Education issues from 2019 continue to resonate in Pennsylvania politics in 2020
Charter and cyber schools were a hot topic for the General Assembly and Gov. Tom Wolf in 2019 and remain a hot topic in the new year. Click Here for… Read More
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Lack of substitute teachers straining PA districts
The United States, including Pennsylvania, is dealing with a teacher shortage, according to Bob Crider, Greencastle-Antrim’s chief educational officer. He noted, since 1996, the number of undergraduate education majors has… Read More
Management companies don’t have the same rights as charter schools, appeals board rules
A powerful state board ruled on Tuesday that charter management companies, the private entities that primarily operate charter schools in southeastern Pennsylvania, don’t have the same rights as their charter… Read More
National News: How making a podcast enriched students’ lives
As the Student Podcast Challenge opens this month for its second year and as our new podcast about the contest launches Monday, we’ve checked back in with last year’s two grand-prize winners to see… Read More
PA’s Safe2SaySomething school safety line gets 40K+ tips in its first year
As Safe2Say hits its first anniversary, it has fielded 40,382 contacts from students in every single school district in Pennsylvania, Shapiro said during a news conference Monday afternoon. Click Here for… Read More
Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership (PIL) Induction Requirements Reminder for Principals
Principals, assistant principals and vice principals are required to complete a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)-approved Principal Induction Program and convert from an Administrative I to an Administrative II certificate… Read More
Register Today – Winter 2020 College Board Workshops
Implementing Systems to Build College and Career Readiness: Using College Board Programs to Prepare Your Students for Post-Secondary Success Winter 2020 workshops are being held in two locations across the… Read More
Advocacy groups say Pennsylvania underfunds special education
The proportion of special education costs covered by the state of Pennsylvania has steadily declined over the last decade, according to analysis from the Education Law Center and Research For Action…. Read More
Many PA and NJ schools no longer teach cursive. Are students missing out on a useful tool?
In many districts, it is a skill that has largely fallen by the wayside, amid a tech era when most students use electronic devices and rarely use a pen or… Read More
School closings can hit rural communities hard — without any benefit|Opinion
The school bus begins picking up children before 6 a.m. in Elaine, Arkansas, a small, mostly African American town on the Mississippi River floodplains about 120 miles east of Little… Read More