Late yesterday afternoon, I received notice that the U.S. Department of Education had approved Pennsylvania’s ESSA Consolidated State Plan as revised. Approval of Pennsylvania’s Consolidated State Plan is a significant… Read More
WILKES-BARRE — Lean and bit boyish with a buzz cut, Brian Costello can’t help but get wonky when he talks about Wilkes-Barre Area’s poor results on state standardized tests. Full… Read More
The new Republican tax overhaul includes a change that will expand the benefits of a college savings plan to include private K-12 schools, allowing parents to use the plan to… Read More
When I welcome kindergartners on the first day of school, I don’t see them only as little ones eager to learn. I also picture them 13 years later, attired in… Read More
After a year of debate, Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education has approved a resolution to offer computer science education to all public school students in the commonwealth by endorsing Computer… Read More
WASHINGTON — Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S…. Read More
Some of Pennsylvania’s rural communities are grappling with stagnant economies and declining industrial jobs, a steady drain of younger people and chronic addiction. Many of these issues seep into their… Read More
The recent spell of cold weather exposed the poor state of school buildings in many big-city districts where the failure of heating systems closed dozens of institutions after children were… Read More
Many Pennsylvania charter schools are lackluster, and the law that governs them is among the nation’s worst. So says a report to be released Thursday by Public Citizens for Children… Read More
Gov. Wolf on Wednesday will declare Pennsylvania’s heroin and opioid addiction crisis a statewide emergency, making it the eighth state to take such a step amid a public health scourge… Read More