Empathy: The Most Important Back-to-School Supply
My most important back-to-school supply doesn’t fit in a backpack, and it can’t be ordered online. It’s as essential as a pencil, but unlike a pencil, no technology can replace… Read More
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School board’s memo to unionized teachers amid contract talks didn’t violate labor laws: PA court
A school board didn’t violate labor laws when it sent a memo directly to unionized teachers during stalled contract negotiations, a Commonwealth Court panel has ruled. PennLive.com, Aug. 28, 2017 Full… Read More
Boyertown transgender students’ restroom rules upheld by federal court
A federal court in Easton on Friday denied a request to temporarily block the Boyertown Area School District’s practice of allowing transgender students to use the restrooms of their choice…. Read More
Costs, performance records fuel criticism of charter schools
School districts across the state are struggling to balance budgets and keep up with mandated costs, programs and services public schools are required to provide to charter schools, according to… Read More
Pennsylvania’s $2 billion budget question: What will the House do?
The question of what Pennsylvania’s House Republican majority will do about a $2.2 billion hole in the state budget is sending ripples of worry through some quarters. Associated Press, Aug…. Read More
National News: Pediatricians say teens should sleep in. Schools won’t let them
Pediatricians have been clear: Early bell times can spell sleep deprivation for teens and, in turn, a decline in academic performance, an increased risk of car accidents and physical and… Read More
In Philly, an academic approach to school repairs
Allen M. Stearne School was one of eight Philly schools to receive a face lift this summer, but not because they were in dire need of repairs. Or at least not… Read More
PSBA: Research shows no benefit from school mergers
Consolidations of local schools do not result in reduced expenses or increased academic achievement, but have produced a sense of loss of community. That’s according to a document created by… Read More
Report: Schools are being duped by marketers on personalized learning
Personalized learning often receives high praise for tailoring to the individual needs of each learner. However, researchers at the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) have found that personalization is often… Read More
PA public school retirement system significantly underfunded: think tank study
The Rockefeller Institute of Government released a report Wednesday that finds the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) is deeply underfunded and faces greater challenges than other pension funds… Read More