Shapiro drafting plan to help Pennsylvania higher education system

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro plans next month to propose steps toward fixing a higher education system in Pennsylvania that is among the worst in the nation in affordability, his administration said Friday. The administration didn’t release many specifics and said the Democratic governor would give more details in his Feb. 6 budget address. By just about every measure there is, Pennsylvania is ranked at the bottom among states in the level of higher education aid, size of student debt and affordability of its colleges. Pennsylvania spends less...