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Pennsylvania Acting Education Secretary Pedro Rivera listens to a question from an audience member Monday. Pennsylvania's Acting Education Secretary Pedro Rivera Monday stressed that investing in education now will reap dividends in the future. Rivera visited Lehigh University's campus at an event organized by the College of Education, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Council. He then headed to Nazareth Area Middle School for a visit. Rivera touted highlights of Gov. Tom Wolf's budget proposal, which would invest more than $1 billion in public education. The department is advocating heavily to elected officials in hopes of making it a reality, he said. Investments in early childhood education, career and college readiness, college affordability and career and technical education are all part of Wolf's plans, Rivera said. Click here to read the article.
Pennsylvania Acting Education Secretary Pedro Rivera listens to a question from an audience member Monday.
Pennsylvania's Acting Education Secretary Pedro Rivera Monday stressed that investing in education now will reap dividends in the future.
Rivera visited Lehigh University's campus at an event organized by the College of Education, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Council. He then headed to Nazareth Area Middle School for a visit.
Rivera touted highlights of Gov. Tom Wolf's budget proposal, which would invest more than $1 billion in public education. The department is advocating heavily to elected officials in hopes of making it a reality, he said.
Investments in early childhood education, career and college readiness, college affordability and career and technical education are all part of Wolf's plans, Rivera said. Click here to read the article.