Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA

5 Takeaways from Spotlight PA’s Event on Education Transparency and Holding Public School Officials Accountable

Learn what Pennsylvania education records you can access, how to monitor leaders in your area and what to do if you believe officials are not following the law.

What a Proposed Performance-Based Funding Model Could Mean for Penn State, Other State-Related Universities

The performance-based funding model proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro would tie state support for Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Lincoln to metrics such as graduation rates or retention.

Before Penn State Pledged More Money for ‘Promising’ Diversity Efforts, Some of Their Budgets Had Been Cut

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Group of Penn State Trustees Push to Name Football Field After Joe Paterno in Private Meetings

The discussions, which come more than 12 years after Paterno’s firing amid the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, might have violated the state’s open meetings law.

State Funding for Penn State, Pitt and Temple Hasn’t Kept Pace with Inflation, Data Show

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Public Gets More Insight into Penn State’s Inner Workings Following New Law, Internal Report

A monthslong funding debate in the Pennsylvania legislature resulted in greater transparency rules for state-related universities and Penn State’s new accountability report.