Budget
Policy
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget by the numbers
The governor delivered his first budget address to the state Legislature Tuesday, proposing a $44.4 billion spending plan.
Education
Politics
Public school advocates warn lawmakers: ‘Don’t stall;’ fix the broken system now
Following the major court ruling regarding the state’s school funding system, lawmakers have some complicated equations to solve.
Budget
Policy
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s final budget by the numbers
Kenney delivered his final budget address Thursday, offering a $6.1 billion proposal.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor's Note: The Temple graduate student strike exposes educational fault lines
This has proven to be the most contentious and fractured fight in the union’s 30-year history.
Education
Politics
Philly’s Board of Education mayoral appointment process: A City & State analysis
Philadelphia’s school board is appointed, not elected – for better and for worse.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: Philadelphia could use a lesson in school board transparency
A mayor-appointed BOE gives the impression that board members are beholden to the mayor and his interests.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Dana Brown is elevating women’s voices in politics, one student at a time
The head of Chatham University’s Center for Women and Politics took a shell of an operation and gave it life.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Community. Safety. Education. One Reading nonprofit is working to build all three.
Michael Toledo, who leads Centro Hispano, says his organization provides a safety net for people in the Latino community.
Capitol Beat
Policy
City & State explores the potential for high school athletes selling their name, image and likeness (NIL)
As the PIAA considers a new policy for these athletes, experts question the legality and purpose of the proposal.
Campaigns & Elections
Policy
Can Pennsylvania erase property taxes without wiping out education?
The long, difficult and ongoing quest to reduce property taxes in Pennsylvania: A City & State analysis.
Policy
Personality
Columnist Will Bunch talks higher education and how college has become a cultural flashpoint for people
In his new book, Bunch examines the political forces that drive people apart in what experts call the ‘college/non-college’ divide.
Policy
Policy
Inside Pennsylvania’s proposed ‘Parental Bill of Rights,’ which critics are calling homophobic
The legislation would place limits on teachings of sexual orientation and gender identity in younger grades.
Criminal Justice
Policy
Two children per classroom will lose a parent or sibling before age 18, experts say
State panel reports gun violence, overdoses and suicide are affecting children and youth more than ever before.
Labor
Politics
Angela Ferritto, Mark Lynch: These are the fresh faces on the front lines
The state’s top unions have welcomed a new generation of leaders in the midst of a youth movement in unionization: A City & State analysis.
News & Politics
Personality
PA education leaders reveal which teachers helped set them up for success
City & State walks lawmakers and advocates down memory lane in celebration of the new school year.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: The bittersweet essence of September
How Holly McCaffrey’s story might serve as inspiration for kids starting up school again.
Education
Policy
Lindsey Williams calls for universal free school meals as pandemic-era meals provision ends
Williams is introducing legislation that would provide free school meals to all public school students.
Education
Politics
Pennsylvania pols react to Biden’s student loan cancellation plan
The Biden administration announced a plan to offer debt relief, drawing both praise and protest from many.
News & Politics
Politics
Mastriano’s education funding plan would devastate PA’s public schools, advocates say
‘We would have to be insane to support what (Mastriano) is offering’ said Ed Albert of the PA Association of Rural and Small Schools.
Education
Policy
Doug Mastriano calls for tuition freeze at four state-related universities
The GOP gubernatorial candidate says ‘families simply cannot afford a tuition hike’ in the current economy.
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