Public Education
Uncertainty swirls around Pa. property tax amendment that will soon go before voters
A constitutional change before Pennsylvania voters could lower property taxes and shake up school funding. Or it could do nothing at all.
6 years ago
Listen 0:00At Delco ‘Safe Schools’ event, lessons from Sandy Hook shooting
A woman who lost her daughter in the Connecticut elementary school massacre still steels herself to tell the story. She does so to help others prepare for the next tragedy.
7 years ago
GOP pushes Wolf to distribute Pa. education tax credits
Days after negotiations to balance Pennsylvania's late budget collapsed completely, lawmakers, the governor, and their staffers are still trading barbs.
7 years ago
State-related universities fearful of becoming casualties of Pa.’s ongoing budget impasse
Pa. budget impasse has put funding for Pennsylvania’s state-related universities in jeopardy. Without it, in-state students will likely see a tuition spike.
7 years ago
Those challenging fairness of Pa. school funding will have day in court
7 years ago
Listen 0:007 years ago
Listen 0:007 years ago
Report on ‘chronic teacher absenteeism’ in Pa. highlights union’s role, spurs further questions
7 years ago
ListenFair funding advocates decry Pa. leaders for playing politics with specialty school money
7 years ago
New report on Pa. charter school growth finds ‘stranded costs’ linger five years later
7 years ago
National education poll finds Americans wanting more job and career skills training in school
7 years ago
National education poll finds Americans wanting more job and career skills training in school
7 years ago
Pa. school leaders anxious, still stinging from 2015 as 2017 state budget talks again linger
7 years ago
Listen 2:27Part Four: While Pa. debates merits of Pre-K, Ontario goes all-in
Part four of our Ontario series
7 years ago
Don’t call it the Badlands: The story of Savannah Zayas
7 years ago
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