On June 21, 2019, Pennsylvania received notification from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office of Special Education Programs that the commonwealth has received the highest level of determination –… Read More
As part of a national initiative sponsored by ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has partnered with the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) to… Read More
The reform to Pennsylvania’s “flawed and outdated” charter school law is moving forward with the process of developing regulations by opening a public comment period to gather information on the… Read More
As the 2019-20 school year gets underway, school districts are making an effort to alert families who qualify for free and reduced price lunches to enroll in the program. They… Read More
Low pay, an economy approaching full employment and dramatic decreases in enrollment in teacher education programs at colleges have produced something few ever thought they’d see in Pennsylvania: a teacher… Read More
Area Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick and Brendan Boyle are co-sponsors of a bill that would increase the federal share of special education funding from 14% to 40% in 10 years. The… Read More
In 2011, a study by the American Association of University Women titled Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School found that 48 percent of students in grades 7 to 12… Read More
The show talks about how the mass shooting epidemic, and the reactions to it, are shaping schools in Pennsylvania. Beefed-up surveillance tactics, armed guards, and even arming teachers and administrators are all… Read More
One state House lawmaker is trying to pitch a new solution to a very old Pennsylvania problem: the reliance on school property taxes. Lebanon County Republican Representative Frank Ryan acknowledged… Read More
Governor Tom Wolf took executive action last week to improve quality, transparency and accountability of Pennsylvania’s charter schools to control costs and improve outcomes for students. Gov. Wolf also received… Read More