Time to End Tax Hike Exceptions
The Department of Education just granted 199 Pennsylvania school districts an exception enabling them to raise taxes by more than the index calculated by
Christopher Wendt
April 10, 2012
The Department of Education just granted 199 Pennsylvania school districts an exception enabling them to raise taxes by more than the index calculated by
Cut personnel, raise taxes, or dip into the savings account. Those are the choices facing one of the largest school districts in Allegheny County.
Once again reality intrudes on the fantasy world of the politicians, educrats, teachers’ unions, school board members, and many parents who have swallowed hook, line
Student achievement improves, and, as a result, so too does the pay of the principal, the teachers, and other school employees responsible for the
Articles in yesterday’s papers delivered the news that there is a tentative five-year contract between the Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Quoted in Monday’s Tribune Review, the new president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association-the teachers’ union-says he wants to work with the Governor and other
The morning news brought the startling revelation that the newly elected head of Pennsylvania’s largest teacher union (PSEA) has a certification to teach economics. Two
Lamenting the inability of the Bethel Park School District to get a contract with teachers for the last two and half years, the superintendent says
A news article described the achievements of several schools in the Pittsburgh School District under one of the incentive programs created under the current bargaining
Residents in the Allegheny County school district Shaler Area had a strong inkling back in June that there would likely be a teacher strike if
