Larry Feinberg
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Pa. cyber schools fear $175M in budget cuts will lead to closures, layoffs
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Pa. cyber schools fear $175M in budget cuts will lead to closures, layoffs
Cyber school leaders say the funding cuts could result in as many as 2,000 layoffs.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Pa. cyber schools fear $175M in budget cuts will lead to closures, layoffs
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Cyber charter reforms are coming to Pennsylvania. What does that mean? www.inquirer.com/education/cy... via @phillyinquirer
Cyber charter reforms are coming to Pennsylvania. What does that mean?
School districts will pay less per student to cyber charter schools. Some are celebrating the reforms, but cyber charter operators say the legislation will hurt their ability to educate students.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Cyber charter reforms are coming to Pennsylvania. What does that mean? www.inquirer.com/education/cy... via @phillyinquirer
What's the projected impact of Pennsylvania's new budget on your school district?
(House Appropriations Committee PDF)
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(House Appropriations Committee PDF)
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House Appropriations
2025/26 Budget - Education Funding Tracking Spreadsheet
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November 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
What's the projected impact of Pennsylvania's new budget on your school district?
(House Appropriations Committee PDF)
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(House Appropriations Committee PDF)
www.houseappropriations.com/Topic/Budget...
Opinion: Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
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Opinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Opinion: Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
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The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budget www.inquirer.com/politics/pen... via @phillyinquirer
The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budget
The breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budget www.inquirer.com/politics/pen... via @phillyinquirer
Pennsylvania Democrats seek to roll momentum from judicial elections into House battles www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... via @nbcnews
Pennsylvania Democrats seek to roll momentum from judicial elections into House battles
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is highlighting the party’s success last week in swing and red counties that voted for Trump in 2024, arguing it can build
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Pennsylvania Democrats seek to roll momentum from judicial elections into House battles www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... via @nbcnews
Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
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A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
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Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Republicans Tried to Squelch the Epstein Furor. Instead, They Fed It.
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
A House investigation that the G.O.P. has tried to use to deflect calls for more transparency has yielded striking revelations that have only fueled the Epstein saga.
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New Pennsylvania cyber charter school application raises red flags
Limitless Cyber Charter School is scheduled for a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) later this month
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Limitless Cyber Charter School is scheduled for a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) later this month
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New Pennsylvania cyber charter school application raises red flags
Limitless Cyber Charter School is testing the bounds of Pennsylvania’s cyber charter approval process.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New Pennsylvania cyber charter school application raises red flags
Limitless Cyber Charter School is scheduled for a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) later this month
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Limitless Cyber Charter School is scheduled for a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) later this month
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What does Pennsylvania’s new budget mean for K-12 schools? penncapital-star.com/government-p...
What does Pennsylvania’s new budget mean for K-12 schools? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
While most policy shifts are relatively small, public education advocates have called the budget a positive step in the right direction.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What does Pennsylvania’s new budget mean for K-12 schools? penncapital-star.com/government-p...
Pennsylvania will require schools to use evidence-based reading curriculum
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Here’s how much money Pennsylvania will spend to boost student literacy
About 1 in 3 Pennsylvania fourth graders could read at a proficient level last school year, according to national test scores. The new state budget puts more money toward boosting literacy rates.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Pennsylvania will require schools to use evidence-based reading curriculum
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PA Budget: What they ended up getting were major revisions to the existing formula that determines what each district pays, estimated to reduce districts’ cyber rates by an average of 14.6%, which would’ve equated to $178 million last year.
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With Pa. state budget signed, who are the winners and losers in the final bargain?
The dam broke quickly this week on the state's budget blockage, due a myriad of trade-offs between legislative Republicans, Democrats, and Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
PA Budget: What they ended up getting were major revisions to the existing formula that determines what each district pays, estimated to reduce districts’ cyber rates by an average of 14.6%, which would’ve equated to $178 million last year.
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Cyber charter reforms are coming to PA
The changes will take effect this school year. Cyber charter operators say they will get guidance from the state education department in 30 days on the new per-student rate they will be paid by their districts.
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The changes will take effect this school year. Cyber charter operators say they will get guidance from the state education department in 30 days on the new per-student rate they will be paid by their districts.
www.inquirer.com/education/cy...
Cyber charter reforms are coming to Pennsylvania. What does that mean?
School districts will pay less per student to cyber charter schools. Some are celebrating the reforms, but cyber charter operators say the legislation will hurt their ability to educate students.
www.inquirer.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Cyber charter reforms are coming to PA
The changes will take effect this school year. Cyber charter operators say they will get guidance from the state education department in 30 days on the new per-student rate they will be paid by their districts.
www.inquirer.com/education/cy...
The changes will take effect this school year. Cyber charter operators say they will get guidance from the state education department in 30 days on the new per-student rate they will be paid by their districts.
www.inquirer.com/education/cy...
AP: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom www.delcotimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom
Very few of the listed donors were willing to comment publicly on their contributions.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
AP: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom www.delcotimes.com/2025/11/12/t...
