If you want to get a seat at the next regular meeting of the Lower Merion School Board, you'd better get there early - like really early. The meeting is scheduled for January 27, 8:00 PM in Board Room of the School Administration building.If the turnout for the January 13 meeting (when the subject of start times wasn't even on the agenda) is any indication, the room will be … [Read more...] about School Board To Discuss Sleep And Start Times January 27
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Leach Releases Poll, LM Democratic Chair To Host Fundraiser For Capelletti
SD-17 Update Leach Releases Poll - LM Democratic Chair To Host Fundraiser For Cappelletti Daylin Leach released a summary of a poll conducted by Chism Strategies. The poll shows him with a commanding lead versus the seven challengers who have announced their intention to run against him. Chism Strategies is a Jackson, Mississippi-based consulting firm. … [Read more...] about Leach Releases Poll, LM Democratic Chair To Host Fundraiser For Capelletti
School District Lawyer Says Court Had No Jurisdiction To Hear Wolk Lawsuit
Arthur Wolk, a Philadelphia attorney and Lower Merion resident, and two other township residents, sued the Lower Merion School District in Common Pleas Court in March of 2016, on the issue of how school taxes were raised in Lower Merion. A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court heard oral arguments today with regard to the appeal of the decision of the lower … [Read more...] about School District Lawyer Says Court Had No Jurisdiction To Hear Wolk Lawsuit
Rare: Lower Merion School Board – Contentious Public Discussion
On Monday night, at the Lower Merion School Board meeting, there was an unusual occurrence. A non-unanimous vote followed an almost unheard of contentious public discussion. Board President Melissa Gilbert and outgoing member David Federman sparred over what appears to be a "placeholder plan" for improvements at Harriton High School. Gilbert is concerned that the new Lower … [Read more...] about Rare: Lower Merion School Board – Contentious Public Discussion
Board Prez Melissa Gilbert Weighs In On School Funding
To The Editor [Main Line Times], from Melissa Gilbert, Lower Merion School Board President We were honored to welcome State Senator Hughes last week in his effort to highlight the funding discrepancy for public education in Pennsylvania. The Senator marched from Overbrook High School to Lower Merion High School - just four miles apart on a map but worlds away in terms of … [Read more...] about Board Prez Melissa Gilbert Weighs In On School Funding