By: Lily Bohlke Indigenous Mainers are working on a plan to boost tourism for the state’s five Wabanaki Nations. The Wabanaki Cultural Tourism Initiative has received both a federal grant from Health and Human Services and a state grant from the Maine Office of Tourism. As a member of the Penobscot Nation, Charlene Virgilio, executive director of […]
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72.9% of Total Safe2Say Tips Received Relate to Mental Health and Bullying HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today released a special report on student mental health from data and tips received through “Safe2Say Something PA,” (Safe2Say) Pennsylvania’s anonymous reporting system for schools, students and community members. The program has received more than 80,000 tips from students across the […]
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(Harrisburg, PA) – With overwhelming support among school districts for his charter school accountability plan, Governor Tom Wolf visited J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster today to discuss his bipartisan proposal that saves an estimated $395 million a year. “I want to fix Pennsylvania’s broken charter school law, improve education quality and accountability, and save […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new report says the proposed consolidation of Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities would mean significant job losses and economic decline in surrounding communities. On Wednesday, the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education – or PASSHE – voted to advance a plan to consolidate six campuses into two […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Can a school discipline students for things they say outside of school? The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the question tomorrow in a Pennsylvania case. In 2017, a high school sophomore was kicked off the Mahanoy Area High School cheerleading squad for posting a picture and text online the school […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Joe Biden convenes a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, putting the U.S. back into a leadership role after four years when states were leading the way. Forty world leaders are invited to participate in the summit, which starts Thursday. Biden also wants to reestablish the federal partnership with […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A judge has set Sept. 9 as the tentative trial date for a lawsuit that claims the General Assembly has violated Pennsylvania’s state constitution by failing to provide adequate and equitable funding for public education. The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by the Education Law Center and the Public Interest Law Center on behalf of […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed increasing Basic Education Funding by more than 21% in the coming fiscal year. The governor’s proposal would raise Basic Ed funding by more than $1.3 billion and distribute it through the state’s fair funding formula, to help school districts with the greatest needs. Chris Lilienthal, assistant […]
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