Vote delayed on Pennsylvania school voucher bill
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
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Act 138 of 2016 – Truancy
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 – July 29-31 – State College, PA
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
URGENT: Immunization Requirements
Please click on the link below for important information from the PA Department of Education regarding immunization requirements. English-language version. Spanish-language version.
Senate votes to reauthorize CHIP without changes to transgender service coverage
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
Panel pans Pennsylvania’s ESSA education roadmap as not strong enough in key areas
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
Committee shuffle could make difference for school choice bill
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
Controversy lingers at Capitol over arming teachers in schools
As schools grapple with the challenge of ensuring that their students are as safe as possible, the push to clarify whether schools can allow educators to carry firearms will likely… Read More
Move to require students to take citizenship test heading toward Senate vote
Lawmakers frustrated that young people know the ‘American Idol’ judges better than they know Supreme Court justices want schools to begin giving all students the citizenship test given to new… Read More
PA school pension costs: Still exhorbitant, but leveling off
Pennsylvania taxpayers can expect to pay about $200 million more in fiscal 2018-19 for school teacher pensions. Or, a record $4.6 billion between state and local tax-funded contributions. PennLive, Dec…. Read More