Smartphones aren’t a smart choice in middle school
Recently, France announced it is banning cell phones in school for all students age 15 and under, starting next fall. Click here to read the full article.
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Highly motivated kids have a greater advantage in life than kids with a high IQ
Gavin Ovsak is one of those guys who never seems to slow down. On top of his classwork at Harvard medical school, he’s got a side hustle—writing an original software… Read More
PA officials scrambling to plan for possible CHIP shutdown
Fights over federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program has states trying to figure out how long their programs can hold out without getting more money. Pennsylvania is no… Read More
National News: Senate moves tax cut legislation to brink of final passage
Jubilant Republicans pushed early today to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans… Read More
A Tale of Two States: Education Funding in PA and NJ
A new “big-data” base on U.S. school districts provides new evidence that Pennsylvania has many high-performing schools but many lower-income rural and urban districts that perform less well. Click here… Read More
National News: How much do teachers spend on classroom supplies?
It’s inevitable. Each year, teachers dip into their own pockets to buy things like notebooks, tissues and pencils for their students. This inevitability is even enshrined in the tax code,… Read More
Grades 3 and 7 On Track Indicator Guidance
The Locally Selected On-Track Assessment Guidance Document is the second of several communications that will offer guidance on the indicators included in the Future Ready PA Index. This document, in… Read More
What the proposed tax code means for schools, students and parents
Five groups that represent public school superintendents, school business officials and rural schools authored a letter opposing the tax overhaul, saying it “includes provisions that undermine the strength of our… Read More
Legacy of the Sandy Hook school massacre: Shooter drills, parent advocates and more locks
Five years later, little about the nation’s federal gun laws has changed. But the Newtown shooting forever altered the way American schools approach safety and assess risk, ushering in an… Read More
Wolf admin reports fiscal turnaround, contradicts IFO projections
After several years of shaky finances, Governor Tom Wolf’s administration says Pennsylvania’s fiscal health is now the best it has been since the Great Recession. WITF, Dec. 15, 2017 Full… Read More