The Pennsylvania Department of Education will unveil a new school quality metric in 2018 — dubbed the Future Ready PA Index — that it believes will foster a more holistic… Read More
An Allegheny County school district will allow students to use restrooms corresponding to their “consistently and uniformly asserted gender identity” in settling a federal lawsuit brought last year by three… Read More
Basic education funding for 2017-18 is increasing by $100 million statewide. Meanwhile, pension payments for districts are rising by $144 million. That imbalance, which ultimately shrinks money for the classroom,… Read More
The study, which scored the country’s public school systems based on safety and quality, ranked the commonwealth 16th out of 50 states, plus District of Columbia. Its overall score was… Read More
An organization created by state law to offer medical malpractice insurance is threatening to sue if Pennsylvania state government tries to take $200 million from it. Associated Press, July 31,… Read More
Act 126 of 2012 (“Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training”) amended the Public School Code of 1949 to mandate that all school entities and independent contractors of school entities provide… Read More
The substitute teacher shortage is one of the ripple effects from the wider teacher shortage afflicting Pennsylvania. With fewer people seeking teacher certification, the pool of substitutes has shrunk considerably… Read More
More families are opting out of the traditional school system and sending their kids online. Last school year, 35 students from Union City Area SD (Erie) were enrolled in cyber charter… Read More
This is a strange state budget cycle. The $32 billion spending bill for 2017-18 is now law, but out of balance. The state Senate on Thursday voted on and passed… Read More
The time to go back to school is coming soon, and that may require a trip to the doctor’s office for some kids. This spring, the Pennsylvania Department of Health… Read More