of...
Guest Column: How Pennsylvania is cheating families in William Penn
As a longtime resident of Lansdowne, I am encouraged to hear that the school funding lawsuit filed in 2014 by the William Penn School District has recently overcome a major legal hurdle, moving it one step closer to trial. I attended school in Lansdowne-Aldan, prior...
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