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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his first budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate on March 7, 2023 (Photo by Amanda Mustard for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star).

Pa.’s largest teachers union breaks with Shapiro over vouchers | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - June 26, 2023

'Lifeline Scholarships' are a sticking point in this year's budget debate. What are they? Why do they matter?

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Oh the places literacy should go. But we need to help children get there | Opinion

BY: - June 26, 2023

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability, impacting one in five students.

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What’s the real price tag of Pa’s cyber-charter schools? | Editorial Cartoon

BY: - June 24, 2023

One Pa. lawmaker told the Capital-Star that she questions spending by cyber-charter schools, including millions of dollars for advertising.

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Funding the 500: This is what a fair funding system will look like for Philly’s students | Opinion

BY: - June 22, 2023

For one, modern school facilities that mirror the facilities readily available in wealthier school districts.

Building 21 in the Philadelphia School District (Photo by Ella Lathan for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star).

Funding the 500: Crumbling buildings, asbestos and gun violence add to Philly schools’ challenges

BY: - June 22, 2023

'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

BY: - June 21, 2023

The West Jefferson Hill and Clairton City school districts each share a border. That's where the similarities end.

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man at crossroads

Funding the 500: Shapiro, lawmakers can change the future for Pa.’s kids. They can’t miss it

BY: - June 21, 2023

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

BY: - June 21, 2023

In Hazleton and Old Forge, officials each are waiting for a funding boost.

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Funding the 500: Equitably funded schools look different across Pa. They have one thing in common

BY: - June 20, 2023

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

BY: - June 19, 2023

A Capital-Star series considers a future Pa. with fully funded public schools.

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Funding the 500: Memories of an adequately funded school district | Opinion

BY: - June 19, 2023

It was an amazing school, with every amenity. It just wasn't mine. That can change for future generations of Pa. students.

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Survey: Less than half of U.S. teachers say they’d tell younger selves to enter profession

BY: - June 15, 2023

A third of teachers say they're considering quitting, underlining a nationwide shortage.