After a pair of state investigations, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education will send new guidelines to school districts across the state on how to identify and serve students who… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) began accepting applications for the Special Education Contingency Funds for Extraordinary Expenses on November 19, 2018. Interested local educational agencies (LEAs) will have until… Read More
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 1.0 Percent Participation Cap requirements for local educational agencies (LEAs) administering the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) for students with significant cognitive disabilities… Read More
In the United States, 34 million children have had at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) — ranging from abuse or neglect to parental incarceration or addiction. Full Story
Teachers and students aren’t using all the pricey software that school budgets buy, researchers say. Full Story
Every parent knows the difference a year makes in the development and maturity of a young child. A one-year-old is barely walking while a two-year-old gleefully sprints away from you…. Read More
As employers clamor for better-prepared workers, some states tiptoe into teaching kids employability skills Click here for more. Source: The Hechinger Report, Nov. 30, 2018.
Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is establishing a bipartisan panel tasked with finding ways to make the redistricting process in Pennsylvania more fair. The governor on Thursday signed an executive order to… Read More
Earlier this month, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released newly proposed Title IX regulations regarding how schools should handle reports of sexual harassment and violence. When they are formally put… Read More
Schools in Butler County are increasingly relying on local tax dollars to fund special education programs as state funding has stagnated for several years, a recent report found. The county… Read More