Schools
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OPINION: Pennsylvania students deserve better than a delayed state budget
In Pennsylvania, districts burdened by adequacy funding gaps, poverty isn’t an abstract concept—it’s the daily reality for 70% of enrolled students. In July 2024, the Pennsylvania General Assembly delivered a landmark, bipartisan solution by codifying a new methodology for calculating the state’s obligation to underfunded districts and integrating it into the 2024-25 state budget. In…
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PSEA backs phone-free policy to boost student learning
As a growing number of states move to restrict student cellphone use in classrooms, the Pennsylvania State Education Association is advocating for legislation which would mandate strict limits on use of mobile devices in schools.
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What does Pennsylvania’s new budget mean for K-12 schools?
The new state budget includes new funding and policies for public schools, primarily, they’re based around increasing oversight of cyber charter schools, increasing the amount of money doled out through the state’s adequacy formula and recruiting and retaining teachers as the commonwealth faces a shortage.
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Democrats propose compromise on cyber charter tuition amid Pennsylvania budget impasse
School districts would be permitted to deduct more from their per-student payments to online schools.
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A group checked 193 Pa. school districts for censorship, LGBTQ+ policies. What did it find?
According to the Education Law Center, Adams, Beaver, Bucks, Lancaster, and York counties each have more than two districts with policies that ban books, suppress certain forms of expression, and bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms, or sports teams that match their identities.
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School weapon alerts bill heads to governor
Senate Bill 246 gives schools 24 hours to notify parents, staff about weapons incidents.
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Where school zone speeding, failure to stop for a school bus infractions occur most in PA
More than a quarter of all traffic offenses involving school zones and school buses in Pennsylvania occur in the first two months of the school year as drivers adjust to lower speed limits and the return of big yellow buses to the roads.
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PA ranks high in spending on back-to-school supplies by parents, teachers
Pennsylvania ranks No. 5 in the nation for spending on back-to-school shopping. And it ranks No. 1 for what teachers spend from their own wallets to fund classroom supplies.
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Trump tariffs force Pennsylvania parents to pay more for school supplies
New report shows increase in back-to-school spending for parents living in these three vulnerable Republican congressional districts.
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9 wacky traditions Pennsylvania colleges keep alive
From throwing slices of bread to screaming away the stress, here are nine weird Pennsylvania college traditions that help area universities build community.
