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Feb 4, 2021
Quite a bit of Gov. Tom Wolf s budget address was focused on taxes, including raising the personal income tax for some, lowering it for others and eliminating it completely for more. He also said Pennsylvania businesses need a break. My plan cuts taxes to Pennsylvania businesses by 25-percent. No longer will we be asking our businesses that power our economy to pay the highest rate in the nation, Wolf says. Most of the governor s plans were announced a day prior to his address, including raising the personal income tax for those in a household earning $84,000 or more from 3.07-percent to 4.49-percent, something he says would result in $3 billion more to be used in public schools.
Nazareth educators will stay home to teach if school board won’t bargain, attorney tells school board
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Nazareth Area School District teachers plan to educate virtual only unless the school board reaches a new bargain agreement with them, an attorney representing the union told the school board this past week.
An attorney hired by the Nazareth Area Education Association in a letter dated Jan. 29 made allegations the district ignored state and federal safety recommendations without bargaining a decision or its impact on workplace safety. It isn’t clear if any specific decision or incident prompted the letter; Aris Asdourian, vice president of the Nazareth Area Education Association, could not immediately be reached for more information Wednesday morning.
What each Lehigh Valley school district is getting from $2.2B in COVID funds for Pa. education
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Pennsylvania K-12 school districts and charter schools are poised to receive a combined $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to support food programs, technology and other education services.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the funding on Friday. It is tied to the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund passed by Congress last month.
“All schools have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and I commend school communities for rising to the challenge to combat the toll it has taken,” the governor said in a statement. “This extra funding is critical to help schools meet the unique needs of educating students at this time while keeping school buildings safe when students return to the classroom.”