November 15, 2023 | 4:36 PM
tag | education funding
November 13, 2023 | 9:04 AM
As partisan tensions thaw in Harrisburg, Pa. lawmakers eye unfunded housing, school priorities
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has recently signed several bills that chip away at Pennsylvania’s five-month-old budget impasse.
November 10, 2023 | 10:02 AM
Inequitable school funding leaves behind children living in poverty and in rural areas, study says
October 6, 2023 | 11:39 AM
Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor gives hope to GOP supporters of school choice nationwide
September 29, 2023 | 12:18 PM
Pa. lawmakers push for state funding for school monitoring program in hopes of slowing gun violence
The School District of Philadelphia launched its Safe Path gun violence prevention program in 2022. Pa. lawmakers are now calling for $50 million in state funds to expand it.
August 31, 2023 | 9:31 AM
Pa. budget inches forward, but lawmakers still split on stalled education funding
The Pa. Senate has moved key code bills that would enable some budget spending, but Democrats say they don’t go far enough. Meanwhile, spending for education, public defense, and more is still in limbo.
August 14, 2023 | 11:38 AM
What an increase in basic education funding means for the Reading School District
The Reading School District – where 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and 25% of students are English Language Learners – received roughly $202 million in basic education funding, which is about $18 million more than it got last year.
August 9, 2023 | 6:51 AM
Pennsylvania public school associations react to budget passage
Passage of the state budget could not have come soon enough for some public education groups.
