The US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has oversight of states’ compliance with federal special education regulations and requirements. A component of OSEP’s compliance monitoring verification… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education announces inclusive programming opportunities for schools for the 2019-2020 school year. Mikayla’s Voice offers three types of inclusion programs. Free programs… Read More
With increased recognition to the fact that some students may want to forgo college for a direct path to vocational careers, many schools are looking to beef up the CTE… Read More
The state’s PAsmart initiative — a $40 million initiative that provides job training, registered apprenticeships, and supports K-12 computer science and STEM education — will provide $20 million in science,… Read More
The Southern Lehigh School District spent more than $1 million on services for eight special education students last year Superintendent Kathleen Evison told Pennsylvania’s special education funding commission on Tuesday…. Read More
Fresh numbers are adding urgency to a broad redesign underway across Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities, as enrollment now has slipped to a level not seen in 20 years. Full Story
Since 2015, 30 states have walked back one or more of their teacher-evaluation reforms, according to a new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a Washington-based group that is in favor… Read More
Starting next fall, some students who take the ACT will have a new option as they try to improve their scores: They’ll be allowed to retake individual sections of the… Read More
A majority of parents rarely if ever discuss race/ethnicity, gender, class or other categories of social identity with their kids, according to a new, nationally representative survey of more than… Read More
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has unveiled legislation that would require all school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs. State Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie) said his proposal, House Bill 1897, would require… Read More