The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) praises the recent passage of legislation to update and improve the process for state reimbursement of public school construction projects. The PSBA is urging Gov. Tom… Read More
Last Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill (SB621) into law creating new categories of armed security guards for our schools. Click here for full article. Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star Op-Ed… Read More
Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 621 into law. The legislation was intended to clarify past decisions by the General Assembly related to school safety, specifically identifying who may be armed… Read More
Juliet Basinger pressed a button on a remote control, and the drone she built did a somersault, first in one direction, then in another, before taking off around the room,… Read More
The United States, including Pennsylvania, is dealing with a teacher shortage. Since 1996, the number of undergraduate education majors has declined 55%. Click here for full article. Source: Observer-Reporter, July… Read More
When the final bell rang in Weatherly Area School District in June, administrators calculated more than $4,000 of debt from unpaid school lunches. Click here for full article.
Ask almost any teacher about their daily frustrations in the classroom and it won’t be long until you hear about students and their phones. Full story
State auditors have completed their audit of the Harrisburg School District, where they found more than $5 million in potentially questionable costs over three years, including overpayments to employees, contracted… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf is signing legislation that his office says clarifies the options for who school districts and private schools can hire as armed security guards, although Wolf’s administration says… Read More
The integration of technology into education — which includes everything from online homework to digital textbooks — has led to increasing concerns around digital equity, said panelists at the 2019 International Society… Read More