Amid a flurry of end-of-year legislative activity, the state House passed a raft of six Republican-backed bills that could significantly change the way Pennsylvania puts together its budget. WITF, Dec…. Read More
Phones are already forbidden in French classrooms but starting next school year, pupils will be barred from taking them out at breaks, lunch times and between lessons. Click here to read the… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education grades schools based on student achievement and progress for each school year. You can search by school or district to see the 2017 School Performance… Read More
Pennsylvania Senate panel postponed a vote Tuesday on a school choice bill that would allow some parents to use state tax money to send children to a private school. It… Read More
Please click here for information regarding Act 138 of 2016 – Truancy sent in an earlier PennLink message from the PA Department of Education. The Department has received many inquiries… Read More
SAVE THE DATE for the 2018 PA Educational Leadership Summit, sponsored by the PA Principals Association, PASA, PAMLE and PASCD. This year’s Summit will be held from July 29-31,… Read More
Please click on the link below for important information from the PA Department of Education regarding immunization requirements. English-language version. Spanish-language version.
The state Senate passed a bill to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program through 2019 despite opposition from social conservatives to its inclusion of coverage for gender reassignment surgery. The… Read More
In a report released on Tuesday, the group of bipartisan education policy experts convened by Bellwether Education Partners and Collaborative for Student Success, cited a couple of strengths in the… Read More
A contentious proposal to let students use state money to pay for private school is getting another chance to make it onto the Senate floor. Senate Bill 2 would create… Read More