Jim McLaughlin's Blog

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With little or no fanfare, the Pennsylvania School Board Association has launched a blog to share news and thoughts related to their mission of exploring leadership issues in Pennsylvania’s public schools. They are currently tracking progress on their recently proposed legislation regarding the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS).  I encourage everyone to track this… Read more

When I applied for my position on the board, I responded to the single question on the application, a question about the single biggest challenge with education, with a short discussion of the vise that school boards have been placed within.  On one side are the increasing demands to meet state- and federally-mandated standards (and… Read more

Dear Legislators: At its meeting on Dec. 11, the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania School Employees Retirement System released its latest projection of increases in the employer contribution rate paid by school districts and the commonwealth. The rate will increase dramatically from now to 2016 and remain high until 2032. In the past, the… Read more