PA Principals Association Webinar – October 1, 2020
In today’s webinar, Executive Directors Dr. Healey and Dr. Eshbach discuss legal and legislative issues that are current hot topics. Click here to view.
News
Report says pandemic could spur new school staffing approaches
Predictions that the teaching shortage will worsen due to the COVID-19 outbreak should cause school leaders to rethink how they manage teacher staffing, recommends the American Institutes for Research in a… Read More
October is National Principals Month!
National Principals Month starts today! The PA Principals Association is joining with NAESP and NASSP to celebrate principals. We appreciate our members year-round, but every October, we go above and… Read More
Register: CDC/NAESP Virtual Forum (10/7) on latest CDC recommendations for K-12 schools
On Wednesday, October 7 at 4 p.m. ET, NAESP is parterning with the CDC to host a virtual forum to hear directly from CDC experts on the latest recommendations for… Read More
COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen
Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More
Idle school bus drivers in Ridley dispatched to deliver food to student families
Yellow as a No. 2 pencil, a school bus rolls up and down Eddystone’s working-class streets one gray morning. It’s an odd sight in the time of COVID-19. Many of… Read More
Unequal education: Pandemic widens race, class gaps in U.S. schools
Natalie Cruz, 12, missed math and language arts instruction one recent morning because the school’s virtual interface would not load. Carlos, her 8-year-old brother, sat beside her at the kitchen… Read More
6 Ways Central Office Can Help Principals Lead Through the COVID-19 Crisis
Leading schools during normal times often feels like a lonely job. Running schools during a pandemic can magnify that. But the central office, especially principal supervisors, are essential to helping… Read More
Special needs students return to school, face new challenges (podcast)
There are 21,000 students in Allegheny County with disabilities. During the pandemic, some of these students are learning in the classroom, others at home, and some go back and forth… Read More
Updated school psychology standards aim to curb shortages, create cohesive support systems
The National Association of School Psychologists considered feedback from the education community when making its latest revisions to professional standards, which went into effect July 1. As a result, the… Read More