Top Republican lawmakers fighting a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s school-funding system will present their arguments before a full panel of Commonwealth Court judges next month. Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb…. Read More
School districts are changing their policies to comply with a new state law that bans “lunch shaming” of students who owe money for school lunches, but some say it will… Read More
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will roll out his fourth and final first-term budget proposal, an election-year plan expected to be relatively restrained after three years dominated by drawn-out partisan fights… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, made a bold statement in a recent essay: By giving students individual help, average students can be turned into exceptional ones. Full Story
Over the past two-and-a-half years, out-of-school suspensions in the School District of Lancaster dropped by 42%. However, a sharp disparity exists between who gets suspended. WITF, Feb. 2, 2018 Full… Read More
For years, that has been the national narrative about the long-troubled school district in the nation’s capital: After decades of low performance and stagnation, the system was moving forward with… Read More
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
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
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
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