It’s long past time for Pennsylvania to de-emphasize high-stakes standardized tests that, while not without some merit, fail to engage students on an individual level. There’s so much more to… Read More
More school districts are changing their schedules ahead of Monday’s solar eclipse. This comes after increased warnings about looking at the eclipse without special sunglasses. ABC Channel 27, Aug. 16,… Read More
In the last year, there’s been a big drop in support for charter schools, while other forms of school choice are getting a little less unpopular. That’s the top line… Read More
As a new school year nears for more than 50 million U.S. students, many districts worry how they will get children to school. The country has a shortage of school-bus… Read More
How should educators confront bigotry, racism and white supremacy? The incidents in Charlottesville, Va., this past weekend pushed that question from history to current events. Click here for the full story… Read More
Expanding charter schools around the country is losing support among Americans, even as President Donald Trump and his administration continue to push for school choice, according to a survey released… Read More
Schools across the country are grappling with a persistent dilemma: how to reduce the number of days that children miss class. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Aug. 14, 2017 Full story
Starting this coming spring, the English language arts Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exam will be reduced from four sections to three sections and the math PSSA from three sections… Read More
HARRISBURG (August 14, 2017) – The Pennsylvania Principals Association is pleased to release this statement after Gov. Tom Wolf joined with the Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera and other educators… Read More
Six months on the job, DeVos is no less divisive.Critics see her as hostile to public education and indifferent to civil rights, citing her impassioned push for school choice and… Read More