According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, a school district’s special education funding is based on student need. However, that is not the case for public charter schools that receive… Read More
As education experts in Pennsylvania go, it’s tough to top Ron Cowell. In addition to 24 years as a state representative with 12 years on the House Committee on Education,… Read More
Are you a PreK-12 classroom teacher or school administrator in Pennsylvania passionate about outdoor environmental education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)? Are you seeking funded professional development opportunities for… Read More
Governor Tom Wolf’s commonsense plan to improve the educational quality of charter schools and control rising costs will save nearly $280 million a year, the governor told the Pennsylvania Association… Read More
U.S. students with attitudes reflecting a growth mindset scored higher in reading on the Program for International Student Assessment than those who believe their intelligence is fixed. And the U.S. — which… Read More
Attention Educational Leaders: We are excited to announce that two of the leading PA educational organizations (PA Principals Association and PA Association of School Administrators) have joined forces to again… Read More
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers. And numbers are on the rise. More than 17,000 young people ages 9 to 18 died by suicide across the U.S…. Read More
This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers out Monday from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which tracks… Read More
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