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funding, harrisburg, tom wolf

June 16 — 8:57 am

Advocates still working to divert horse-racing subsidy to education

With race tracks across Pennsylvania opening up, fans of horse-racing can once again make their wagers. But no one’s showering

Neena Hagen

budget/funding, coronavirus, harrisburg, tom wolf, whyy news

May 1 — 8:56 am

Anatomy of a billion-dollar deficit

Last Wednesday, the School District of Philadelphia’s finance team hopped on a conference call to review a spreadsheet full of

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

budget/funding, charter schools, charters, funding, funding equity, harrisburg, politics, special education, tom wolf

February 5 — 6:42 am

Philly charters say Wolf’s budget proposals would devastate them

Gov. Wolf’s budget proposals for revamping how charters are reimbursed for special education would be “devastating” for their students, charter

Dale Mezzacappa

charter schools, early childhood, kindergarten, tom wolf, whyy news

February 4 — 12:27 pm

‘Fronts for private management’: Wolf takes aim at charter schools in state budget

In the annual state budget address, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf hit many of the education talking points he’s covered in

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

charter schools, charters, harrisburg, tom wolf

March 21 — 5:58 pm

City Council passes resolution urging Wolf to appoint members to state Charter Appeal Board

City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday calling on Gov. Wolf to appoint new members to the state Charter Appeal

Dale Mezzacappa

fair funding, funding equity, harrisburg, latest news, school funding lawsuit, tom wolf

February 5 — 8:18 pm

Gov. Wolf’s budget: Good for education, but more is needed, advocates say

Gov. Wolf’s budget proposal includes significant additional funds for education, which advocates say is welcome but will make only incremental

Dale Mezzacappa

keystone crossroads, news, school performance profile, tom wolf, whyy news

December 17 — 3:18 pm

Pa. shifts how it measures schools, but will parents buy in?

A couple years ago, Jean Rauscher was at a familiar crossroads. Her oldest child was about to start school, and

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

keystone crossroads, latest news, school improvement, tom wolf, whyy news

December 13 — 7:27 pm

Pennsylvania’s new list of struggling schools looks beyond usual suspects

Pennsylvania released a list of 289 struggling schools Thursday that will have to develop “improvement plans” with the direction of

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS

keystone crossroads, PA Future Ready Index, school improvement, school performance profile, tom wolf, whyy news

November 17 — 1:47 pm

Pennsylvania launches long-awaited school assessment site

Pennsylvania’s Department of Education has launched a new online index that will aggregate statistics about public and charter schools for

Katie Myer
WHYY NEWS

keystone crossroads, news, politics, tom wolf, whyy news

October 16 — 12:38 pm

A dozen voices on education from Wolf and Wagner’s home base

When Craig Murphy walks into the headquarters of the Red Lion School District, just southeast of the city of York,

Avi Wolfman-Arent
WHYY NEWS
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