In June 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 1552 and created a new formula for the distribution of Basic Education Funding (BEF) in Pennsylvania. The formula was designed to provide an equitable method for distributing state education funds. However, this...
The Commonwealth has long had an inequitable school finance “system” that allows for students in wealthy districts to have greater access to resources and opportunities than students in poor districts. This has been well-documented by Dr. Bruce Baker (see...
The Need for Increased and Equalized Funding in PA (part 1) When I arrived in Pennsylvania around five years ago, I was shocked to learn of the huge inequities in the state school finance system and, in fact, there there really was not a state school finance system at...
CEEPA is now offering a discount on the fee for administering student and teacher surveys related to four domain areas: (1) Welcoming and Safe Climate; (2) Culture of...
Introduction A growing body of research has found that school facilities can have a profound impact on both teacher and student outcomes. With respect to teachers, school facilities affect teacher recruitment, retention, commitment, and effort. With respect to...
