Public schools in Pennsylvania spent $18,028 per student based on average daily attendance (ADA) figures, the eighth highest expenditure level among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to… Read More
The stories we tell about ourselves — stories of success and stories of failure — often have their beginnings in the distant past. Sometimes, they start in our childhoods. Sometimes,… Read More
A months-long study of how to reform Pennsylvania’s school property tax system culminated Friday morning when a working group of lawmakers released five different plans for reducing the much-despised tax… Read More
Pennsylvania’s school districts can expect to pony up more money to cover for their pension costs next year but perhaps they can find some relief in knowing it won’t be… Read More
Total spending, class size and teacher quality are important. So is a school’s culture, including how school staff work together and learn from each other, and how they respond to… Read More
Let’s talk about student mental health. Save the date for Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET for our next #NAESPchat, where we’ll look to each other for best practices… Read More
Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Teresa Miller joined the more than 88,000 people nationwide who filed public comments on a planned rule change to the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. As did… Read More
Propane costs half the price of diesel, the current fuel of choice for most school bus fleets, and has lower nitrogen oxides, or NOx, emissions and greenhouse-gas emissions than diesel.Click… Read More
Party leaders in the state legislature will be asked to figure out how many rank-and-file lawmakers support various plans to cut or get rid of school property taxes as a… Read More
Pennsylvania will require public schools to allow students to apply personal finance class credits toward high school graduation requirements. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill this week and it will… Read More