(The Center Square) – A new analysis of cyber charter school funding offers a familiar recommendation: consider recalculating how the […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: They’re still failing our kids — and taxpayers, too
The NAEP 2024 national report card on schools is out. I wish I didn’t have to write this column. I […]
Beth Ann Rosica: Shapiro boasts of education improvements while most students are not proficient in math
The state of Pennsylvania spent $16.8 billion last year to fund public education, and the return on investment is abysmal. […]
School choice left off the table in Shapiro’s budget proposal
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget address was optimistic about the prospects of the state’s divided legislature coming […]
Rep. Jason Ortitay: Pennsylvania’s approach to literacy needs to change
Over the past decade, Pennsylvania has increased education spending by 51 percent, now spending about $20,900 per student. Despite this, […]
Katie Hetherington Cunfer: Making the case for school facilities funding
In 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro and the General Assembly awarded $250 million in public school facilities funding to nearly 300 […]
Beth Ann Rosica: Pennsylvania agency ignores Trump’s executive order on two sexes
One of President Trump’s first executive orders has quickly put hundreds of school districts across the commonwealth in a legal […]
Award for Philly schools superintendent sparks controversy following antisemitism failures
Allegations of antisemitism in the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) erupted after the October 7, 2023, attacks against Israel, but […]
Central Bucks School Board members use Signal for official business, evading public disclosure laws
In its haste to hire a new solicitor and undo some of the policies of the previous Republican-led board, the […]