public-education
Pa.’s largest teachers union breaks with Shapiro over vouchers | Monday Morning Coffee
'Lifeline Scholarships' are a sticking point in this year's budget debate. What are they? Why do they matter?
Oh the places literacy should go. But we need to help children get there | Opinion
Dyslexia is the most common learning disability, impacting one in five students.
What’s the real price tag of Pa’s cyber-charter schools? | Editorial Cartoon
One Pa. lawmaker told the Capital-Star that she questions spending by cyber-charter schools, including millions of dollars for advertising.
Funding the 500: This is what a fair funding system will look like for Philly’s students | Opinion
For one, modern school facilities that mirror the facilities readily available in wealthier school districts.
Funding the 500: Crumbling buildings, asbestos and gun violence add to Philly schools’ challenges
'It's infuriating,' Edward T. Steel Elementary special education teacher Nicole Wyglendowski told the Capital-Star.
Funding the 500: W. Pa. districts each look to Harrisburg to close school funding gulf
The West Jefferson Hill and Clairton City school districts each share a border. That's where the similarities end.
Funding the 500: Shapiro, lawmakers can change the future for Pa.’s kids. They can’t miss it
Policymakers stand at a fork in the road. They will need moral and political courage to take the path required by the Constitution
Funding the 500: ‘We’ve been overlooked for years.’ NEPA districts wait for level playing field
In Hazleton and Old Forge, officials each are waiting for a funding boost.
Funding the 500: Equitably funded schools look different across Pa. They have one thing in common
Every day, we are confronted by the gap between what our students deserve and what our broken school funding system provides.
Funding the 500: Pa.’s school funding fix is the challenge of our time | Monday Morning Coffee
A Capital-Star series considers a future Pa. with fully funded public schools.
Funding the 500: Memories of an adequately funded school district | Opinion
It was an amazing school, with every amenity. It just wasn't mine. That can change for future generations of Pa. students.
Survey: Less than half of U.S. teachers say they’d tell younger selves to enter profession
A third of teachers say they're considering quitting, underlining a nationwide shortage.