A new report on school safety from the American Civil Liberties Union confirms what leaders in Pennsylvania districts with large numbers of disadvantaged kids have been seeing for years —… Read More
Lawmakers from the powerful state House Appropriations Committee cast doubt on the fate of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to set the state’s teacher-salary minimum at $45,000 a year. WITF, March… Read More
Proposed legislation in Harrisburg would save some Lehigh Valley school districts millions of dollars each year in cyber charter tuition, but could leave the online schools in a dire state… Read More
A leading education organization is calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to prevent a state board from ruling on charter school appeals until he works with the state Senate to fill… Read More
Some local education officials believe legislation introduced at the state level that amends how cyber schools are funded could significantly curb expenses for public education. Observer-Reporter, March 2, 2019 Full… Read More
Pennsylvania’s governor is promoting a statewide infrastructure plan as a way to fund the expansion of broadband into areas that lack high-speed access to the internet. Associated Press, March 1,… Read More
Every school district in Pennsylvania received a memo last week from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In the memo entitled “Act 44 Updates,” the department laid out its interpretation of Act… Read More
If so, you will want to register now for the 2019 Educational Leadership Summit, sponsored by PA Principals Association and the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA), to be held… Read More
All U.S. states require most parents to vaccinate their children against some preventable diseases, including measles, mumps, rubella and whooping cough, to be able to attend school. Such laws often… Read More
All schools are federally required to provide translation and interpretation services for families, which is becoming more challenging given the linguistic diversity, and strain on school resources. WESA, Feb. 28,… Read More