2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (266+ words) Due to a combination of factors, including declining student enrollment, expired pandemic-era federal relief funding, the growing Hope Scholarship voucher program, and an outdated school funding formula, public schools across the state have less funding and resources to meet the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (616+ words) Gov. Josh Shapiro visited Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Scranton on Wednesday to highlight investments in public education. "I think investing in education isn't just about dollars and cents," Shapiro said. "It's also about common sense.” Shapiro touted $11.85 billion in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (663+ words) To Educate, Inform, and Inspire by Telling West Virginia's Story Stream original productions from WVPB This week, we reflect on Dolly Parton’s passing and her legacy in the region. Also, the Adaptive Climbers Festival at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge feels…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (656+ words) WV State Superintendent Michele Blatt defended Kanawha County’s special education re-entry protocol while working to revise parent notification letters. By Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch This article was originally published by West Virginia Watch, an independent, nonpartisan news service…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (280+ words) Eudaley-Loebach: School district should weigh more options TelegraphHerald.com There is another option … The Dubuque Community School District recently released three cost-saving reconfigurations of grades 6-12. As a long-term resident and parent of students in the public schools, I care…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (139+ words) There is another option … 1) Collaborating early in the planning process with city transportation professionals to understand and minimize the community-wide transportation impacts of the presented scenarios. 2) Clearly separating the roles of planning and design consultants to remove the incentive toward…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (604+ words) (The Center Square) – A new organization founded by a former Republican governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate has launched an ad campaign that is urging Pennsylvania to opt into a federal school choice program. The Department of Education describes these organizations…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (138+ words) (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s public school students could benefit from a new federal education tax credit program next year, but the state has yet to opt into it. The Adams County Coroner's Office was called to the scene of a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (847+ words) Statewide pothole repair is another program funded using surplus dollars as opposed to being budgeted for. The United Mine Workers of America and the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy have called on lawmakers to prioritize public education funding amid…...