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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2016
Page
4
Budget Stalemate Ends With Delayed Pennsylvania Funding
Pennsylvania's 2015-16 budget finally passes as schools social services and counties receive funds after a year of brinksmanship. GOP lawmakers avert tax hikes but miss pension reform and liquor privatization aims. Critics warn about ongoing gridlock and call for penalties and arbitration to avoid future standoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Tom Wolf
Wolf
SAT changes spark debate on admissions and fairness
The College Board updates the SAT aiming to reflect modern classrooms and protect revenue from test takers and prep courses. Critics say the overhaul shifts the test toward achievement rather than aptitude, removing tricky questions and a guessing penalty while restoring a 1600 top score and sidelining the 2400 scale. It faces competition from ACT and faces dwindling emphasis at public universities amid open admissions fades. Elite schools may still select a small, highly prepared cohort, with IvyLeague and Stanford maintaining selective standards despite broader test changes.
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Ivy League
Stanford
Ivies
Yale
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Tribune News Service
Three-Stage Nuclear Rocket Iran? Not in News
Ellwood City residents faced 2016 tax increases after a budget shortfall. A council member, who opposed the tax hike, notes attempts to adjust police overtime scheduling could save over fifty thousand dollars annually. He accuses Mayor Court of unchecked spending and urges action or new taxes.
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Ellwood City
Celli
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Court
Ed Seymarie
Lawrence County
James Madison Birthday Reflections on Founding Era Debates
A brief homage to James Madison, fourth president and “Father of the Constitution,” noting his pivotal role at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, his collaboration on The Federalist Papers, and his warnings about democracy and federal power amid the era’s partisan debates.
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Washington
James Madison
Madison
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Jonathan Dayton
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Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Edmund Randolph
Adams
Hamilton
John Jay
Great Britain
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
George Mason
Richard Henry Lee
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New Castle
Sharon Sorg
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