Education
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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.
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How does Pa. compare to other states in per-student funding?
Public school spending per student hit record highs in the U.S. in 2024, and Pennsylvania’s levels topped most other states, according to new federal data.
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We asked, you answered: If you could ask any Pa. elected official one question, what would it be?
With so many issues impacting Pennsylvanians right now, what would you ask your elected officials if given the chance?
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Pennsylvania high school history instructor named nation’s Teacher of the Year
A high school history teacher in Pennsylvania who helps students look inward to find their strengths and outward to find community inside and outside the classroom has been named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year.
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PA education secretary ruling addresses Central Bucks abuse allegation
A recent state education opinion upholding the termination of a former Central Bucks school administrator contains “clear evidence” that supports pursuing criminal charges for violating mandatory reporter law, two child welfare advocates said.
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HACC announces 87 job cuts as it sells York campus buildings
Harrisburg Area Community College announced plans to eliminate 87 jobs amid larger budget cuts that include the sale of two York campus buildings.
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Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in rural Pennsylvania school district
Delaware Valley School District in rural eastern Pennsylvania received notice of the change from the Trump administration in February and has since voted to roll back its antidiscrimination protections for transgender students.
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Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination but said it did not have to reveal any employee’s affiliation with a specific group.
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Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
The boys were 14 at the time. They admitted this month that they made about 350 images, showing at least 59 girls under 18, along with other victims who so far have not been identified.
