Schools slow to move on arming security staff
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in early July signed the Republican-backed Senate Bill 621 into law as Act 67 of 2019, amending Act 44 of 2018 which established a new state… Read More
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Please wait while we connect you: Rural broadband access an issue in PA Capitol
Tackling the disparity in internet access, which impacts everything from schools to local businesses, has become a rallying cry in Harrisburg. Over the last six months, Gov. Tom Wolf has… Read More
PASC is sponsoring 2 Principal – Advisor – Leaders (PAL) Conferences in the Fall 2019
The Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils (PASC) is sponsoring two Principal – Advisor – Leaders (PAL) Conferences on Wednesday, September 25 at the University of Pittsburgh – Site questions: Dr…. Read More
After complaints, senators return to drawing board on part of school safety law
A law to expand schools’ security options in Pennsylvania now has some school law enforcement officers miffed. The measure came with an unintended consequence — taking away their arrest powers…. Read More
Hearing explores lack of rural broadband access
As put by state Rep. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, it’s an area of lush forests and streams … and a broadband desert. Dush was on hand as the state Senate Communications… Read More
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
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