As Governor Josh Shapiro continues to be talked about as a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, some public education advocacy groups are urging Harris to look elsewhere.
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Lawmakers are inching toward a late budget deal, but partisan disagreements remain over how to route money to poor school districts.
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry is trying to ease the process for seasonal school workers filing for unemployment benefits.
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Pennsylvania’s new budget year started Monday, but Penn State employees will have to wait for their annual pay raises until lawmakers approve state funding for the university.
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School choice vouchers could be part of the budget being negotiated in Pennsylvania. They’re controversial, and decades of studies show they have mixed results.
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Environmental Charter School has selected Patrick Dowd to take over as CEO after founder’s retirement.
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Republican state Sen. Ryan Aument’s bill would fund a voluntary pilot program that would allow public schools to use lockable bags for students’ cell phones.
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Pennsylvania House Republicans are pushing to fast-track a bill that would increase the transparency of Holocaust instruction in public schools.
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With the Pennsylvania budget deadline approaching, lawmakers have found common ground on taxes, permitting, and college. But crucially, they’re far from a deal on basic education funding.
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Board members at Pittsburgh Public Schools vote to begin the formal process required to close down Passport Academy Charter School.
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The Teamsters Local 8, which represents about 2,500 Penn State employees, voted overwhelmingly this week to authorize a strike, as negotiations to reach a deal continue.