Fifty-five years ago, thousands of African-American children walked out of their schools and began a peaceful march in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest segregation. They were met with attack dogs and… Read More
More and more school superintendents have recently called for the PIAA to have separate postseason tournaments for public and Catholic/private/charter schools. Now, two state legislators who sit on a committee… Read More
(Berwyn) — When 12-year-old Nora Nissenbaum told a boy from her class she wasn’t interested in him anymore, he started texting her images of Adolf Hitler and insults such as… Read More
First Lady Frances Wolf joined Education Department Executive Deputy Secretary Dr. David Volkman and Bill Simonson, School Breakfast Outreach Coordinator, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, as well as many of our… Read More
Last December the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality, a set of rules prohibiting broadband providers from prioritizing web traffic. In response, this Wednesday, senators will have… Read More
Suicide needs to be thought of as an environmental risk, not just an individual mental health issue. And, schools can help. NPR, May 16, 2018 Full story
Pennsylvania Republicans picked a tough-talking state senator and a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump to be their party’s nominees for governor and U.S. Senate, as a big splash in… Read More
Nearly all public school teachers report digging into their pockets to pay for school supplies, spending nearly $480 a year, far more than the federal $250 tax deduction available to… Read More
Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls today for the first election under a new congressional map. The new map is expected to yield both more competitive elections and possibly… Read More
Both Republicans and Democrats expect some party members to show up to the polls on Tuesday and be surprised to learn that their congressional district has changed. WHYY, May 14,… Read More