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
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