Education
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Back‑to‑school vaccines: what PA requires before school year starts
Many public schools across Pennsylvania are set to begin the 2026–27 school year in early September — and if your child isn’t vaccinated already, you will need to make sure they are before then.
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Ex-Bucknell coach charged with hazing in football player’s death
Prosecutors announced Monday that Mark Kulbis had been charged with felony aggravated hazing and misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and hazing.
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Largest teachers union warns budget impasse will hurt Pa. schools
Pennsylvania House Democrats passed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget in April, which included a $700 million increase in education spending, but Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate left Harrisburg on Tuesday without passing a budget.
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40,000 Pennsylvania Latinos cut off from SNAP as Trump’s “big beautiful bill” takes hold
Despite political rhetoric, data shows white people are the largest racial group receiving SNAP benefits. Many of the people hit hardest, though, are the ones who have to show up to school with empty bellies.
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Senator’s plan would open more pool doors to Pennsylvania residents
Pennsylvania’s public colleges and universities would have to open up their swimming pools to the surrounding community if one state lawmaker has his way.
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With little data or oversight, Pennsylvania’s $650M school tax credits draw criticism
Pennsylvania spends $680 million a year on two school voucher-like tax credit programs, but lawmakers say the state lacks the data to know if they’re helping—or simply handing out corporate tax breaks.
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What federal shift could mean for Pennsylvania’s special education needs
Special education oversight is shifting out of the US Department of Education. The change could have particular effects in Pennsylvania, which has one of the nation’s highest shares of students with disabilities.
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Low pay leaves Pennsylvania child care centers with waiting lists
Child care centers across Pennsylvania are struggling to recruit teachers because of low reimbursements from the state. As a result, many of them have had to close classrooms, limit enrollment and create waiting lists.
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Pa. could ban phone use in schools. When the rules would take effect.
Under the measure, districts would have to roll out their new ban by the start of the 2027-2028 academic year. Broadly speaking, these rules would have to keep students off their devices during the school day, but district officials would decide the specific manner of accomplishing this goal.
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Pennsylvania sees biggest school tax revenue jump in years
Pennsylvania schools collected more than $17.86 billion in property taxes in the last fiscal year, the biggest increase in collections in nearly a decade.
