Education

State University Faculty Are An Appreciating Asset

(Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy, by David Atkinson) Recent news stories make crystal clear that the fourteen universities constituting the State System of Higher...

Lawmakers introduce “free college tuition” bills

(WBRE/WYOU) - Many college students will tell you,  loan repayments after graduation is a major concern.  Some Philadelphia area lawmakers are proposing free tuition. If...

Pennsylvania eyes statewide school threats reporting system

(Pocono Record - Marc Levy/AP) Pennsylvania’s Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday to set up a state-administered program to take anonymous reports of dangerous activities...

STUDY: TEACHERS IN PENNSYLVANIA ARE UNDERCOMPENSATED

(Third & State - by Mark Price) The Economic Policy Institute is out today with a new paper authored by Jeffrey Keefe examining compensation for public school teachers...

As Pa.’s cost of college rises, legislature proposes free tuition, room...

(PennLive) Legislators in both the state House and Senate introduced legislation to make tuition free at each of the state-owned and state-related universities and...

Will The State Supreme Court Next Impose An Education Funding Map?

(Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy) That the reconstituted Democrat-controlled state Supreme Court would invalidate the Republican-crafted congressional district lines approved in 2011 was...

Student debt at public colleges catching up to private schools

(Cumberland Valley Business Journal) Student debt is increasing in almost every corner of higher education, leading to some innovative approaches – such as Messiah...

Local schools fight Pennsylvania bill that would divert public education money...

(TribLive) School districts across the region are lining up to fight a bill that would siphon state tax dollars from struggling public schools to...

From Gates to Pennsylvania’s Struggling System

(Inside Higher Education) The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has hired as its new chancellor a former University of California official who managed...

PHEAA finds money to avoid $705 cut in state grant awards...

(PennLive - May 24, 2018) Pennsylvania college students worried about a substantial cut in their state grant award can breathe easier. There will be no reduction...