Education
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Rob Bresnahan appears to question legitimacy of Matt Cartwright’s 2022 victory
Rob Bresnahan shared misinformation about his opponent’s 2022 election victory by seemingly blaming it on a shortage of paper ballots, even though officials stated the shortage did not impact the outcome of the election.
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NAACP urges PA lawmakers to oppose new school voucher program
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans are pushing for the creation of a new school voucher program, sparking the country’s oldest civil rights organization to urge lawmakers to vote against it.
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PA House Democrats pass historic education funding bill
The PA House Democrats passed a historic $5.1 billion education funding bill on Monday. It follows recommendations made after the Commonwealth Court decision and regulates cyber charter schools.
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Opinion: The Governor’s Education Budget is a No-Brainer
The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania strongly supports Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 Pennsylvania budget proposes a historic increase in K-12 public education funding. There are clear benefits of investing in education, however, the State Senate hesitates, preferring tax cuts over addressing severe funding inequities that have left poorer districts underfunded and increases local tax…
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Philadelphia’s University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure
The school, which had been experiencing declining enrollments and revenue for more than a decade, vowed to help students transfer to other schools in the city such as Temple and Drexel universities and the Moore College of Art and Design.
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Frustrated with low pay, this Pennsylvania teacher is headed to another state
Pennsylvania is in the midst of a teacher shortage. It might have something to do with the low starting salaries. Here’s one teacher’s experience.
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Dave McCormick to attend event with Moms for Liberty and Betsy DeVos
Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick will participate in a “fireside chat” with Moms for Liberty on Wednesday. In 2023, they lost two-thirds of their school board races.
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PA’s unregulated cyber charter schools spent $21 million on advertising fees and gift cards
A new report highlights how much money Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools spent on advertising fees, gift cards and more.
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Opinion: Public school support staff deserve a living wage
PSEA leader and middle school attendance secretary, Yul Holloway, discusses the need to pay education support professionals a living wage.
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School districts working with anti-LGBTQ groups can cost your kids’ schools millions
Parents across South Central Pennsylvania are worried about the potential financial impacts working with anti-LGBTQ groups may have on their school districts.
