Culture, Public Education
Pennsylvania weighs parental bill of rights as gender, race issues flare in schools(The Center Square) – Punctuated by claps, cheers, jeers and a call to order, the Senate State Government Committee held a public hearing on a proposed parental bill of… Read More
Public Education
Cost and demand for program unclear as Gov. Wolf feeds breakfast to Pennsylvania schools(The Center Square) – With some extra cash in the education budget, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf announced a program to expand universal breakfast programs for public and private school… Read More
Government
Open records bill would mean major changes for Pennsylvania ‘state related’ universities(The Center Square) – A major change in public records requirements for some of Pennsylvania’s best-known universities is working through the General Assembly. Yet, while expansive, it would… Read More
Government
Education voucher program works its way through the Pennsylvania Senate(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania General Assembly has moved another step closer in creating a scholarship program for students in underperforming schools to transfer elsewhere. HB2169,… Read More
Public Education
Tens of millions of Pennsylvania school dollars ‘unauditable’(The Center Square) – Recent state audits have called attention to some Pennsylvania school districts’ lackadaisical controls that have made auditing how tens of millions of dollars were spent… Read More