“When we invest in afterschool programs, we’re being smart about safety, and we’re saving lives. There’s no more important metric, when we talk about getting stuff done, for the good people of Pennsylvania,” Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said.
Education advocates called on Pa lawmakers to close the $4 billion funding gap between poorer and wealthier school districts over the next four years. A 2023 report found that 387 of Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts have inadequate funding gaps.
Former Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste has been removed from Commonwealth Charter Academy’s website. Haste was previously listed as Vice Chair of the commonwealth’s largest cyber charter school.
Pennsylvania has some of the oldest school buildings in the country and cleaning toxic schools will cost billions of dollars. A new round of funding will help restart the cleaning process.
Close to one-third of Pennsylvania college students know someone who dropped out of school due to food insecurity. The PA Hunger-Free Grant aims to fund programs on campuses throughout the commonwealth to alleviate hunger.
Pennridge School Board members overturned a controversial ban on pride flags and a policy that barred teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues with students.
Close to $20 million in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) School Safety and Security Committee was approved last week to fund school safety and mental health support across the commonwealth.
On Election Day, voters in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska squarely rejected private school choice ballot measures, demonstrating how much voters of all stripes oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to fund private school tuition.
PA House Democrats are looking forward to continuing to make investments in public education following their electoral wins last week. Last year, they helped Gov. Josh Shapiro secure a historic $1.1 billion education funding boost and are looking to build on that going forward.
Ruth Comley draws on decades of niche expertise to teach Carnegie Mellon students how to design and build haunted houses.
