When school-related violence erupts, studies have shown a rapid response time can mean the difference between life and death. Quickening those response times is the motivation for proposed legislation that would require public schools to install a silent panic alarm system that connects schools directly with law enforcement. In its current version, the bill states […]
Three school districts – Charleroi Area, Bentworth and Monessen – closed all or some school buildings on Thursday, in response to a threat of violence on the Charleroi campus.
Under the proposed $1.3 billion education funding increase, schools throughout the commonwealth would receive more money.
Wolf is calling for all state funding for Pennsylvaniaâs 501 school districts through the stateâs Fair Funding Formula â something districts have long wanted.
The formula includes factors such as enrollment, student poverty, and charter school enrollment.
The funding boost would be supported by an increase in the stateâs personal income tax rate that also expands exemptions for lower-wage earners.
âI am tentatively hopeful,â said Dr. Jill Jacoby, superintendent of Fort Cherry School District.
Jacoby said she was delighted to hear the governorâs budget address, which focused primarily on education.