Both chambers of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly have passed a budget that Gov. Josh Shapiro said this week he wants to sign, but claims of political betrayal and remaining legislative hurdles… Read More
Across the state, 15.4% of principals left Pennsylvania schools between 2021-22 and 2022-23, according to a new study out of the Penn State Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis…. Read More
The Supporting Teaching and Learning Through Better Data Act, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and co-sponsored by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), proposes the establishment of a grant program… Read More
Legislation that would provide student teachers up to a $15,000 grant during their 12-week required student teaching assignments won Pennsylvania House of Representative passage on Thursday by a 141-62 bipartisan… Read More
Advocates want the Republican-controlled Senate to approve the investment, especially given February’s fair funding outcome in Commonwealth Court, ruling the state’s current funding system is unconstitutional. Click here for full… Read More
The Purple Star School designation is given to schools or local education agencies for their commitment to these families. Schools can also receive the Purple Star Award from the state’s… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to establish or expand opportunities for practicing paraeducators in Pennsylvania schools to become special education teachers… Read More
Karen L. Krisch, Principal of Marion-Walker Elementary School in the Bellefonte Area School District, has been named Pennsylvania’s 2023 National Distinguished Principal (NDP) by the Pennsylvania Principals Association. As a… Read More
A court decision requiring Pennsylvania lawmakers to make the funding system for public schools more equitable is front and center in this year’s budget negotiations, but the issue will not… Read More
House Democrats passed a budget this year that steered a billion dollars more to schools than Governor Josh Shapiro and he asked for a billion more than last year. The… Read More