The 2018-19 school year Restraint Information System Collection (RISC) is open for data entry. The system has been enhanced to give local educational agencies (LEAs) greater opportunity to provide more… Read More
A third of Pennsylvania’s public schools that serve high school students met or exceeded the graduation rate goal that the state has set for them to achieve 12 years from… Read More
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that some school bus video can be considered public under the state’s Right-to-Know Law in a 2016 case. Allentown Morning Call, Dec. 10, 2018 Full… Read More
One of the benefits of being a grandparent, so it’s said, is you can spoil your grandchildren and then send them home to their parents. Unfortunately — for a growing… Read More
Schools are revisiting policies and initiating community education forums to warn youth and parents of the addictive nature of vaping and other dangers. Recent FDA action intends to restrict retail… Read More
The U.S. school lunch program is making room on menus again for noodles, biscuits, tortillas, and other foods made mostly of refined grains. The Trump administration is scaling back contested… Read More
If a bipartisan coalition of state senators get their way, the PlanCon program will be back soon in a new and improved form. State senators, led by Democrat Vincent Hughes… Read More
Rural school leaders have some of the most complex roles in education — and some of the highest attrition. Full Story
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the penalties of driving around a stopped school bus in Pennsylvania include a $250 fine, five points on your driving record, and a… Read More
Statewide research from Penn State finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to high-speed broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania. The preliminary results of the study suggest that the… Read More