With some exceptions, the consensus surrounding school funding in Pennsylvania is that there’s not enough, particularly when it comes to the state’s contribution. Whether spending more money per student actually… Read More
PA Gov. Tom Wolf has been making charter-school supporters in his state mighty unhappy. The charter sector in Pennsylvania has long been beset by fraud and a lack of transparency… Read More
Act 16 of 2000 (24 PS §13-1372(8)) requires the Reporting of Expenditures Relating to Exceptional Students. School districts and charter schools must report the number of students with disabilities for… Read More
Students might be enjoying the final weeks of summer, but principals and their teams are hard at work preparing for the new school year. NAESP’s Back-to-School Toolkit will help guide… Read More
Pennsylvania needs to examine the way cyber schools are funded and explore whether there should be criteria used to determine if students should be allowed to study online at home,… Read More
As the new school year gets underway, school resource officers and administrators are learning about best practices to prevent student violence.Click here for full article. Source: PA Post, August 30,… Read More
State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera announced that Pennsylvania has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for a 12th year as achieving the highest level of performance under the… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday called on the Legislature to require lead-testing for children before they enter school. Currently, only about 30% of children in Pennsylvania have been tested for lead, and… Read More
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