School choice advocates hope for a second bite at the apple as the governor’s new budget is debated.
By Christen Smith
Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill: Lavish spending requests will mean higher taxes on all Pennsylvanians
Absent significant tax increases on individuals, Basic Education Funding Commission’s $7 Billion additional funding remains a pipe dream.
By Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill
Sen. Doug Mastriano: Democrats’ education funding recommendations would lead to tax hikes on Pennsylvanians
Lack of funding is not the problem. How the money is spent is.
By Sen. Doug Mastriano
Central Bucks school board members not keen to mediate discrimination suit, email shows
Plaintiff Rebecca Cartee-Haring blasts the school board — which includes her husband.
By Todd Shepherd
State senate to consider bill on students’ digital privacy
The proposed law, Senate Bill 342, would address shortcomings in the protection of students’ data on school computers.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Guy Ciarrocchi: Politicians care about the name on the school. Parents care about what happens in the school.
In K-12 education, politics, special interests, and money matter more to political machines than the best interests of students and parents.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Critics worry of PASSHE’s ‘continuing woes’ during a decade of change
State colleges’ spending has declined — but not nearly as quickly as enrollment.
By Anthony Hennen
Beth Ann Rosica: College radicalism trickles down to local public schools
What happens on campuses directly impacts public schools across the nation.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Sharon Sedlar: A homeschool injustice in Allegheny County
The educational bureaucracy failed one student — and sent his mother to jail.
By Sharon Sedlar
Beth Ann Rosica: Upper Darby Middle School students are more likely to be chronically absent than proficient in math
The district claims a commitment to equity but a majority of minority students are not proficient in reading and math.
By Beth Ann Rosica