Pennsylvania Senate

July 14, 2026 | 5:30 AM

School cell phone bans work, advocates say

As Pennsylvania gets closer to requiring schools statewide to prohibit students from using cell phones, Central Pa. schools and advocacy groups see the benefits in a statewide school cell phone ban.

By Katie Knol/WITF

July 12, 2026 | 10:22 AM

Pa. lawmakers hold weekend session to advance $50.8 billion spending plan

Roughly a week and a half after the constitutionally mandated deadline, state legislators unveiled a $50.8 billion budget Saturday night that included millions of dollars in new funding for public education, new energy policies and a long-sought increase for the pensions of teachers who retired before 2001.

By Ian Karbal, Emily Scolnick, Peter Hall and Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

June 10, 2026 | 8:31 AM

Lawmakers urge Pa. Senate to split up public, private high school school playoffs

House lawmakers are calling on the state Senate to pass legislation that would allow Pennsylvania’s high school athletics governing body to split up playoff competition for public and private schools.

By Emily Scolnick, Pennsylvania Capital-Star