DeVos Still Divisive
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
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Prospect of Property Tax Elimination is Not What it Seems
If you are a taxpayer looking forward to property-tax elimination becoming reality, curb your enthusiasm. Even if a planned voter referendum passes this fall and the Pennsylvania Legislature does away with… Read More
Governor Wolf to Make Major Announcement about PSSA Testing
Governor Wolf will join Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera and other Pennsylvania school officials today at 10 a.m. to announce the reduction in testing time for the PSSA standardized… Read More
2017-18 PASA Aspiring to Leadership Workshops
Are you a principal or assistant principal thinking about moving forward in their education journey into central office administration and perhaps even the superintendency? Pennsylvania needs strong educational leaders to… Read More
Do high school athletes change schools illegally? It’s hard to prove
When players transfer, it can raise the general question: Was the move made in part or perhaps entirely for athletic purposes? It’s an issue the PIAA faces every year. Coaches… Read More
Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai is taking heat for the budget stalemate
The House is scheduled to return for a regular session Sept. 11, but members remain on call. Representatives were told to prepare for a possible return this month, but a… Read More
Court: charter schools cannot unilaterally change contracts with school districts
In a victory for school districts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that charter schools cannot unilaterally change their operating agreements to add more students, schools or other functions that… Read More
Pre-K access, teacher race, and more: Five notable facts about PA public schools
Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released a draft of its plan to comply with the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Within the 133-page… Read More
Senator pushes plan to get students out of poor-performing schools
Sen. John DiSanto is pushing a bill that would create education savings accounts for parents whose public school performs in the bottom 15% statewide. ABC Channel 27, Aug. 8, 2017… Read More
Critics say Education Savings Accounts proposed in PA are just vouchers by another name
School vouchers have failed multiple times to get enough support in Pennsylvania, but some GOP legislators are hoping a new school choice program may be the next accompaniment to charter… Read More