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‘My daughter has type 1 diabetes. Here’s why I got her sister screened’
Motherly via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSponsored After Covid swept through Amanda Berg’s household in January 2022, she began to notice...
Pa. House Democrats propose $5.1 billion in new funding for the state’s poorest schools
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoDemocratic lawmakers in Harrisburg took the first steps last week to provide $5.1 billion in new...
GOP versions of college affordability and workforce shortage bills advance in Pa. Senate
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPennsylvania ranks near last among U.S. states in higher education affordability and funding per...
Senate Education Committee revives school voucher program at center of last year’s budget fight
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe program, called the PASS scholarship, would allow most students in the state’s lowest-performing...
Capital-Star Q&A: Where the primary candidates for Pennsylvania treasurer stand on the issues
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoRyan Bizzarro and Erin McClelland are seeking the Democratic nomination for Treasurer, to face...
Pa. Senate Republicans push forward with alternative to Shapiro’s higher ed funding proposals
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe package of bills is largely a response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal, addressing similar root...
Pa. Senate committee advances bill to defang PUC amid broader deregulatory push
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSeveral bills that moved in the Senate this week intended to deregulate utilities and the energy...
Gun safety bills fail in Pa. House by razor thin margin
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 1 week agoHouse Bills 335 and 2206 both failed by a 101-100 vote Tuesday, with state Rep. Frank Burns...
Pa’s K-12 School Nurses Treat More Than Scrapes and Bruises. And They’re Asking Lawmakers For Help
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne per 1,500. That’s the nurse-to-student ratio for K-12 schools in Pennsylvania — one of a handful...
There’s a Social Worker Shortage. Pa.’s State System Schools Have a Plan
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMirroring national trends, Pennsylvania is facing a social worker shortage that, if left...