Summer vacation is not a time off for school administrators. A recent survey conducted by Pennsylvania superintendents and school business officials on the rising costs and budget cuts found that the coming 2016-17 school year offers "the worst outlook" so far. The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and The Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) report found that during the 2015-16 year, 14% of districts were forced to borrow over $746 million and 74% dipped into fund balances to make it.

The report also found that 46% of districts are planning on cutting staff before the coming school year. 34% plan to increase class sizes, and 50% plan to remove academic programs and extracurriculars. At the same time, 85% of districts plan on raising property taxes, the seventh consecutive year in which over 60% of districts are raising taxes.

The report surveyed 71% of Pennsylvania's 500 school districts, at least one from every county, and ranging from the largest district in Philadelphia to districts with fewer than 750 students. The coming year will clearly affect districts across the state.

Jeff Ammerman, Director of Member Assistance at The Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO), and Jim Buckheit, Executive Director of The Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA), join us Friday to discuss the findings of their organizations' survey, the causes behind these problems, the impacts we'll see, possible solutions, and changes we can expect to our taxes and schools.

It's another Smart Talk Road Trip for Thursday's program. This one promises to be a lot of fun as Smart Talk is being broadcast live from Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg.

Smart Talk will be set up at 138 West Main Street at Clay's Service Center. We encourage you to stop by and say hello and watch the program.

Jubilee Day is a significant event in Central Pennsylvania and beyond. This 88th edition makes it the longest-running one day street fair on the East Coast. It also is one of the largest with more than 300 vendors and 70,000 people attending.

Appearing on Thursday's Smart Talk are Mechanicsburg Mayor Jack Ritter, who will talk about the history of the borough and the challenges facing small towns; Kristen Rowe, the Communications Manager for the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau to discuss tourism, destinations and events in the Cumberland Valley; and Jeff Palm, the Executive Director of the Mechanicssburg Chamber of Commerce, the organizer of Jubilee Day.

Legal cases can often be complicated and the public isn't always privy to what actually goes on in a court room or behind closed doors. But one reason high-profile cases generate so much attention is because they often raise legal questions.

On Wednesday's Smart Talk, we discuss two such recent cases. One has resulted in a buzz across Pennsylvania and the other outrage nationwide.

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Castille should have recused himself when deciding whether convicted murderer Terrance Williams' death penalty sentence should be upheld. Williams was convicted of murdering a Philadelphia man in 1984. At the time, Castille was the District Attorney in Philadelphia and authorized the prosecutor in the case to pursue the death penalty -- even though he was not directly involved in the prosecution.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision said Castille violated Williams' 14th Amendment right of due process.

Appearing on the program is Constitutional rights expert Spero Lappas, who was a member of the Pennsylvania Task Force and Advisory Committee on Capital Punishment.

Also, the judge who sentenced a Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman is facing nationwide criticism and maybe a recall campaign.

Twenty-year-old Brock Turner could have been sentenced to 14 years in prison but California Judge Aaron Persky handed down the lighter sentence citing Turner's previously clean record. This case has outraged many people and raises legal questions as well.

Joining us on Smart Talk is Professor Emeritus Robert Power, Widener University Commonwealth Law School to discuss the case.

Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation last week that will make major changes in the way alcohol sales are conducted in Pennsylvania. In fact, the governor called the modifications the most significant in 80 years.

Consumers will be able to purchase wine and beer at their local licensed grocery stores and at licensed convenient stores with gas pumps. Under this new legislation, consumers can make wine and liquor purchases at state liquor stores on Sundays and holidays -- some of which will be operating under extended hours. Hotels and restaurants may be able to sell up to four bottles of wine to go.

The State House Appropriations Committee estimates an increase of $150 million in revenue for the state due to the new sales rules.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is charged with implementing the changes.

Joining us on Tuesday's Smart Talk are LCB board members Mike Negra and Michael Newsome.

Not everyone likes the direction the state is going. Wendell Young, the President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which represents liquor store clerks is its biggest critic. He also appears on Tuesday's program.

Tragedy isn't a strong enough word to describe the worst mass shooting in American history in Orlando, Florida this weekend. Fifty people were killed and 53 wounded at the Pulse nightclub -- a venue with a mostly LGBT clintele.

The shooting combines the worst aspects of what we fear most -- terrorism and hatred of a specific group.

The suspected killer -- 29-year-old Omar Mateen -- called 911 to pledge his allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS.

Mateen's father was quoted as saying his son's Muslim faith had nothing to do with the shooting but that he was angered by seeing two men kissing.

Monday's Smart Talk will be devoted to issues related to the Orlando terrorist attacks. Among the guests to appear are Ted Martin, Executive Director of Equality PA and Dr. Michael Kenney, an expert on terrorism at the University of Pittsburgh.

The battles of equality, not only for all races, but between classes and sexes as well, is currently being fought and discussed on the national stage as November's general election creeps closer day by day. However, these debates are not only talking points. They are actual conflicts between people in local settings, even here in Central PA.

Much controversy surrounded whether there was inequality between women and men's sports teams at Lock Haven University from 2004 to 2012. The argument was directed at then Athletic Director, Sharon Taylor. Several trustees accused Taylor of favoring the university's women's teams over its men's. Taylor was confronted with several lawsuits citing Title IX inequality. In 2012, she was reassigned from her position as Athletic Director after 23 years in the role. Taylor also won seven national championships coaching the Lock Haven field hockey and lacrosse teams.

