Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-01-11/education/career-and-technical-education-needs-more-state-funding/a65178-1 January 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Demand for high school graduates with technical education is growing. (trapezemike/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s career and technical education centers, or CTCs, … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-01-07/education/educators-urge-wolf-to-up-funding-for-special-education/a65126-1 January 7, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 270,000 children with disabilities attend Pennsylvania schools. (akshayapatra/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates want Gov. Tom Wolf to include increased … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/17/time-jubilee-us-student-loan-debt-hits-record-146-trillion-funny-thats-more-gops Published on Monday, December 17, 2018 by Common Dreams Student debt has doubled since 2009, but economists argue that forgiving all of it—that’s right, all of it—is something the country needs and can clearly afford. By Jon … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): The Commonwealth Court has released a briefing and trial scheduling order for Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, with the trial tentatively set to begin in summer 2020. Before the trial, all parties involved in the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/24/shouldering-more-15-trillion-debt-majority-young-americans-back-free-college-tuition Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by Common Dreams “If you put an initiative on the ballot to forgive (or have the government pay off) this debt, it would make showing up and winning on Election Day … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-10-10/education/pa-state-special-ed-funding-falls-far-behind-need/a64256-1 October 10, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Since 2009, special-education costs in Pennsylvania have risen by $1.54 billion, but state funding has increased only $72 million. (ernestoeslava/Pixabay) PHILADELPHIA – … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania’s inadequate public investment in higher education over the last decade has contributed to rising tuition prices, often leaving students with little choice but to take on more debt or give up on their dreams of going … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): Despite the dozens of horrific school shootings this year, the administration and the NRA are pushing for laws that would arm teachers and allow civilians to carry guns into our elementary, middle and … Continued
Expert guidance offered through statewide network of counseling agencies HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency today announced its “Take Charge of Your Money” program, providing people with no-cost coaching from credentialed counselors to help them better handle their personal … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The “school-to-prison pipeline” is a troubling national trend where children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. It starts when kids are pushed out of the classroom, typically for … Continued