Failing our teachers should not be options in PA policy
Editorial argues teacher shortages stem from higher education costs wages and poor working conditions. cites Penn State study and 66 percent drop in Instructional I certifications since 2010. Gov Shapiro tax credits and stipends proposed but insufficient. funding equity urged to attract new teachers by improving in poorer districts.
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Ed Fuller
Penn State
Department of Education Policy Studies
Department of Education
Josh Shapiro
Ryan Aument
Lancaster County
Vincent Hughes
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania launches 10 year Master Plan for Older Adults
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging starts a stakeholder driven 10 year Master Plan for Older Adults to improve infrastructure and coordination of services for seniors. It notes PA ranks fifth in older population size and seventh in share, with input invited by mail email or digital form via the department site. Rep Dane Watro represents the 116th District and will write weekly columns.
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Pennsylvania
Dane Watro
Letter to the Editor on New School Plans and Hazleton High
A reader questions spending on new schools and criticizes Hazleton Area High School design. They question who pays for new buildings, cite roof failure, heat issues, and unexposed air, and oppose returning to a junior high concept mixing seventh to ninth graders. The writer asks for better construction and accountability.
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Hazleton Area
Pennsylvania chambers push tax, permitting and workforce reforms
The Pennsylvania Chamber urges budget action in 2023-24 to boost job creation and growth through tax reform, faster CNI phase-down, improved NOL rules, modernized permitting, and a robust workforce program. Key measures include SB 350, enhanced permit processing, Clean Slate expansion, and bipartisan reform efforts led by Luke Bernstein.
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Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
America
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Gov. Shapiro
Kristin Phillips-Hill
Pennsylvania Chamber
Chambers of Commerce
Sen
Phillips-Hill
Senate
Media bias blamed for debt rise in national coverage
Critique argues coverage misleads on the debt and spending. Tim Graham of the Media Research Center contends reporters emphasize horse race framing, label GOP plans as extreme, and underplay actual budget figures and debt levels across 74 evening stories.
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America
Rich Noyes
Media Research Center
Congressional Budget Office
Team Biden
ABC
Mary Bruce
Biden
NBC
Peter Alexander
McCarthy
CBS
Christina Ruffini
Rachel Scott
Congress
Noyes
Evening News
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Tim Graham
NewsBusters .Org
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
Times-Shamrock
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Larry Holeva
John F. Patton
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