PSSA scores in math rose from 40.2% to 41.7%. English and language arts dropped from 53.9% to 49.9%.
About: Christina Lengyel
Christina Lengyel is a Pennsylvania reporter at The Center Square.
SNAP halt increasing anxiety in Pennsylvania food system
As October turns to November, neither the federal nor state government has come to a budget agreement with human services hanging in the balance.
AI and water: The next frontier
The United Nations reports that two billion people worldwide already lack access to clean drinking water and 3.6 billion are without safe sanitation.
Legislative round-up for the week of Oct. 6
The state has passed the 100 day mark without a budget, but that doesn’t mean the House hasn’t been hard at work.
Dems: Senate Republicans ‘can’t get their own house in order’
Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) called the lack of a budget in early October despite an $11 billion surplus “inexcusable.”
National Dems spending big on Pennsylvania Supreme Court races
The Democratic National Committee contends that Democrats must retain their seats in order to protect abortion access.
Bipartisan alignment on ‘forever chemicals’ regulation
Experts testified about the dangers to human health and child development posed by PFAS.
Forward momentum in Pennsylvania’s disability services waitlist
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Department of Human Services Val Arkoosh say the state has made huge strides in cutting down on the waitlist.
Senate hopes to sweeten AI deals, with a caveat
Eagerness to capitalize on the growing AI industry has been a rare point of agreement between Democrats and Republicans in the state.
The governor’s comments came after delivering a speech on improved permitting processes alongside the Department of Environmental Protection.