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Why These Philly Parents Send Their Kid to Private School
As Pennsylvania legislators fight over a potential school voucher system, The Inquirer sat down with parents who used an existing state program to...
06/17/24Read it on www.inquirer.comPhilly Schools Begins Limiting Screen Time, Device Access
Districts like Tredyffrin/Easttown, Methacton and Phoenixville have stopped assigning devices to their youngest students, addressing what one...
2w agoRead it on InquirerPA Now Requires at Least 30 Mins of Recess for K-5 Students
The governor signed a bill Wednesday that was approved by the state legislature as part of the 2026-27 budget.
2w agoRead it on WHYYPA Court: Bus Pass Good Enough for 5 y.o. Charter Student
On January 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a district which puts its own kindergartners on a yellow bus may hand a charter school...
2w agoRead it on RCPAA 'Bell-to-Bell' Cellphone Ban Looms Over PA Schools.
Will Pennsylvania ban cellphones in schools? The Legislature came close last year. A plan approved by the state House has the support of Gov. Josh...
2w agoRead it on Lehigh Valley Live
PA Court: Bus Pass Is Good Enough for Your 5-Year-Old Charter School Student
On January 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a district which puts its own kindergartners on a yellow bus may hand a charter school kindergartner a Pittsburgh Regional Transit pass, whereupon they can presumably jostle for space with adult straphangers, not all of whom are particularly well-behaved. Wilkinsburg School District started this silly fight in 2018 to save a measly $136,836 a year, since the state reimburses transit passes in full and school bus costs at a fraction of that. Woodland Hills did the same to roughly 140 boys at LIFE Male STEAM Academy this fall, and Clairton tried to put 5-year-olds on the PRT buses before a county judge stepped in.
The slowly-failing Pittsburgh Public Schools, which are hemorrhaging students and voted in May to close nine schools — including Spring Hill Elementary, which is right next to my house — to offset a projected $40.5 million operating deficit by the end of 2027, now has a court-approved way to nickel and dime its charter school transportation bill.
Measles is Overtaking PA. How Are Schools Preparing?
Students are schlepping their new backpacks, notebooks and supplies to schools across the region. Another potential, unwitting companion to the...
08/31/26Read it on Post-GazetteShapiro Has 4 Months to Opt Into Fed. School Donation Tax Credit
The Education Freedom Tax Credit, passed last summer as part of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," offers up to $1,700 in tax...
08/27/26Read it on LNPPA May Ban Phones in Schools. Some Schools Already Have.
The "bell-to-bell" bans face skepticism from students and parents. After going phone-free, early adopters say the difference is striking.
08/27/26Read it on WHYYHow the Costly Digital Age is Leaving Behind PA's Rural Schools
Students in remote school districts like Otto-Eldred are using failing, outdated technology. In some cases, it's costing them their futures.
08/20/26Read it on WESA500+ Teachers Left Philly District Schools Last Year
Teachers and staff return to classrooms this week ahead of the first day of school next Monday, following a year in which 506 full-time teachers...
08/18/26Read it on Axios
Platner Says He Won't Be an 'a–hole' Like Fetterman in Senate
By Tara Suter, The HillBlame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
By Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
What Chris Rabb's Win in Philly Means for Fetterman
By Sam Janesch, InquirerVoters Signal They're Done With MAGA Chaos
By Mark S. Singel, PennLive
Republicans: Pre-Canvassing Bill 'Lets Dead People Vote'
By J. Kramer, Center Square
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