Published January 31st, 2023
How Pennsylvania schools hide funds to raise taxes without breaking the law
(The Center Square) – The auditor general published a 200-page report Monday that provided more insight into how 12 school districts raised taxes while hiding…
Published January 26th, 2023
12 Pennsylvania school districts hid $400 million to pass tax increases, state auditor says
(The Center Square) – A dozen school districts in Pennsylvania exploited a legal loophole to raise millions of dollars in new taxes on the public…
Published November 22nd, 2022
Pennsylvania charter school enrollment up 12%, public enrollment down 3%
(The Center Square) – Since the pandemic began, Pennsylvania’s public charter schools enrollment has gone up by almost 12% as parents have chosen to take…
Published November 7th, 2022
Barriers mean Pennsylvania parents can’t easily switch from one public school to another
(The Center Square) – In Pennsylvania, like much of America, parents will struggle if they want to transfer their children from one public school to…
Published October 19th, 2022
Pennsylvania weighs parental bill of rights as gender, race issues flare in schools
(The Center Square) – Punctuated by claps, cheers, jeers and a call to order, the Senate State Government Committee held a public hearing on a…
Published September 21st, 2022
Cost and demand for program unclear as Gov. Wolf feeds breakfast to Pennsylvania schools
(The Center Square) – With some extra cash in the education budget, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf announced a program to expand universal breakfast programs for…
Published June 29th, 2022
Open records bill would mean major changes for Pennsylvania ‘state related’ universities
(The Center Square) – A major change in public records requirements for some of Pennsylvania’s best-known universities is working through the General Assembly. Yet, while…
Published June 24th, 2022
Education voucher program works its way through the Pennsylvania Senate
(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania General Assembly has moved another step closer in creating a scholarship program for students in underperforming schools to transfer…
Published June 8th, 2022
Tens of millions of Pennsylvania school dollars ‘unauditable’
(The Center Square) – Recent state audits have called attention to some Pennsylvania school districts’ lackadaisical controls that have made auditing how tens of millions…
Published June 7th, 2022
For some Pennsylvania colleges, funding may get tied to education outcomes
(The Center Square) – While one of Pennsylvania’s higher education systems has undergone major changes, another could see a funding shift that emphasizes results over…
Published May 31st, 2022
Judge rules fair share fees unconstitutional in Pennsylvania teachers union lawsuit
(The Center Square) – In a setback for public-sector unions, a consent order could upend Pennsylvania’s fair share fee laws, which require non-union workers to…
Published May 25th, 2022
Teacher shortage: Pennsylvania bill eases access for out-of-state teachers into classrooms
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s teacher shortage is spurring action in the General Assembly to pass reforms and simplify its certification process for educators. A…
Published May 12th, 2022
Pennsylvania funding for education up 40% since 2000
(The Center Square) – Though the Pennsylvania Department of Education is fighting a lawsuit over whether it adequately funds low-wealth school districts, the broader picture…
Published March 11th, 2022
Charter school report: Scores go up, achievement gap shrinks
(The Center Square) – A study says if Pennsylvania political leaders want to get serious about improving student achievement, and closing the racial achievement gap,…
Published March 9th, 2022
New report argues it’s time for public-sector union reform in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – A new report from the Commonwealth Foundation argues that Pennsylvania can increase economic growth and give workers more choice and freedom…
