The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) presents this report on school district mandates and their impact on public education.
Mandates, put simply, tell public schools what they are required to do, how they must do it and ultimately, dictate how much they will spend in order to get it done. Mandates come from several sources. Some mandates come from the federal government, but most mandates come from state laws, regulations and other types of guidance from state agencies such as the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
Read the full report here https://psbaassets.psbacdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/11134056/Mandate-Report-2025.pdf