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
Just how widespread vaping had become among teenagers might not have entered the public consciousness until this summer when the first lung injury deaths — many of them teenagers — from vaping became known…. Read More
As many as 3.6 million gifted children are being overlooked in school — more than the 3.3 million U.S. public school children already labeled as gifted. That’s according to a… Read More
At a Monday morning news conference billed as an update of an ongoing audit of the Harrisburg School District, state and local officials spent less time taking about the real-time… Read More
A bill that will let school police officers in Pennsylvania resume making arrests is headed to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk, after securing final approval from the state Senate on Thursday…. Read More
An increase in drivers illegally passing school buses has parents and school officials increasingly concerned for children’s safety at bus stops across the region. Law enforcement has noticed the increase as well, according… Read More
A seemingly uncontroversial bill dealing with childhood testing for lead exposure sparked heated debate Wednesday about the balance between public safety and government overreach. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mary… Read More
Plagued by a teacher shortage in general and the nation’s lowest rate of teachers of color, Pennsylvania education officials Wednesday announced a program to recruit, train and keep a more… Read More
On Wednesday, Nikki Johnson-Houston, the reigning Ms. Pennsylvania and a tax attorney in Philadelphia, appeared alongside her one-time law school classmate, Rep. Donna Bullock (D-Philadelphia) to rally on behalf of… Read More
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