A Q&A with Khalid Mumin
Mumin is overseeing the state’s education system at a time when the courts have ruled it needs to be fixed, and at a time when state lawmakers are divided over… Read More
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All PA public school students will get free breakfast, but some districts struggle with low participation
All 1.7 million of Pennsylvania’s public school students will receive free breakfast each day this school year, as part of a state program. The program’s rollout, however, comes as schools… Read More
PA Senate may hold first August floor vote in seven years in attempt to wrap up budget
Lawmakers typically do not come to Harrisburg during a stretch of two-plus months beginning in early July. Should the Senate take a roll call floor vote on Wednesday, it will… Read More
Pennsylvania Department of Education announces new tool for students to earn high school equivalency
This new tool will combine scores from different high school equivalency tests, which was an option that was not available in the past in Pennsylvania. Click here for full article…. Read More
PA Senate to hold rare August session to deal with unfinished pieces of state budget
State Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward on Monday said the chamber will hold an unusual August voting session next week to deal with unfinished pieces of the fiscal 2024… Read More
PA hasn’t fixed its school funding system, and educators are frustrated
A judge ruled earlier this year that the funding system for K-12 schools in the nation’s fifth most populous state is unconstitutional — but educators are still eagerly awaiting solutions… Read More
Class of 2024 first required to meet new PA graduation requirements
This school year’s seniors will be the first to graduate after meeting one of five different possible pathways Pennsylvania has outlined as required. Click here for full article. Source: Times… Read More
Sto-Rox superintendent working with legislators to push for mental health screenings in school
Sto-Rox Superintendent Megan Van Fossan, as part of a group with the Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program, is working with state Rep. Dan Miller (D – Mt. Lebanon) to create… Read More
Allegheny County schools pilot grant-funded disabilities inclusion curriculum
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is granting 10 school districts statewide up to $30,000 over three years to participate in its Disability Inclusive Curriculum Pilot Program, aimed at reducing the… Read More
SAVE THE DATE: PULSE – Principals Understanding Leadership in Special Education: 2023-2024
The PULSE – Principals Understanding Leadership in Special Education: 2023-2024, presented by the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), will be held in the fall of 2023 and the… Read More