The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Bureau of Special Education (BSE) has made changes to the administration of the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) for the 2019-20 school year…. Read More
When it comes to issues that stir passions among Pennsylvanians, we can’t think of anything that tops the question of what to do about school property taxes. For years activists… Read More
Leading Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered in Pittsburgh Saturday for a public education forum where educator unions and organizations, along with students, parents and various civil rights groups, questioned candidates on… Read More
Attorneys representing the interests of statewide local government agencies, including PSBA, across the state filed a joint brief supporting the state Department of Corrections in its ongoing legal battle with… Read More
A proposed tax on pensions and 401(k) earnings that had some retirees threatening to leave the state wasn’t included in any of the five property tax reform proposals released last… Read More
The concept known as “restorative justice” is gaining traction, including in Harrisburg School District, where Receiver Janet Samuels recently confirmed a youth court program is being considered at the high… Read More
Paul L. Stefani, principal in the Scranton School District, has been appointed by President Michael Allison to serve as the chairperson of the 2020 PA Principals Association Nominations Committee to… Read More
State-appointed monitor Carol Saylor has criticized the state’s financial recovery law for not clearly laying out what districts have to do to get out from under state control. Four of the… Read More
Last March, the Network for Public Education released a report showing that the federal government has lost a billion dollars to charter school waste and fraud. But the organization had not… Read More
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