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
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
(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
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
House Bill 2493, would require public schools to have an assessment team tasked with identifying threats before they happen. A second measure, House Bill 2492, would require threat assessment committees… Read More
The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee this week passed legislation it said will create a “one-stop shop” website for parents, students and taxpayers to find school and district performance information. Herald… Read More
The task force — which is led by Gov. Tom Wolf and Auditor General Eugene DePasquale — over the summer will produce a report that is to include recommendations for… Read More
If passed and signed into law, the bill will align the state law with that of federal regulation that already prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes. The difference between the… Read More
A pre-proposal webinar was held on Monday, June 11, 2018. A PowerPoint, Q&A document, and recording of the webinar have been posted to the Innovative Teacher and Principal Residency Programs… Read More
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow parents to opt their children out of the Keystone Exams, the standardized tests given to high school students. ABC… Read More