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=Superintendents criticize Corbett's reform plan= =Vouchers a fundraising opportunity for politicians= =Do vouchers help students?= =Vouchers, education reform plan needs details, debate= =State School Boards Association issues reform recommendation different from Corbett= =Duquesne schools ‘unlikely to continue’= =Educators urge Gov. Corbett to provide resources for all students, not just a few= =Corbett presents education plan= =Corbett will kick off effort to 'improve' education= =Pushing the unwanted in Pennsylvania= =Clairton school officials support state budget lawsuit= =Steel Valley to join lawsuit over state budget= =Legislator urges schools to sue Pa. over education fund cut= =Pa. Districts urged to sue over cutbacks= =Schools encouraged to sue Corbett over budget cuts= =Pa. Education Secretary Ron Tomalis Outlines Plans for Future of Education - Choice, Cuts= =Educational capability slips sharply in Pa. schools= =Survey - State lost more than 14,000 school jobs= =Local schools talk of state budget impact= =Chester Upland students walk out over school conditions= =Jobs, economy top Pennsylvania concerns= =Some practices questioned at Baldwin charter school= =Dems decry ‘assault’ on education= =School districts must make do after funding cuts of $1 billion= =Back to school with less= =Corbett budget guidelines forecast $400-million-plus in business tax cuts= =As supply costs rise, school districts conserve, look to parents= =When Pa. cut school aid, poorer districts lost= =Proposal calls for closing 7 Pittsburgh city schools= =Voluntary Pa. program ties teacher evaluation to student gains= =In grading teachers, Pa., N.J. to count students' scores= =School districts' financial woes likely to continue, professor says= =Subsidy cuts fill jobless rolls with former school employees= =School Districts Face Grim Reality as Budget Woes Continue to Grow= =Education Supporters Gather to Discuss State Budget Cuts= =Corbett signs budget, outlines fall agenda= =8 district school units flagged in bid to find cheating= =Pa. looking into possible cheating on state tests= =State education budget hits neediest school districts the hardest=

=State Budget Gives Our Schools Lemons = =Hollow victory - This budget could have cushioned more of the pain= =Insult on Time= =State colleges hiking tuition= =TEACH Decries 'Murder' of Public Education By Harrisburg Republicans= =Corbett Signs Budget= =Corbett passes budget into law= =Corbett signs Pa. budget ahead of deadline= =Last Minute Dispute Hangs Up Passage of Budget= =Disputed school tax bill stalls final Pa. budget= =State Budget is a Body Blow to the Neediest= =CLEAR Coalition says State Budget Fails Pennsylvania’s Children, Senior Citizens, and Hard Working Families= =Pa. House sends budget to Corbett= =After deal, Corbett haggling, referenda bill moves forward.= =[|See How The House Voted]= =Pennsylvania House passes state budget= =Pa. House passes 27.15 billion budget - awaits Corbett's signature= =House approves budget= =Partisan debate as Pa. budget nears final approval= =Just Before Pa. Budget Deadline, Gov. Tom Corbett Pushes for Vouchers= =[|See How The Senate Voted on the Budget]= =Senate approves state budget= =Pa. Senate passes 27.15 billion budget and sends it to the state House for consideration= =Democrats end stalemate on state funds for universities= =Gov. Tom Corbett links state budget to school tax decisions= =Shale drilling fee again off table in budget talks=

=Senate plan helps schools some= =Schools, city lose in Pa. budget= =Pa. Budget Unfolds Amid Drilling, Higher Ed Debate= =Inquirer Editorial - Won't budge on budget= =Senate Republicans expected to unveil budget plan today=

