It may be the middle of summer, but one South Carolina school district is already planning to eliminate their student’s snow days. Anderson School District 5 plans to be the… Read More
Excused absences, unexcused absences, suspensions — all contribute to chronic absenteeism, which is defined as missing 10 percent or more school days per year. While the causes vary, chronic absenteeism… Read More
A federal appeals court has denied a request for a full court to rehear a challenge to a Pennsylvania school district’s policy allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker… Read More
Despite evidence showing otherwise, it remains conventional wisdom in many parts of the education world that private schools do a better job of educating students, with superior standardized test scores… Read More
While addressing a conference of special education directors, State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera stated recently that Pennsylvania has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) for the… Read More
In March, the Office for Civil Rights updated the way it processes cases. The changes at the OCR prompted a lawsuit against the Department of Education. Filed by the National… Read More
Nationwide, 2% of public school teachers are African-American males and 2% are Hispanic males, while students of color make up about half the nation’s public school enrollment from pre-kindergarten to… Read More
The letter below was sent this morning from Secretary Sarah Galbally to school district superintendents regarding education funding. ———————- Recently, we have received questions regarding the Governor’s policy on school… Read More
The PIAA responded to Tuesday’s meeting of more than 151 schools in State College by tweeting a link to a prepared statement on its website that said it would address issues of eligibility and… Read More
If the PIAA board of directors wanted, could it legally split public and private schools into separate playoffs? PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi has consistently said no, citing a 1972… Read More