Are you interested in pursuing a leadership position at PDE? The Pennsylvania Department of Education is actively looking for a qualified candidate to fulfill a key leadership position within… Read More
“The IEP is at the heart of special education,” three past presidents of the Council for Exceptional Children wrote in the organization’s recent “State of the Special Education Profession” —… Read More
At a time when Pennsylvania is injecting more money than ever into STEM programs, experts and educators say the standards that guide their teaching are wildly outdated, and fail to… Read More
Nationally, 75% of school districts that responded to a 2019 School Nutrition Association survey reported unpaid lunch debt at the end of the 2017-18 school year. Districts often try to… Read More
Students from across the state say schools need to hire more mental health providers, fund more bullying prevention programs and solve data reporting gaps. That’s according to a report compiled… Read More
This October, the Office of the Attorney General is releasing the TeenTALK Report — a resource guide for students, parents, and educators with recommendations for preventing and intervening in bullying…. Read More
More than 200 elementary, middle level and secondary school principals, assistant principals, supervisors, school-related vendors and other education leaders will convene in “Happy Valley” (State College, PA) for the LEAD19… Read More
Social studies teachers in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District say they’re concerned that they aren’t preparing students to be contributing citizens. Andrea Huffman, director of district curriculum, found there was a… Read More
Applications for the Career and Technical Education Equipment Grants are now being accepted. Approximately $1.2 million in competitive state funds are available for the purchase of equipment to enhance the… Read More
When a special education student is placed on Homebound Instruction or Instruction Conducted in the Home, the local education agency (LEA) must report the student’s status to the Pennsylvania Department… Read More