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...
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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...
Why are New Jersey’s High Schools Beating PA in New Ranking? – August 21, 2015
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...
Delaware County School District Leaders Call on State to Pass Budget; Increase Funding for Education
Yeadon, PA (August 18, 2015) – With just a few weeks remaining before the start of the new school year, Delaware County school district Superintendents and school officials called on the state to pass a new budget and restore cuts to Pennsylvania’s 500 school...
School Officials Voice Concern Over Lack Of State Budget As Summer Break Winds Down – CBS Philly – August 18, 2015
Summer vacation is almost over for students across the Delaware Valley. But as schools get ready to open their doors, there is still no budget from Harrisburg. That has some district officials in Delaware County calling on state lawmakers to get their act together....
Delco educators fear effects of state budget standoff – Delaware County Daily Times – August 18, 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...
School officials slam Pa. budget stalemate – Philadelphia Inquirer – August 18, 2015
Standing alongside school officials from across Delaware County on Tuesday, William Penn school board member Rafi Cave implored his audience to imagine planning days without any concept of a budget. "Think of your household, and having to pay bills before you even...
Sen. Hughes: No state budget without increased education funding – The Philadelphia Inquirer – August 13, 2015
Laying down a position from which top Democrats will not back away, State Sen. Vincent Hughes said Thursday there would be no Pennsylvania budget without a Marcellus Shale tax and millions of dollars in new education spending. Heading into a second straight day of...