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
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Bureau of Special Education (BSE) are pleased to announce a professional development fellowship program for Special Education Leaders. This community of practice… Read More
As student debt approaches $1.6 trillion nationally, presidential candidates are test-driving a raft of proposals to deal with what many consider a major problem. Full Story
The First Annual PA Association of School Resource Officers (PASRO) Conference will be held Wednesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 1, 2019 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center… Read More
Pennsylvania officially has a budget for the new fiscal year, and it was — mostly — signed into law two days ahead of deadline. As far as budgets go in… Read More