These days the leaders of the College Board, which runs the SAT, have been making a surprising argument—that colleges and parents should stop taking the scores of its signature test… Read More
With the passage of Act 64 of 2019, section 1506 was added to the Public School Code enabling public school entities the opportunity to develop a Flexible Instructional Day (FID)… Read More
The 2019 Pennsylvania State Literacy Plan (PaSLP) is a detailed and comprehensive document designed to support the efforts of districts and charter schools in developing and implementing their own literacy… Read More
Annie is out and Mamma Mia! is in, according to the new high school theater rankings from the Educational Theatre Association. The top spot for musicals went to The Addams… Read More
As more districts move to embrace technology, the cost of sending kids to school has risen exponentially. Full Story
The Harrisburg School District is facing the loss of up to $1.5 million from federal grants because of poor record-keeping and financial records that vanished amid a mass firing of… Read More
Since Columbine, schools have added security: locked doors, badges, cameras, and lockdown procedures, and now nearly two decades later, school administrators grapple with what more to do and how far… Read More
Republican state Rep. Frank Ryan said this week he soon will file a bill that would eliminate the much-despised school property tax completely through shifts to several other taxes, with… Read More
After receiving a $1.25 million award from the Department of Energy, the Philadelphia Energy Authority is about to announce a clean energy program at a local technical high school starting in… Read More
During the 2015-16 school year, more than 2.7 million public school students received at least one out-of-school suspension, according to a new report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights…. Read More