Around 1.6 million students receive free breakfast at 3,129 schools across Pennsylvania, according to state officials. Click here for full article. Source: Daily Local News, June 1, 2023.
After announcing plans to draft a proposed student-teacher stipend program in Pennsylvania, a bipartisan pair of Senate lawmakers have officially attached a number to incentivize students into entering the profession… Read More
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest mental health emergencies among adolescents have fallen somewhat compared to 2021, but the rate of girls with severe mental… Read More
Support for rural schools and career and technical education were among priority spending areas identified by lawmakers during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on… Read More
Pennsylvania is facing a teacher shortage, and now it is a crisis — something the governor, state lawmakers, and the teachers union can agree on. But why are teachers leaving… Read More
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Christopher Gebhard (R-Lebanon) said 21 other states require students to take a financial literacy course. This proposed high school graduation requirement would apply to public and… Read More
While public education in Pennsylvania continues to recover from the shockwaves sent from the pandemic, fewer new teacher certifications are being issued every year. That shortage has led districts to… Read More
The Pennsylvania School Safety Institute will open its 5,000-square-foot facility at the Pennsylvania School Boards Association building in Silver Spring Township in Cumberland County at noon Monday. Click here for… Read More
Pennsylvania recently launched a grant program to seed curriculum programs across the state that highlight people with disabilities who have made political, economic and social differences. The three-year grants of… Read More
Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland) is proposing legislation identical to a bill already introduced in the House by Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) to create a program dubbed “Building Opportunity through… Read More