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
Suspensions among fourth- through sixth-graders are down at Woodland Hills School District. That can be attributed, in part, to a restorative practice program created by the University of Pittsburgh, according… Read More
Since 1996, the number of undergraduate education majors has declined 55% nationwide, and since 2009, the number of newly issued in-state instructional teaching certificates has dropped by 71%, according to… Read More