Our 2022 National Distinguished Principal and PA Principals Association East II Elementary Board Member, Robert Palazzo, will be a featured presenter at the Science of Reading Symposium in Harrisburg on… Read More
Staffing challenges persisted as schools entered the 2023-24 school year, with 86% of public schools reporting difficulties hiring teachers and 83% finding it hard to hire nonteaching staff, according to… Read More
Dr. Randal Lutz, superintendent of Baldwin-Whitehall School District in Pittsburgh, is making himself, quite literally, part of the solution. He enrolled this fall in a course that will allow him… Read More
Driver shortages started well before the pandemic, but since then have become more problematic. For many districts, a lack of drivers is the result of two issues: low pay and… Read More
**Karen Krisch is the Central I Elementary Regional Representative on the PA Principals Association Board of Directors.** ———————— In less than a week, Marion Walker Elementary Principal Karen Krisch will… Read More
On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that $3.5 million is now available to expand access to gifted education programming in schools and serve more students through the Pennsylvania… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers are no closer to finalizing the state’s spending plan nearly three months after the deadline, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars for the poorest schools, student mental health… Read More
Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department… Read More
The Pennsylvania Senate reached a cross-aisle agreement Wednesday in passing a bill intended to help schools hire substitute teachers and newly amended to authorize $100 million in spending for mental… Read More
The Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 27 on Monday. The bill from state Rep. James Struzzi, R-Indiana, would permanently allow schools to hire retirees, teachers with inactive certifications,… Read More