After months of waiting and watching, public schools are set to receive billions to help respond to and recover from the pandemic. Congress has passed — and President Trump is expected to… Read More
President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner and a former teacher and public school principal, to be the next secretary of education. Cardona would… Read More
Dr. Melanie Susi, Principal, Shamona Creek Elementary in the Downingtown Area School District, has been appointed by President Jonathan Ross to serve as the chairperson of the 2021 PA Principals… Read More
According to PDE, a carefully curated collection of resources and tools is available to help individuals combat stress, create positive learning climates, talk to children about the pandemic, and much more. Click… Read More
President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate the commissioner of public schools in Connecticut as his education secretary, settling on a low-profile candidate who has pushed to reopen schools and… Read More
K-12 schools would receive about $57 billion in direct aid under a new $900 billion federal COVID-19 relief deal reached over the weekend by congressional negotiators. The vast majority of… Read More
As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open…. Read More
School employees should be included among “frontline essential workers” who are vaccinated against COVID-19 in the next phase of state campaigns, a federal panel recommended Sunday. State plans vary, and… Read More
According to RAND Corp. research, while states may be hesitating to infringe on local control, districts could benefit from support and collaboration. Click here for full article. Source: Education Dive,… Read More
A new evaluation of Pennsylvania’s state-funded pre-K program finds it consistently gives kids a meaningful boost in some core skills — but has seemingly no effect on others.Click here for full article…. Read More