Support for rural schools and career and technical education were among priority spending areas identified by lawmakers during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on… Read More
Pennsylvania is facing a teacher shortage, and now it is a crisis — something the governor, state lawmakers, and the teachers union can agree on. But why are teachers leaving… Read More
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Christopher Gebhard (R-Lebanon) said 21 other states require students to take a financial literacy course. This proposed high school graduation requirement would apply to public and… Read More
While public education in Pennsylvania continues to recover from the shockwaves sent from the pandemic, fewer new teacher certifications are being issued every year. That shortage has led districts to… Read More
The Pennsylvania School Safety Institute will open its 5,000-square-foot facility at the Pennsylvania School Boards Association building in Silver Spring Township in Cumberland County at noon Monday. Click here for… Read More
Pennsylvania recently launched a grant program to seed curriculum programs across the state that highlight people with disabilities who have made political, economic and social differences. The three-year grants of… Read More
Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland) is proposing legislation identical to a bill already introduced in the House by Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) to create a program dubbed “Building Opportunity through… Read More
Dr. Timothy Wagner, principal of Upper St. Clair High School in the Upper St. Clair School District, has been named Pennsylvania’s 2023 Principal of the Year by the Pennsylvania Principals… Read More
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh), would create a competitive grant program to fund partnerships formed between at least one school district and a college or university offering… Read More
Some 100 schools statewide will share in $6.7 million in state grant money aimed at supporting dual credit programs that prepare students for life after high school, the Shapiro administration… Read More