FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy
The first treatment for peanut allergies is about to hit the market, a big step toward better care for all kinds of food allergies — but still a long way… Read More
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School officials from across Pennsylvania push for state to address special education, charter schoo
State school districts are struggling because of increases in special education and charter school costs, a group of school business professionals and superintendents said at a news conference Friday. Click… Read More
Fracking has led to a ‘bust’ for Pennsylvania school district finances| Opinion
Unconventional natural gas development has transformed American energy over the past decade. Click Here for full story. Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star Op-Ed Contributor, February 1, 2020.
Report: States enacted more than 200 CTE policies in 2019
Funding, work-based learning, industry-recognized credentials, and access or equity were among the career and technical education issues states tackled during 2019, according to a new state policy review from Advance CTE, the Association… Read More
PA Principals Association Selects Next Assistant Executive Director
As many of you are aware, Dr. Joseph Clapper, Assistant Executive Director, and Mr. Joe Foriska, Western Office Manager, are both retiring this year. We cannot thank them enough for… Read More
Federal data show student homelessness at all-time high
Over 1.5 million children and youth were homeless during the 2017-18 school year, an all-time high and an 11% increase over the previous year, according to new federal data released Wednesday…. Read More
In PA, less than 5% of teachers are people of color; lack of diversity is hurting kids and schools
Across Pennsylvania, student demographics continue to increasingly diversify with a growing number of districts becoming less white, and more brown and black. Yet, according to state education data, more than… Read More
Gov. Wolf calls for $1 billion to tackle lead and asbestos in schools across Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday proposed using $1 billion in state funding, typically set aside for capital projects, to remediate lead- and asbestos-tainted schools, an issue that has been particularly… Read More
Taxpayer-funded charter schools: What are they and why should you care?
Pennsylvania’s charter school law is 23 years old. Yet many questions remain about what charter schools are, who they serve and why they exist. Click Here for full story. Source:… Read More
State provides grants for school cafeteria equipment
The Pennsylvania Department of Education on Tuesday announced more than $925,000 in competitive grants for schools across the state to purchase new food service equipment for cafeterias. Click Here for full story…. Read More