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
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
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
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
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
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 Later school start times improve educational and health outcomes by giving students more sleep, according to a new report from… Read More
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
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
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