By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Pennsylvania’s Department of Education will mean significant changes in the state’s disciplinary education programs. The Education Law Center filed a complaint in 2013 about what it alleged were discriminatory practices at more than 700 Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth, or AEDY, programs in the state. … Continue reading “Victory for PA Students with Disabilities, English Learners”
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Educators joined legislators from both sides of the aisle in Harrisburg on Tuesday in urging the General Assembly to raise the minimum salary for Pennsylvania’s public-school teachers. The minimum teacher salary hasn’t increased since 1988, when it was set at $18,500. In his 2019 budget proposal, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed … Continue reading “Broad Support for Raising PA Teachers’ Minimum Pay”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Civil liberties advocates fear a new immigration enforcement policy adopted by Pennsylvania State Police will enable practices shown to be damaging to families. A coalition of organizations says the new policy takes a few steps in the right direction. It forbids state police from detaining anyone for Immigration and … Continue reading “Critics Say State Police ICE Policy Undermines Public Safety”
Written by Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A package of public-lands bills that would preserve and strengthen the nation’s most popular conservation program has broad, bipartisan support. The Land and Water Conservation Fund distributes money collected as royalties on offshore oil and gas leases and uses it to preserve natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage sites, and to … Continue reading “Conservation Fund Moving Toward Permanent Reauthorization”
Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Budget analysts say the spending plan proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday points the way to a future that most Pennsylvanians want. The governor’s budget would increase the state minimum wage to $12 an hour, increase funding for basic education, special education and pre-K, and raise new revenue through … Continue reading “Governor’s Budget Proposal Draws Praise”
Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise the minimum teacher salary in the Keystone State for the first time in 30 years. The minimum salary for Pennsylvania teachers is set by state law and has been stuck at $18,500 a year since 1989. The Pennsylvania State Education Association represents about 180,000 active and … Continue reading “Gov. Wolf Proposes Pay Boost for PA Teachers”
By: Andrea Sears PHILADELPHIA – Standing with transgender and gender nonconforming students is the right thing to do. That’s the message some education advocates want school administrators to hear. The Education Law Center has sent an open letter to the Eastern Lancaster County School District supporting its policy allowing students to use facilities that match their gender … Continue reading “School Administrators Urged to Support Transgender Students”
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise the minimum teacher salary in the Keystone State for the first time in 30 years. The minimum salary for Pennsylvania teachers is set by state law and has been stuck at $18,500 a year since 1989. The Pennsylvania State Education Association represents about 180,000 active … Continue reading “Gov. Wolf Proposes Pay Boost for PA Teachers”
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