PA school districts debate best use of $3.2B in reserve
Some reach into savings to balance budget; others see clouds on the horizon
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — At East Stroudsburg School District, business manager Patricia Bader oversees a reserve fund balance — one of the largest among the 500 school districts in Pennsylvania.
A-F grading for schools – still a bone of contention
By Patrick B. McGuigan and Stacy Martin | CapitolBeatOK
OKLAHOMA CITY — Restore Oklahoma Public Education, a conservative activist group focused on what it deems accelerating federal efforts to erode local control of public education, has continued to criticizethe state government’s move toward the new “A-F” grading system for schools.
From concern to activism: Tulsa woman organizes friends, allies to favor education spending
By Patrick B. McGuigan CapitolBeatOK
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Tulsa woman worried about what she considers inadequate government spending on education has gone from concern to activism in the space of a few weeks.
Read More →VA localities raise taxes to pay for state-ordered pay hikes
By Kathryn Watson | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — Taxpayers in some Virginia counties and cities are paying for raises going to public employees.
PA House to consider Senate’s budget plan
GOP at odds over spending increase
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — The state House has the Senate’s state budget plan, but a mix of opinions portend a controversial approval process.
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