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Opinion: How technology is teaching kids to care about the world and each other
Educational technology, or “ed tech,” provides teachers with a way to enhance student learning through tech-based tools like apps, software and videos that instill and foster critical thinking and creativity…. Read More
PA Principals Association joined PASA, PASBO in Webinar on Mandated Safety and Security Survey
The Pennsylvania Principals Association joined PASA and PASBO in this webinar on the mandated Act 44 Safety and Security Survey to be completed by all school entities by November 30,… Read More
Pennsylvania to delay high school graduation test again
State lawmakers this week passed legislation that would push back Keystone graduation requirements until 2022 and allow seniors to demonstrate mastery in other ways, such as gaining acceptance to a… Read More
2018 Standards Aligned System (SAS) Institute – Future Ready PA: Transforming Student Pathways
The PA Department of Education’s (PDE) SAS Institute, Future Ready PA: Transforming Student Pathways, will be held December 9 – 12, 2018, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey,… Read More
More graduation options soon to be available for PA high school students
The state Senate unanimously voted on Monday to approve changes made to Senate Bill 1095 by the state House of Representatives late last month. The legislation seeks to offer students… Read More
Act 44 Web Forum
In accordance with Act 44’s requirement for a school safety and security survey of school entities, the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)—the entity charged with implementing much of… Read More
PA School counselors’ role ever-more critical for our kids
School psychologists across Pennsylvania are providing a wide variety of services to students every day. Working alongside teachers, administrators, school nurses, school counselors, social workers, and others, they meet academic,… Read More
Governor Wolf to Sign Bill to Reduce High Stakes Testing
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced his intention to sign Senate Bill 1095, which reduces the reliance on high stakes testing as a graduation requirement and provides alternatives… Read More
Report: Rising special education costs taxing school districts
The local share of money designated to special education in school districts has continued to rise while state funding has decreased, creating “increasingly inequitable” learning environments across the commonwealth, according… Read More