PITTSBURGH, PA (Sept. 26, 2017)—Representatives from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the statewide Pre-K for PA campaign, Pittsburgh Public Schools and Shady Lane School today discussed high-quality pre-k and its effectiveness… Read More
The PA Principals Association has announced its Aspiring Principals Workshops for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 – Previewing the Principalship and Getting the Job-Done Right! – to be held in… Read More
Lawyers for students and parents who challenged Boyertown Area High School’s policy allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identities have appealed a federal… Read More
Legislators on both sides of the aisle, school district officials and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association all have been in favor of charter-school reform for years, but different beliefs in… Read More
State Treasurer Joe Torsella has found himself at the center of contentious battles over funding Pennsylvania’s unbalanced budget and paying the commonwealth’s bills. WITF, Sept. 26, 2017 Full story
YEADON, PA (Sept. 25, 2017)—Representatives from the Pennsylvania Principals Association, the statewide Pre-K for PA campaign, William Penn School District and Today’s Child of Delaware County today discussed high-quality pre-k… Read More
Reading remains a prime example of the paradoxes of educational funding in Pennsylvania, the subject of longstanding complaints and a case now before the state Supreme Court: The neediest often… Read More
Pennsylvania’s ESSA plan, released for public comment in August, has created a political divide over a historically tough subject: what to do about chronically low performing schools. WHYY Newsworks, Sept…. Read More
As Pennsylvania lawmakers fight over the details of a long-overdue budget funding plan, the commonwealth is having trouble covering short-term costs. After temporarily delaying several payments, the Wolf administration has… Read More
The PA Principals Association and the Pre-K for PA Campaign have jointly released a new report statewide today, “Elementary School Principals Resoundingly Support Pre-K Investments.” Over the years, governors and… Read More