Joining us Thursday to discuss his new book, The Lost Haven of Sharon Taylor, is C. Terry Walters and Sharon Taylor herself. Walters' book focuses on the controversy at the end of Taylor's tenure as Athletic Director. He provides context in the form of Taylor's own perspective as well as helping explain the significance of Title IX.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who died last week, was the first African-American athlete to speak out about race and religion in America. Joining us on Thursday's program discussing Ali and the history of activism by black athletes is Gregory Kaliss, a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Dickinson College. Kaliss discusses the significance of Ali and others' contributions to this movement in his recent book, Men's College Athletics and the Politics and Racial Equality: Five Pioneer Stories of Black Manliness, White Citizenship and American Democracy.

When Gov. Tom Wolf signed legislation last April legalizing the use of medical marijuana to treat about a dozen illnesses, it was celebrated by thousands across Pennsylvania -- especially the parents of children who suffered from violent seizures and could be treated with the substance. The governor and others were quick to point out that medical marijuana wouldn't be available overnight and that it may two years before the program was fully operational.

In the meantime, many questions have arisen like how and when will marijuana be grown, will doctors who will have to prescribe it and banks that will finance operations get on board and what about insurance companies?

Also, it's called tagging and you probably have seen something today that has been tagged by a graffiti artist or at least an amateur graffiti artist. Graffiti and other trash can be seen in even some of the most pristine places in Pennsylvania, including our state parks. But now there is a program to clean the parks and forests up - it's called the Stewards of Penn's Woods Initiative.

Joining us to talk about it is Marci Mowery, President, Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation.

Have you made your vacation plans for this summer? Whether you're traveling to the beach or mountains or just lounging by the pool or staying cool in an air conditioned house, a good book is probably an essential part of your efforts to relax.

On Tuesday's Smart Talk, we've assembled a panel to discuss what they're reading and suggest a few books you may enjoy too.

Joining us on the program are Catherine Lawrence, a writer and owner of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, Todd Dickinson, an owner of Aaron's Books in Lititz, and Jon Walker, who blogs at www.jonosbookreviews.com.

We'd also like to hear about a few of the books you've read lately. Call the program at 1-800-729-7532 or email us at [email protected].

All literary genres are welcome including novels, short story collections, mystery thrillers, historical non-fiction, or romance. Our panel will even offer ideas on books of poetry. Current best-sellers, classics, or paperbacks -- we're open to all suggestions with a brief synopsis as well.

National conversation has recently been focused on Cincinnati where a 3-year-old boy fell into the Silverback gorilla exhibit. While unharmed from the fall, the child was picked up by a gorilla named Harambe. Fearing for the child's life and doubting the effectiveness of tranquilizers in the situation, zoo officials made the decision to shoot and kill the endangered gorilla.

By now, the situation is widely known. However, most of the current discussion and argument surrounds the capability of the parent for letting their child fall into the enclosure and whether killing Harambe was the only recourse for officials. Speaking with us on Monday about the other half of this incident's members, the gorilla, is Dr. Bob Wheelersburg, a professor of Anthropology at Elizabethtown College. Dr. Wheelersburg studied primatology in graduate school. He has taught courses on the subject at Elizabethtown for more than 20 years, focusing on the behaviors, social structure, anatomy, aggression, and infant care of primates.

UPDATE: The Hamilton County (Ohio) Prosecutor announced Monday that no charges will be filed against the mother of the child that fell into the exhibit.

Also, June is National Dairy Month. How does dairy get a whole month all to itself? By being big. In Pennsylvania specifically, more than 530,000 milk cows, and their 10.8 billion pounds of produced milk, generates more than $2.7 billion in revenue annually for the commonwealth. Our official beverage also happens to have been milk since the early 80s.

Joining us on Monday's program to discuss some of the month's planned events are Dave Smith, Executive Director of the PA Dairymen's Association, Jennifer Powell, Director of Development, Central PA Food Bank and Jane Clements-Smith, Executive Director of Feeding PA. The Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association is the oldest dairy group in PA. They also supply the popular milkshakes at each year's Farm Show. Feeding Pennsylvania is a partnership among the member food banks of Feeding America in PA. They work to secure food and resources to reduce hunger across the commonwealth. Together, PDA and Feeding PA, along with the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, are collaborating this June to raise money for the "Fill a Glass with Hope" campaign, a project which seeks to provide fresh milk to the hungry.

As part of WITF's on-going Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America project, Friday's Smart Talk looks at how those who can't afford a lawyer or struggle with paying utilities are able to get legal assistance or help in heating their homes.

Utilities are one of the basics in life. Gas heating and electricity are not merely quality of life improvements, but are also needed to perform the essentials like preparing food or keeping a house warm in dangerously cold winter temperatures. Many households lose their utilities if bills haven't been paid on time. In 2014 alone, more than 312,000 households in Pennsylvania had their utilities shut off, four times greater than the number of shutoffs that regularly occurred in the 1990s.

Joining us Friday to discuss the burdens and cycle of struggling with utilities and late payments are Patrick Cicero, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project. The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project is a specialized project of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network. They seek to provide information, assistance, and advice on low income residential utility and energy matters.

Also, many people living in poverty may feel they are unable to seek legal help because they can't afford a lawyer. That means justice isn't served sometimes. Appearing on the program to discuss the help and options available is Rhodia Thomas, Executive Director of MidPenn Legal Services. MidPenn Legal Services is a non-profit operating in Central Pennsylvania that says it is dedicated to providing equal access to justice and high quality civil legal service to low-income residents and survivors of domestic violence.