Contact Your Representative in Support of SB 751!
The Pennsylvania Principals Association has been working for the past six years to make changes to Act 82 – Educator Effectiveness. We are pleased to support SB 751. Passing this… Read More
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High school football injuries can have lifelong consequences. For many families in Pennsylvania…
Whether to see injuries experienced every year by athletes as unavoidable, or a call to action to make changes to youth and high school football, is a discussion that has… Read More
PA Principals Now Offering Seven Online Micro-Credential Courses
The PA Principals Association currently has SEVEN Micro-credential courses available which can be completed at your own pace, can be started and completed at any time, and can be taken… Read More
PA House panel advances bill authorizing vouchers for Harrisburg schools
A plan to let public school students use school vouchers to attend private schools in Harrisburg advanced out of the House Education Committee Monday. The bill sponsored by House Speaker… Read More
Gov. Wolf’s charter school accountability plan saves nearly $280 million
Gov. Tom Wolf’s 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 of… Read More
Financial literacy courses for students on the rise, as college debt, other expenses increase
There has been a recent push to provide money management skills to high school students. In September, Pennsylvania senators unanimously passed a new legislation that will allow public school students… Read More
PA Principals Association Opposes Voucher Bill
Taking a page from Betsy DeVos’ book, the state House Education Committee is planning to vote on a tuition voucher bill next Monday – and it could see a full… Read More
Act 158 Stakeholder Session
On behalf of the Secretary of Education, Pedro A. Rivera, you have been invited to participate in a Stakeholder Feedback Session to discuss the proposed assessment cut scores and guidelines… Read More
Gov. Wolf set to discuss charter school reform package
Governor Tom Wolf is set to discuss his charter school reform package and encourage new legislation. Right now there are almost 200 charter schools in Pennsylvania but the Governor says… Read More
Turzai’s vouchers bill is on deck in the PA House next week. Let’s send it to the back of the class.
In a recent Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece, Turzai, R-Allegheny, touted our state “as a gold standard with respect to funding public school districts,” completely ignoring the fact that Pennsylvania is home… Read More