More than 300 Chester Upland School District faculty members and support staff voted Thursday to work without pay if necessary after learning from Superintendent Gregory Shannon during their first day back at school that there are insufficient funds to meet the...
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Pa. budget impasse now on Day 57. Does anyone care? – PennLive – August 26, 2015
Pennsylvania will end August in the same position it started, with no finalized state budget in place. After this week's failed attempts to nudge budget negotiations along, prospects of breaking this budget impasse — which entered its 57th day Wednesday — certainly...
Lower Bucks’ Morrisville district starting another school year on its own – WHYY Newsworks – August 26, 2015
Morrisville School Board president Damon Miller likens his predicament to being uncool at a middle-school dance. "You have to have two to dance, and there's no one coming to the dance with us at this time," he said. For three years, the Morrisville School District, a...
Wolf cancels state budget negotiations, no more talks this week – PennLive – August 26, 2015
The way Tuesday's state budget negotiations ended left Republican legislative leaders anticipating that when talks resumed on Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf would finally give them an answer as to whether he would accept a potentially budget-impasse-breaking offer that the...
New state lawmaker doesn’t get honeymoon – Delaware County Daily Times – August 25, 2015
Delaware County’s newest state legislator had baptism by fire Tuesday. Within three hours of being installed as representative for the 161st legislative district, Democrat Leanne Krueger-Braneky was on the House floor debating issues surrounding the long-overdue state...
Parents and Advocates to PA State Legislature: Pass a Budget for our Kids
HARRISBURG, PA (August 25th, 2015) – The eight week long budget impasse is creating uncertainty for schools and frustrating parents. At a rally in the Capitol Rotunda, parents and education advocates made it clear that a budget that invests $410 million in new...
Why are New Jersey’s High Schools Beating PA in New Ranking? – August 21, 2015
Why are New Jersey’s High Schools Beating PA in New Ranking? – August 21, 2015
NEW JERSEY BESTS PENNSYLVANIA Chris Christie may not be doing well in the Presidential polls but New Jersey certainly showed well in the Newsweek ranking of the top 500 high schools in America occupying 22 spots in the top 100 schools. Pennsylvania came in far behind...
School leaders urge state budget action – The Spirit – August 19, 2015
Four area school districts and Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) joined this week to voice concerns about how the budget standoff in Harrisburg will affect Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts in the upcoming year. Chichester, Haverford, Upper Darby and...
Delco educators fear effects of state budget standoff – Delaware County News Network – August 19, 2015
Representatives of five of Delaware County’s 15 school districts participated in a press conference staged Tuesday morning by Public Citizens for Children and Youth outside Ardmore Avenue Elementary School in Lansdowne to express concern over the budget standoff...