Innovation schools? Why a new category of school in PA?
Amid a flurry of action before summer recess this year, state lawmakers created a new category of public school — with little warning or open debate — that seems designed… Read More
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National News: Today’s assignment for classroom design — flexibility
Desks lined up in precise rows with teacher firmly planted at the front: That was the standard classroom format for much of the last century. But with many educators saying… Read More
PA educators turn to Secret Service for safety advice
Lori Suski leads the Middletown Area School District in Dauphin County, which hosted a training on Tuesday with the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. More than 100 teachers,… Read More
An effective — and cheaper — way to ease the middle-school transition
A new study from education researchers has come up with a deceptively simple yet surprisingly effective way of helping students cope with the infamously stressful transition from elementary to middle… Read More
Bipartisan group of PA lawmakers to find alternatives to school property taxes
Pennsylvania lawmakers will meet soon to try to find alternatives to school property taxes. Attempts to kill property taxes have stalled for years as legislators have searched for the right mix… Read More
State school safety tip system fielded 23K reports this year
A state report released Monday said bullying, self-harm and suicide were the most common concerns fielded during the first half-year of operation for a new threat reporting system that covers… Read More
Wolf signs bill to aid foster care students
Gov. Tom Wolf signed the Fostering Independence Through Education Act on June 28, which waives tuition for youth who were in foster care at age 16 or older, including those… Read More
Report says PA public schools lag academically but are safer than most nationally
WalletHub analyzed 29 different metrics and ranked each state from best to worst. Pennsylvania public school systems ranked 27th overall out of 51. The study included the District of Columbia…. Read More
PDE sets deadline for flexible day applications
Yesterday the PA Department of Education (PDE) released information about the Flexible Instructional Day (FID) program under Act 64 of 2019. For the 2019-20 school year, applications and instructional exemplars… Read More
Is your school district prepared for a natural disaster?
Some Denver-area school districts are struggling to obtain the appropriate property insurance coverage since a major hailstorm hit suburbs west of the Colorado city in 2017, causing $12 million in… Read More