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School tax credit plan advances
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s latest school tax credit plan advanced to the Senate floor on Wednesday after a brief committee meeting. The 7-4 party-line vote sets the stage for a larger partisan debate that will divide Republicans and Democrats in the chamber over the best way to spend money on education. A recent constitutional mandate from the Commonwealth Court adds pressure to the charged, albeit perennial, discussion that is...
Floating Classroom on the Susquehanna combines river learning with paddlewheel charm
As the paddlewheel churned water in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Matt Wilson of Susquehanna University stood on the open-air upper deck of the Hiawatha and offered fascinating insights on snails and freshwater mussels to about two dozen people, mostly children. At the same time, in the enclosed...
New Pa. tuition-free cyber charter school hires leader, enrolling for 2024-25 school year
York, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s newest cyber charter school, Pennwood Cyber Charter School, has hired a new CEO ahead of the upcoming school year. According to a press release, Chris Moser will serve as Pennwood Cyber Carter School's CEO. Moser has a distinguished career in education with over 20 years of experience in K-12 education. “We are thrilled to welcome Chris Moser as the CEO; she impressed us with her dedication...
Top 25 Countdown Presented by Pizza Hut: No. 19 Cathedral Prep Finishes Second at PIAA Girls’ Swimming Championship Continue Recent Dominance in the Sport for the Program
ERIE, Pa. – The Cathedral Prep girls’ swimming program has quietly become one of the top high school programs in Pennsylvania. And that tradition continued in 2024 with a second-place finish in Class 2A giving the Ramblers/Villa Maria a second consecutive second-place finish which combined with a third-place ending in 2022 and championships in 2019 and 2021 means the program has finished in the top three in each of the last five seasons a championship has been swam.
DCC’s Kulbatsky named PA HS Softball Coaches Association 1A Pitcher of the Year; 32 Named All-State
Led by Class 1A Picher of the Year, Rylee Kulbatsky of DuBois Central Catholic, 32 District 9 and District 10 players were named All-State in softball by the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association on Friday, July 5. Fourteen of those players were first-team selections. Class 2A and Class 4A...
Democratic candidates criticize school choice amid budget stalemate
(The Center Square) — To fix education funding, Democrats want to see the state government take on a bigger proportion of school funding. “The state budget is now almost a week late. We expect some critical decisions will be made over this weekend that we hope complete the budget,” said Marc Stier, executive director of the Pennsylvania Policy Center, during an online press conference with two Democratic state senate candidates. “The most critical decision will be about how we fund our schools.” ...
3 YAIAA players named to Pennsylvania coaches' all-state team
Three YAIAA players were named to Class 5A all-state teams it was announced on Friday. South Western's Jayda Koontz and Kinsley Proepper were named to the first team and Dover's Kendall Noel was named to the second team by the Pa. High School Softball Coaches Association. More than 600 players were nominated for first- and second-team honors in six classifications. Players and pitchers of the year were also named in each class.
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