Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-09-01/education/mask-mandate-coming-for-all-pa-k-12-schools-child-care-centers/a75573-1 September 1, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Face masks will be mandatory at all public and private K-through-12 schools in Pennsylvania, starting next week. Gov. Tom Wolf made the … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Over the summer, angry people began showing up at school board meetings objecting to schools teaching about the civil rights movement and the history of slavery in America. More recently, school board meetings have … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-08-10/education/some-racial-evidence-to-be-permitted-in-pa-school-funding-lawsuit/a75304-1 August 10, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — With less than a month until a Pennsylvania public school funding lawsuit is set to begin, a Commonwealth Court judge recently ruled some evidence … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Right now, 86% of Pennsylvania students attend schools that don’t receive adequate resources for education, according to state law. On September 9th, the trial for Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit will begin in Harrisburg. You … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): On July 14, 2021–on the heels of COVID, in the dead of summer, with many consequential questions left unanswered–the Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) unanimously approved consolidation plans … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-06/early-childhood-education/pa-child-care-providers-state-budget-falls-short-for-youngest-learners/a74903-1 July 6, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf signed the new state budget last week, which includes a historic $416 million increase in public-education funding. While the … Continued
From the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (http://www.pilcop.org): It’s official: trial in our historic case taking on the General Assembly’s system for funding schools will begin on September 9, 2021, in Courtroom 3002 of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): 7 in 9 homeless students do not get identified by Pennsylvania’s schools. That lone fact is driving a conversation throughout the Commonwealth. Getting supported by school is the most effective way of supporting homeless … Continued
Attorneys from the Education Law Center-PA and the Public Interest Law Center released the following statement following the announcement of Pennsylvania’s 2021-2022 state budget. They represent the school districts, parents, and organizations who have brought a historic legal challenge to … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools are sitting on millions of dollars in resources, according to a new report by the PA Charter Performance Center, raising new questions about charter school spending and their commitment to improving student … Continued