Showcase Your School’s Best Events!
The Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils (PASC) is looking to showcase your school’s best events! How does your school give back to the community? How do you get the ENTIRE… Read More
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Going to school in Kensington amid drug crisis: ‘We need to be beacons of hope’
Elkin Elementary is in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, where children step over discarded needles and see people injecting drugs on a daily basis. Schools at the epicenter of the city’s opioid… Read More
Parents call for PA lawmakers to pass Peyton’s Law that could save young lives through baseline hear
Regan’s bill, which the Senate Education Committee passed on Monday, is modeled after a law that took effect on September 1 in Texas. It states that the cost of the… Read More
PA lawmakers seek fix to return arrest powers to school police officers
When state lawmakers return to session on Monday, they will begin work on correcting a mistake they made last summer that stripped school police officers of their longheld arrest powers. PennLive,… Read More
Are cyber charters a way to ‘hide’ from child welfare scrutiny? Some PA superintendents say yes
Advocates have long debated if online schools can replicate the academic enrichment and socialization of traditional schools. In Pennsylvania, that debate has come to the foreground. Gov. Tom Wolf is… Read More
National News: Key changes would alter the government’s massive survey on schools and civil rights
The Department of Education has proposed several key changes to its massive survey that collects data from the nation’s public schools on a wide range of civil rights issues. NPR,… Read More
PA lawmakers likely to propose cutting or killing property taxes by increasing sales, income taxes
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is likely to recommend cutting or eliminating school property taxes by raising state income and sales taxes, the group’s leader said Thursday.Click here for full… Read More
Penn State research informs PA report on school start times
Penn State research informs PA report on school start times Later school start times improve educational and health outcomes by giving students more sleep, according to a new report from… Read More
PA cyber charter bill aims to partner with, not compete with districts
A new bill would aim to alleviate the tension between cyber charters and school districts in Pennsylvania by allowing the entities to partner with each other — while still preserving… Read More
WEBINAR: Reversing the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic: What Principals Need to Know
A webinar, Reversing the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic: What Principals Need to Know, will be held on Oct. 23, 4-5 p.m. ET A discussion of what is driving the youth e-cigarette… Read More