Feb 5, 2015
As members of the Basic Education Funding Commission met inside the Central Montgomery County Technical High School to discuss the role of vocational schools in public education, local parents and faith leaders met outside the school to urge legislators to come up...
Feb 5, 2015
LOWER MERION, Pa. (CBS) — A hearing was taking place today at a Montgomery County technical school, held by a group of Pennsylvania state lawmakers tasked with the goal of coming up with a new formula for distributing state education funds. It’s part of an ongoing...
Feb 4, 2015
What charter schools does Philadelphia need? That’s the question the School Reform Commission is tasked with answering by selecting from this year’s round of 40 new charter applicants. The district urged charters to set up shop in neighborhoods where the...
Feb 4, 2015
In an effort to enroll up to 15,000 more students in new charter schools, the nonprofit Philadelphia School Partnership has offered up to $35 million to the city School District. The one-time gift, to be given over three years, would consist of up to $25 million for...
Jan 31, 2015
POTTSTOWN >> State funding for public education might seem like a dry policy question to some, but in Pennsylvania it is a no-holds-barred fight with few rules. Some Pottstown officials think it might be time to take off the gloves. Fair education funding...
Jan 30, 2015
Quality child care could be getting more affordable for low-income Philadelphians. Councilman Kenyatta Johnson introduced a bill in City Council Thursday that would offer a tax credit for families paying for high-quality child care. To qualify, the child care program...
