PDE Data Summit – Tentative Schedule
The tentative schedule for the 2018 PDE Data Summit is now available. Look for new presentations and topics, find impactful presenters from years past, as well as three exciting keynotes,… Read More
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Act 45 Program: Quality School Leadership Identification (QSLID) Process
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is offering a training opportunity to districts seeking a competency-based approach to hiring principals. Registrants may elect to learn 30 Act 45 hours for participation… Read More
Join Us for PA Education Leaders Advocacy Day, June 19, 2018 in Harrisburg!
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Join the PA Principals Association, the PA Association of School Administrators and the PA Association of Rural and Small Schools for PA Education Leaders Advocacy Day… Read More
Editorial: Too late to bed, too early to rise: District officials need to seriously consider later s
In a national study published in December, Penn State researchers found that starting high school after 8:30 a.m. increased the likelihood of teens getting the recommended amount of sleep and… Read More
Hundreds of PA bus drivers unqualified to transport students, five years of state audits show
Since 2013, auditors have found 724 deficiencies in 58 school districts around the state where driver documentation including a valid driver’s license, criminal background checks, and other required certification were… Read More
Schools facing new threats with origins on social media. How should schools react?
Social media and the evolving digital landscape has complicated the effort to keep students safe, broadening the ways in which threats of violence can be made and forcing school officials… Read More
The Supreme Court may have signaled that it might block Pennsylvania’s ruling against partisan gerry
The Supreme Court was seen as signaling Monday it may be open to blocking a state ruling on partisan gerrymandering at the behest of Pennsylvania’s Republican leaders. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan…. Read More
How much can school property taxes increase in your area in 2018-19?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education annually limits the amount school boards can raise taxes in their upcoming annual budgets through the Act 1 index. The index was created in 2006… Read More
Are charter schools ruining the public education system?
Some education advocates argue charter schools, publicly funded independent schools run by private companies or organizations, have been detrimental to the public school system. Others believe charter schools are the… Read More
Proposed school choice bill stirs debate in Pennsylvania
According to the Pennsylvania State Education Association, Senate Bill 2 could siphon more than $500 million in state funding from public school districts. Watchdog.org, Jan. 26, 2018 Full story