Cellphones gaining acceptance inside schools
Cellphones are still absent from most U.S. schools but new data shows them steadily gaining acceptance as administrators bow to parents’ wishes to keep tabs on their kids and teachers… Read More
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New proposal seeks to further chip away at Keystone Exam graduation requirement, offer multiple grad
Lawmakers postponed (twice) the effective date of a requirement that all students pass the Keystone Exams in Literature, Algebra I and Biology in order to graduate, but it’s still on… Read More
PA Principals Assn. Supports Legislation Which Provides Alternatives for Graduation Requirements
(Summerdale, PA)-The Pennsylvania Principals Association supports legislation introduced today by Senators Thomas McGarrigle (R-Chester/Delaware) and Thomas Killion (R-Chester/Delaware) that provides alternatives for demonstrating readiness for graduation in addition to passing… Read More
PA Principals Assn. Supports Legislation Which Provides Alternatives for Graduation Requirements
(Summerdale, PA)-The Pennsylvania Principals Association supports legislation introduced today by Senators Thomas McGarrigle (R-Chester/Delaware) and Thomas Killion (R-Chester/Delaware) that provides alternatives for demonstrating readiness for graduation in addition to passing… Read More
Investing in public education earns high marks for greater upward mobility
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Investing in education may help boost economic opportunities for the next generation, according to a team of economists. In a study, researchers suggest that investing in… Read More
Employers are desperately seeking young, skilled workers, so why aren’t more high school students at
While demand for career and tech education surges, community and school leaders say there’s still not enough CTC students here to meet the demands of the job market. And they… Read More
JUUL warning: Area schools struggling to stay ahead of new vaping device
Parents of teens are becoming aware of a potential health risk known as vaping. One area school district has been educating parents on social media about the cigarette substitute that… Read More
PA legislature has long history of inaction on redistricting reform bills
Now that legal challenges to Pennsylvania’s new court-drawn congressional map have been rejected, state lawmakers have turned their attention to the typical process by which the state reapportions congressional districts… Read More
Study: Armed security officers are on the rise in U.S. schools
Armed security officers are becoming more prevalent at America’s schools, according to a federal study released Thursday amid a heated debate over whether teachers and other school officials should carry… Read More
Friends who survived Sandy Hook and Parkland are on a mission to ‘move the needle’ on gun reform
Among the hundreds of thousands at last weekend’s March for Our Lives in Washington were two women who share an uncanny bond. Full Story