House passes budget plan; bill now heads to Senate
The state House has taken a significant step toward finishing the commonwealth’s $32.7 billion budget plan ahead of next week’s deadline — passing the measure on to the Senate in… Read More
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2018-19 proposed PA state budget makes $70 million investment in school safety
In a state that didn’t experience a mass school shooting incident like the ones in Parkland, FL, or Santa Fe, NM, Pennsylvania lawmakers are counting their blessings and taking proactive… Read More
PA budget plan includes more for schools, safety
Details of a $32.7 billion state budget package began emerging Tuesday, as top Republican lawmakers prepared an election-year plan they negotiated behind closed doors with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. Associated… Read More
PA Education Leaders Rally at Capitol in Support of Pennsylvania Students and Public Education
Principals, superintendents and other education leaders and staff from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools… Read More
Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order
Pennsylvania might have its state budget — or at least part of it — done by the end of this week. Rank and file members don’t have much information yet…. Read More
PA Education Leaders To Hold Advocacy Day 2018 in Harrisburg
(Harrisburg, PA) — A delegation of principals, education leaders and staff from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and… Read More
PA Leadership: Providing Equitable Access through Analysis of Academic Texts
Pennsylvania’s Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides several pathways to success by providing equitable access to a high-quality, well-rounded education for all students. These pathways include focusing… Read More
State Senate embraces exam alternatives
Legislation that seeks to prevent the Keystone Exams from being a lone hurdle to graduation from high school in Pennsylvania passed the Senate Education Committee last week, to the applause… Read More
PA Education Leaders To Hold Advocacy Day 2018 in Harrisburg
(Harrisburg, PA) — A delegation of principals, education leaders and staff from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and… Read More
The unintended consequences of having teachers who, for the most part, don’t resemble their students
Pennsylvania’s Every Student Succeeds Act consolidated state plan says only 4% of Pennsylvania teachers are of color, compared with 29% of the state’s public school enrollment. LancasterOnline, June 14, 2018… Read More