With the approach of PSSA and spring Keystone testing windows, PDE would like to remind all LEAs about requirements for participation in state assessments. The U.S. Department of Education (USDE)… Read More
The number of homeless public school students in Pennsylvania increased by more than 30% from 2015-2018, according to a report released last month by the National Center for Homeless Education. Click Here for… Read More
State spending has exceeded the $34.5 billion that lawmakers and the Democratic administration agreed on for the 2019-20 budget year, which ends on June 30. And as a result, the administration is going back… Read More
Two pending rule changes meant to reduce what the Trump administration calls abuse of federal benefit programs could also mean hundreds of thousands of children lose access to free school… Read More
Nearly all Cambria County school districts were represented at the Anti-Bullying Roundtable held by Rep. Frank Burns on Tuesday in Ebensburg. Click Here for full story. Source: Tribune-Democrat, February 18,… Read More
In light of the results of Safe2Say Something, Shapiro is asking to put at least one mental health counselor in every school building in the commonwealth. Click Here for full story…. Read More
The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will stream all PA House and Senate Budget Hearings LIVE for PASSHE, Department of Education, PHEAA, State-Related Universities, and more. Click here for the full press… Read More
A potentially cancer-causing material could exist in wall insulation, ceiling plaster or floor tiles in more than 2,000 Pennsylvania schools. Across the state, with limited money for renovations and little state… Read More
State lawmakers heard testimony during a hearing in Bucks County about the growing mental health crisis in schools. Rep. Wendi Thomas, R-173, Northampton, discussed the need for schools to staff… Read More
On Wednesday a small group of school leaders met who are members of the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ Principal Recovery Network, a formal support system and advocacy group launched last… Read More