Pennsylvania is handing out $3.3 million to fund pre-apprenticeship programs in agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, and gaming.
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Lawmakers in both chambers have introduced bills to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which is a tribute to her father who struggled with reading.
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The move comes as a number of Downtown office buildings have sought, and won, lower tax assessments in the wake of the coronavirus and court-mandated changes to assessments.
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Research has shown that Black students who have at least one Black teacher in elementary school are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college.
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The White House released a state-by-state breakdown that reports $45.1 million in student loan debts for 5,600 Pennsylvania borrowers under the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan were forgiven.
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The money will serve up to 333 children at early childhood education centers the organization partners with in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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The Moses Taylor Foundation found that school nurses are under-resourced and understaffed. To help solve that problem, the foundation and Penn State Pro Wellness created the Nurse Mentorship Program.
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A faculty member said Penn State’s promise to better fund existing DEI programs felt like “an attempt to pit people against one another.”
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The measure is the most minor criminal offense issued in Pennsylvania and can go on a student’s permanent record.
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Current charter tuition rates for online students vary from $8,639 and $26,564 per student per year. The proposed change would cap that amount at $8,000 per student.
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The plan puts community colleges and state-owned universities under one system, and limits tuition to $1,000 per semester for many students.