EPLC Education Notebook – Wednesday, June 24, 2015 – Pennsylvania State Budget Watch

View EPLC’s June “Focus on Education” TV Show on Two Topics: 1) Marcus Lingenfelter on the National Math + Science Initiative and 2) Terry Madonna on PA’s political landscape and its implications for funding public education

Apply now for EPLC’s 2015-2016 PA Education Policy Fellowship Program

View EPLC’s May “Focus on Education” TV Show on Two Topics: 1) Sunshine, Ethics, Open Records, and School Districts and 2) The Role of Intermediate Units in Pennsylvania

View EPLC’s April “Focus on Education” TV Show on Two Topics: 1) Reactions to Gov. Wolf’s Proposed Education Budget for 2015-16 and 2) Physical Education Issues and Health Education Issues for Students

View EPLC’s March “Focus on Education” TV Show on Two Topics: 1) Education Voters PA and 2) A Preview of the 2015-16 State Education Budget Debate

(Jun 18) Education funding top issue among Pennsylvania voters

By Robert Swift, Harrisburg Bureau Chief Scranton Times-TribuneHARRISBURG — Education funding remains a top priority among Pennsylvania voters, with the deadline for passing the next state budget less than two weeks away, according to a new statewide poll released today. Almost … Continue reading »

(May 11) Study ties higher tuition at public universities to lower state aid

By Tim Stuhldreyer LancasterOnline.com Why does college cost so much? If you go to a public university, it’s mostly because your state isn’t picking up as much of the tab, according to a new study. More than 75 percent of … Continue reading »

(Apr 28) Court punts on fair education funding in Pa. (YDR opinion)

Court punts on fair education funding in Pa. (YDR opinion) Digital First Media Pennsylvania Editorial Board. YDR editors are members of this board. Kids and taxpayers in poor school districts who for years have been weighed down by an inherently … Continue reading »

(Jun 18) Education funding top issue among Pennsylvania voters

By Robert Swift, Harrisburg Bureau Chief Scranton Times-TribuneHARRISBURG — Education funding remains a top priority among Pennsylvania voters, with the deadline for passing the next state budget less than two weeks away, according to a new statewide poll released today. Almost … Continue reading »

(May 19) State Teachers of the Year identify main barriers to student success, their three top school funding priorities

By Lindsey Layton The Washington Post The greatest barriers to school success for K-12 students have little to do with anything that goes on in the classroom, according to the nation’s top teachers: It is family stress, followed by poverty, … Continue reading »

(May 11) Study ties higher tuition at public universities to lower state aid

By Tim Stuhldreyer LancasterOnline.com Why does college cost so much? If you go to a public university, it’s mostly because your state isn’t picking up as much of the tab, according to a new study. More than 75 percent of … Continue reading »