Pennsylvania’s Democrats and Republicans have come to a rare detente on at least one economic issue: boosting career and technical education in a bid to get people into higher-paying jobs…. Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – An active-shooter training exercise at an Indiana elementary school in January left teachers with welts and bruises after they were shot with plastic pellets by the local sheriff’s office conducting… Read More
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf visited a school in South Philadelphia Thursday to stump for his severance tax proposal. Full Story
In this time of mass shootings, schools are feeling the pressure to make changes to how schools are constructed in an effort to keep intruders out. WPSU, March 21, 2019… Read More
Senate Bill 115 just passed the chamber’s education committee unanimously, seeking to require hands-only CPR training for every high school student in Pennsylvania; it was proposed by Delaware County Republican… Read More
While at least one Pennsylvania school district wants to allow teachers and staff to be armed, other districts, including Saint Marys, are taking different approaches to school safety. Armed school… Read More
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended, requires the Pennsylvania Department of Education to identify to school entities and local educational agencies regulations, rules, and policies that are… Read More
As part of the PA Principals Association’s Strategic Plan, we have initiated a Zoom Webinar for our magazine authors and members called Ask the Author. The first one was held… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is responsible for ensuring all school districts and charter schools administer special education programs and services that are in compliance with state and federal laws… Read More
For many schools, shootings like the ones in Parkland and Newtown have led to a new reality of locked doors, armed guards and intruder drills. School districts across the country… Read More