Urban, Rural and Suburban Municipal and School Leaders Support Governor Rendell’s Call for New School Funding Formula
HARRISBURG
-- School and elected officials from across Pennsylvania Tuesday told Governor Edward G. Rendell that they want the General Assembly to enact a school funding formula law that invests at least $2.6 billion over the next six years to help close the school funding shortfall identified in the legislature’s Costing-Out Report.
Swift Student Has Poem Published
QUARRYVILLE -- A poem written by Swift Middle School student Brittany White has been chosen to be published in A Celebration of Young Poets, a national anthology for young poets! Brittany's poem is titled The Slaves Thoughts!, and she wrote it in February for Black History Month in a poetry contest. In addition to her poem, Brittany's name, grade, school and where she is from will also be published in the anthology.
State Launches New System to
Simplify Transfer College Credits
HARRISBURG
-- Thousands of college transfer students from across Pennsylvania will benefit from a new, statewide system this fall that is designed to maximize the number of credits they can transfer and count toward a college degree.
Governor Rendell Seeks Nominations for Student Health Care Heroes
HARRISBURG -- Governor Edward G. Rendell called for nominations for the first-ever Student Health Care Hero Awards.
The Governor invites health-care organizations, high schools and student organizations to nominate Pennsylvania students who will be in ninth through twelfth grades during the 2008-2009 school year, and are contributing to the field through volunteer service or paid, part-time work in a health care setting.
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