Governor’s Civic Engagement Award
We want to let you know that, for the second year, the Pennsylvania Departments of Education and State are inviting Pennsylvania schools to qualify for the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award… Read More
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House brings back bills reorganizing career and technical education
A slate of eight bills aimed at bolstering career and technical education is on the move in the state House. The package made it through the House Education Committee with… Read More
Ten years later, PA’s open records law has improved access, but some say the law has its flaws
Whether they realize it or not, Pennsylvanians have experienced a new age of transparency and openness of their government over the past decade. Under the overhauled state’s Right to Know… Read More
Committee members conceptually back Wolf’s plan for fresh round of school safety, security funding
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed allocation of $45 million toward school safety projects went under the microscope this week as lawmakers questioned the head of the Department of Education on… Read More
PA Principals Association along with other education organizations oppose HB 297
Joint letter of concern regarding HB 297 House Education Committee Members, On behalf of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators (PACTA), Pennsylvania Association… Read More
Redistricting reformers have one more shot at preventing a 2021 gerrymander
Last year, advocates for reform mourned after state lawmakers blew a supposedly hard deadline to change the process before 2021, when there will be another round of redistricting — the… Read More
Gov. Tom Wolf announces state money for school breakfasts
Pennsylvania’s governor is setting aside $600,000 in state funds for local schools interested in expanding breakfast programs for hungry kids.On Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the school breakfast program mini-grants,… Read More
National News: Politicians push back against school lessons on climate change
A Connecticut lawmaker wants to strike climate change from state science standards. A Virginia legislator worries teachers are indoctrinating students with their personal views on global warming. And an Oklahoma… Read More
Editorial: A new divide between charters and traditional public schools?
Charter schools can be viewed through multiple lenses when comparing them to traditional public schools: academics, innovation, cost. Another lens with which to assess the value of charters is how… Read More
Tell Your Representatives to Support National Public Schools Week!
Secondary Members: Please contact members of Congress now asking them to co-sponsor a resolution in support of National Public Schools Week. On March 25, the National Association of Secondary School… Read More