**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
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association says that the department didn’t have the authority to unilaterally make the change, and that it gave school districts no notice — leaving them no… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education recognized a total of 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in… Read More
Leaders in Pennsylvania school districts, large and small, are forced to make unthinkable decisions as they work within crumbling buildings, triage educational resources and improvise a social safety net, state… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers kicked off their hearings this week on how to change the state’s unconstitutional school funding system, and the scope of the challenge was on display: both in terms… Read More