Public Education
A dozen voices on education in the heart of Wolf, Wagner country
Pennsylvanians say education is one of the most important issues this election. We talked with people in York County about the education issues that matter to them.
6 years ago
Listen 6:20Wolf, Wagner field education questions from students at Philly forum
No, it wasn’t a debate. But the two men vying to win Penn ...
6 years ago
Skyrocketing special ed. costs falling heavily on Pa. school districts, taxpayers
Special education costs are rising much faster in Pennsylvania than state aid — causing local taxpayers ...
6 years ago
Listen 4:00Pa. auditor general cracks down on school districts in recent reports
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has targeted two school districts in recent weeks for mis ...
6 years ago
A month before the election, Wolf, Wagner continue trading barbs over education
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates Tom Wolf and Scott Wagner have continued to trade barbs over educat ...
6 years ago
Bill freeing Pa. students from standardized test graduation requirement advances in Statehouse
A new bill would scrap the idea that high school students in Pennsylvania need to score proficient on sta ...
6 years ago
After another twist, Pa. Supreme Court to hear Lower Merion tax case
In 2016, an aviation attorney and Lower Merion resident sued his school district claiming it misrepresented its finances to secure a tax increase without voter approval.
6 years ago
Listen 1:12Betsy DeVos decries attacks on campus speech in Philly lecture
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called out the nation’s universities Monday in a talk about campus free speech and the First Amendment.
6 years ago
Listen 1:27Turning chores into classrooms: New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning
If you’re grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic cartoon character named A.J.
6 years ago
Sweltering schools bring up age-old infrastructure problem in Pennsylvania
The state put a moratorium on its reimbursement program for school construction in 2015.
6 years ago
With new proposal, trauma-informed care could become standard in Pa. schools
If a pair of powerful Pennsylvania state senators get their way, a ...
6 years ago
As classes begin, Philly ‘turnaround’ school hoping for a rebound year
Andrew Brooking’s future at Philadelphia’s Blaine Elementary seemed uncertain.
6 years ago
Listen 6:47Wolf calls Wagner’s new education funding proposal ‘abracadabra math’
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner has a ...
6 years ago
Pa. funding lawsuit moves toward full trial as court dismisses latest objection
Plaintiffs believe Pennsylvania’s system for funding education has violated the state Constitution on multiple fronts
6 years ago
New Pa. school safety funding on track for March 2019
The funds are part of a bipartisan bill signed into law in the months after the Parkland, Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
6 years ago
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