Peter Greene on Forbes: Pennsylvania Budget Cuts Cyber Charter Funding, Adds Accountability
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Pennsylvania Budget Cuts Cyber Charter Funding, Adds Accountability
After years of attempts, Pennsylvania’s legislature has finally made some changes to the rules governing cyber charter schools.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Peter Greene on Forbes: Pennsylvania Budget Cuts Cyber Charter Funding, Adds Accountability
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New Pennsylvania cyber charter school application raises red flags .@pennslinger .@TheKeystone
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New Pennsylvania cyber charter school application raises red flags
Limitless Cyber Charter School is testing the bounds of Pennsylvania’s cyber charter approval process.
keystonenewsroom.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New Pennsylvania cyber charter school application raises red flags .@pennslinger .@TheKeystone
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Detailed impact of new budget by school district
Source: PA House Appropriations Committee
"Estimated Subsidy Increases for School Districts in 2025/26 Budget Agreement"
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Source: PA House Appropriations Committee
"Estimated Subsidy Increases for School Districts in 2025/26 Budget Agreement"
www.houseappropriations.com/Topic/Budget...
House Appropriations
2025/26 Budget - Education Funding Tracking Spreadsheet
www.houseappropriations.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Detailed impact of new budget by school district
Source: PA House Appropriations Committee
"Estimated Subsidy Increases for School Districts in 2025/26 Budget Agreement"
www.houseappropriations.com/Topic/Budget...
Source: PA House Appropriations Committee
"Estimated Subsidy Increases for School Districts in 2025/26 Budget Agreement"
www.houseappropriations.com/Topic/Budget...
135 days late, $50.1 billion Pennsylvania budget earns bipartisan support penncapital-star.com/government-p...
135 days late, $50.1 billion Pennsylvania budget earns bipartisan support • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The budget, Shapiro’s third, increases overall spending by 4.7% compared to the previous year but represents a $1.4 billion reduction from his proposal in February.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
135 days late, $50.1 billion Pennsylvania budget earns bipartisan support penncapital-star.com/government-p...
While the budget deal does not create a new private school voucher program that Republicans sought, Topper praised the $50 million increase in funding the budget allocates for the state’s existing school choice program that relies on tax credits.
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Philly schools will get $193 million more in a new state budget lawmakers finally passed
Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro said the budget deal reflects a bipartisan compromise.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
While the budget deal does not create a new private school voucher program that Republicans sought, Topper praised the $50 million increase in funding the budget allocates for the state’s existing school choice program that relies on tax credits.
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Pa.’s public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget deal
The deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.
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The deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.
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Pa.’s public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget deal
The deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.
www.inquirer.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Pa.’s public schools are getting $665 million in new money with the state budget deal
The deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.
www.inquirer.com/education/pe...
The deal also includes reforms for cyber charter schools that will represent a savings of hundreds of millions to school districts across the state.
www.inquirer.com/education/pe...
Pa. cyber schools fear $175 million in budget cuts will lead to closures, layoffs .@ORMorrison
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November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pa. cyber schools fear $175 million in budget cuts will lead to closures, layoffs .@ORMorrison
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Pa. General Assembly approves $50.1 billion state budget as monthslong impasse nears an end
In addition, there are long-sought changes expected for cyber charter schools and how they are paid by local districts by approximately $178 million.
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In addition, there are long-sought changes expected for cyber charter schools and how they are paid by local districts by approximately $178 million.
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Pa. General Assembly approves $50.1 billion state budget as monthslong impasse nears an end
Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to sign the state budget into law on Wednesday afternoon, formally ending the state budget stalemate that has lasted more than four months.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pa. General Assembly approves $50.1 billion state budget as monthslong impasse nears an end
In addition, there are long-sought changes expected for cyber charter schools and how they are paid by local districts by approximately $178 million.
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In addition, there are long-sought changes expected for cyber charter schools and how they are paid by local districts by approximately $178 million.
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Epstein Files Live Updates: G.O.P. Lawmakers Release Thousands of Files
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Epstein Files Live Updates: G.O.P. Lawmakers Release Thousands of Files
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November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Epstein Files Live Updates: G.O.P. Lawmakers Release Thousands of Files
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Pennsylvania budget deal includes cyber-charter changes, other spending boosts, but no new revenue
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Pennsylvania budget deal includes cyber-charter changes, other spending boosts, but no new revenue
Despite some hopes that state officials might legalize and tax the recreational use of marijuana and electronic gambling “skill games,” the measure does not anticipate any new revenue streams. But it ...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Pennsylvania budget deal includes cyber-charter changes, other spending boosts, but no new revenue
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STATE BUDGET BREAKDOWN | PA lawmakers come to agreement after more than 100 days
It also includes $178 million in estimated savings to school districts from cyber charter funding reform.
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It also includes $178 million in estimated savings to school districts from cyber charter funding reform.
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STATE BUDGET BREAKDOWN | PA lawmakers come to agreement after more than 100 days
After more than 100 days without a state budget, Pennsylvania lawmakers have finally reached an agreement.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
STATE BUDGET BREAKDOWN | PA lawmakers come to agreement after more than 100 days
It also includes $178 million in estimated savings to school districts from cyber charter funding reform.
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It also includes $178 million in estimated savings to school districts from cyber charter funding reform.
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