Celebrate American Education Week
Held each year during the third week of November, American Education Week honors the team of people who work in our nation’s public schools. This year, American Education Week will… Read More
News
Schools battle national shortages, pay disparity to keep nurses on the job
While the responsibilities grow, the number of school nurses is shrinking, which is attributed to an overall loss of nurses nationwide and lower pay that’s typical for school nurses when… Read More
Trump wants to close the Education Department. It’s far easier said than done.
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to “close” the U.S. Department of Education if he regained the White House. “We want federal education dollars to follow the… Read More
Special education teacher shortages focus of upcoming federal briefing
The shortage of qualified special educators and its impact on students with disabilities will be the focus of a November 15 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights briefing in Washington, DC, the commission… Read More
Don’t Forget About Money for Schools: How Public Education Fared at the Polls
Lost in the chaos of the contentious presidential election this week was a slew of consequential proposals that touched on funding for many of the nation’s 13,000 public school districts—most… Read More
2024 Election
Complete 2024 Pennsylvania election results can be found at: https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults.
Dan Beck named 2025 Assistant Principal of the Year
Dr. Dan Beck, assistant principal at Upper St. Clair High School, has been selected as the 2025 Robert E. Lavely Assistant Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Principals Association… Read More
What you need to know ahead of the 2024 PA general election
Pennsylvania’s general election is Tuesday, November 5. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot. Click here for full article. Source: WHYY, October 30,… Read More
K-12 cyber incident reporting is coming. Here’s what we know.
The federal reporting requirements will ultimately help boost resources for K-12 cybersecurity, especially as schools are often strapped to fund improvements on their own. Click here for full article. Source:… Read More
Education department releases highly anticipated AI toolkit for schools
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology on Thursday released its highly anticipated guidance to help K-12 leaders integrate artificial intelligence into their school districts. Click here for full article…. Read More