education
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Pa. parents demanding tech opt outs take fight to federal court
Families in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, say their district’s new policy violates their civil rights, but experts don’t expect similar lawsuits.
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Pennsylvania’s public schools were given more money, and students are thriving
New “adequacy funding” is helping Pennsylvania’s public schools do more. But the state’s tax credit “voucher” programs for private schools keep growing, redirecting money away from the majority of students.
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How Dolly Parton inspired a love of reading in Pennsylvania children
The country legend, who died Tuesday, began the Imagination Library program to spark a love of reading in young children across the globe. In Pennsylvania, Parton’s program has affiliates in 16 counties offering free books to children from birth through age 5.
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We asked, you answered: How would you change Pa.’s property tax system?
We asked Keystone newsletter readers what kind of changes they would make to Pennsylvania’s property taxes, a majority of which goes toward funding public schools.
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The Pa. budget included additional funding for a handful of school districts for third year in a row
The districts are all represented by Democrats, but advocates say that may come down to a partisan divide over how they should be funded.
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York lawmakers want to eliminate school property taxes. Will it work?
Legislators from York County are once again pushing a proposal to eliminate school property taxes by increasing sales and personal income taxes, reigniting a decades-old debate over how Pennsylvania should fund public education.
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Advocates warn about Trump’s vouchers for private and religious schools
Proponents of a new federal school voucher program believe that 89% of the commonwealth’s K-12 population would be eligible to receive scholarships.
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The Pennsylvania budget quietly relaxed a standard for lead reporting in schools
State law does not require schools to test for lead, as long as the topic is discussed at a public meeting annually.
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New Pa. budget adds $55M for special education. How far will that go?
With the added money, the state will be directing $1.58 billion to education services for children with disabilities and special needs, a large and growing population of students in the commonwealth.
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Pa. public sector retirees get first pension increase in decades after state budget passes
Tens of thousands of retired Pennsylvania school teachers and public servants will get their first pension since 2002.
