Posted on 01 November 2012. Tags: Hurricane Sandy, Public School Employees Retirement System, The Pennsylvania Independent
Retirement monies on which Pottsgrove, Pottstown and Spring-Ford Area school employees depend were invested in part in a hedge fund that bet against a storm like Hurricane Sandy. A PSERS spokesperson said the fund doubted it lost money, but could not yet be sure.
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Posted in Local, Pottsgrove Schools, Pottstown, Sanatoga, Weather
Posted on 19 April 2011. Tags: Pottsgrove School District, Public School Employees Retirement System
Underfunding of teachers’ and other pension programs in Pennsylvania, which in part have caused Pottsgrove School District taxes to rise, was the topic of a national forum late last week.
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Posted in Education, Politics, Pottsgrove Schools
Posted on 18 November 2010. Tags: Herbein + Company Inc., Pottsgrove Board of School Directors, Pottsgrove School District, Public School Employees Retirement System, Upland Square Shopping Center
The opening of the Upland Square shopping center last year provided a tax windfall to the Pottsgrove School District, its auditors reported. Now the questions is, how will the district use the extra cash?
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Posted in Business, Education, Pottsgrove Schools
Posted on 11 November 2010. Tags: Pennsylvania House of Repesentatives, Pottsgrove School District, Public School Employees Retirement System
The Pottsgrove School District and others statewide may benefit from a change in legislative thinking that occurred Wednesday in Harrisburg.
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Posted in Education, Local, Politics, Pottsgrove Schools