= Selling Lemonade to Fund All-Day Kindergarten = =Pitt, Penn State to get 19% funding cuts= =Legislative leaders say state budget deal at hand= =A land of magical thinking on budget cuts= =Carved in stone - The governor spurns the public by refusing to yield= =Poor targeted in Pa. budget= =Corbett warns lawmakers not to exceed his budget limit= =Spend rainy-day fund, advocates tell governor= =No School district Escapes Corbett's Budget Cuts= =Why Do Poorest Pa. Schools Have To Take Biggest Cuts?= =PA Lawmakers Seek Ban on Teachers Strikes= =State legislators move to outlaw teacher strikes= =Pa. School District Turns Lawn Care Over To Sheep= =Pileggi Says Budget Surplus Should be Used Now to Provide Program Relief= =Philly Judge Halts Teacher Layoffs, For Now= =Bigger say proposed for public on school taxes= =Human services advocates complaining about proposed budget cuts= =Education Jobs Shrink Across Region= =Pa. Black Caucus Decries Assault on Education= =Surplus Blindness -Pa. Leaders Sit on Tax Reserves While Needs Go Unmet= =Please Make My School a Prison= =[|Pa. Senate OKs bill to preserve jobless benefits]= =Area Lawmakers React to House Passing the State Budget= == =House Budget Vote Reaction Split Down Party Lines= =Pa. House GOP passes budget over Dem objections= =Republican-backed budget nears approval in Pa. House= =At state Welfare Department, a detailed dress code for women= =Rally for Nonprofits Calls Corbett's Budget to Task= =School Funding Loss for 2011-12= = Brewster Has Answer to Education Cuts = =Saccone Defends State GOP Budget Proposal= =Pa Bill Expands Reasons for Teacher Layoffs= =House GOP Budget Plan Restores SOME Cuts to Education= =Pa House Panel Approves GOP Budget Alternative= = House Republicans Budget is a Positive Step, But Still Means Major Cuts to Schools = = Higher ed notes relief at plan for smaller cuts = = House Republicans unveil budget proposal that lessens cuts to school districts, public universities = = Governor Corbett should stop 'blame game' and fund Pennsylvania's public schools = = GOP Legislators Say New Proposal Heeds Education Funding Concern = =Pa's Budget Surplus= = Markosek says State Will Get 1 Billion More Than Expected = = Corbett Cautions Against Plans To Spend Surplus = = = = Corbett Needs to Tell the Full Story =

= PA Legislators Push Plan for School Consolidation = = =

= Poll Shows Corbett's Approval Ratings Have Eroded = = Gov. Corbett - 100 Bad Days = =Education Rally Held in Harrisburg= = Duquesne Schools To Stay Open 1 more Year = = Legislators to Host Town Hall Meeting at McKeesport High = = State House Minority Leader - Education Cuts Not a 'Done Deal' = = Pa Legislative Black Caucus Holds Hearings on Corbett's Budget = = Corbett Says Cash-Strapped Schools Must Consolidate = = Corbett on Popularity Dip, School Cuts = =Senate Panel Approves Reducing Mandates For Schools= =Hundreds Attend Pittsburgh Rally to Support Labor, Protest Gas Drilling= =[|PA. Gov. Corbett Defends Budget]= =Corbett's Education Chief Defends Budget Cuts= =Corbett Booed by Hometown Crowd=

Corbett's Proposed Higher Education Cuts Draw Protests
=Schools Work to Deal With Cuts=

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= = =Protesters say Toomey meets with fat cats but not jobless= =Fleet of vehicles, including for wives of Corbett and Lt. Gov., raises questions= = = = State Politicians Accept Trips, Meals, Tickets = = How much Gov. Tom Corbett's education cuts will cost each household in Pennsylvania, by county and school district. =

= = =media type="custom" key="9460376"= =A well-structured tax on natural gas drilling will provide Pennsylvania with a stable source of revenue for critical services, including education and health care, as well as for the environmental and local costs that come with increased drilling.= =Across the country, 96% of natural gas is produced in states that have drilling, or severance, taxes. Pennsylvania, however, remains one of the only energy-producing states without one.= =While some policymakers in Pennsylvania worry about the impact of a drilling tax, studies in Wyoming, Utah and other states have shown that tax rates have little effect on natural gas production. Rather, drilling decisions are made based on the location of reserves and the expected price of natural gas.= = Drilling Tax Ticker = =The Drilling Tax Ticker tracks in real time the cost to the Commonwealth of refusing to enact a drilling tax. The Ticker provides an estimate of the total revenue lost by the Commonwealth since October 1, 2009 by not having a drilling tax in place.=

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=How a natural-gas tycoon tapped into Corbett= =Waste Management stint trashed from guv's bio= =Shale drilling fee again off table in budget talks= =Pennsylvania Senate Dems say Marcellus shale impact fee must be part of budget= =Report on Marcellus shale hiring disputed= =Rich pool - Now more than ever, tax Marcellus Shale=

= Coal Mogul Gets Role With Corbett = =Corbett Gives Energy Exec. Authority Over Environmental Permitting= =Marcellus Shale Tax a Must For PA.=

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