Behind closed doors, budget negotiations are underway
With a little over two weeks until the state budget is due, House and Senate Republicans have been holding closed meetings to hash out details. WITF, June 14, 2017 Full… Read More
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Kids Count! Investing in our future
According to a new report, Pennsylvania needs to strengthen its investments in children. The report ranked the commonwealth based on health, economic well-being and education. PAHomepage.com, June 13, 2017 Full… Read More
Wolf to sign law granting career-track students alternatives to Keystone exit exams
High schoolers in career technical education programs are close to securing legislative authority to shirk Pennsylvania’s controversial exit exam if it becomes a graduation requirement. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 13, 2017… Read More
Today is National Title II Day of Action!
Today is National Title II Day of Action! Please contact your representatives in Congress now and tell them to provide funds for states and districts to support teachers and principals. … Read More
Graduation rates on the rise in Pennsylvania
Sara Desino is one of a growing number of students in the commonwealth who are graduating from high school. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the graduation rate rose… Read More
Do schools and guns mix? Kansas says yes, Pennsylvania thinking about it
In Pennsylvania, the State Senate is considering legislation also meant to protect students: Allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 12, 2017 Full story
PA Principals Association Supports Opposition to Senate Bill 592 and Senate Bill 168
On behalf of school leaders and educators across the state, we request your opposition to Senate Bill 592 and Senate Bill 168. While these proposals were drafted in the spirit… Read More
Philly 4th grader: `Why does the color of the students’ skin matter how much money we get for our sc
Ten-year-old Chelsea Mungo was blunt about the conditions at her school when she recently wrote a letter to State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D., Phila.), pleading for more equality in the… Read More
Pennsylvania senator wants failing students out of cyber charter schools
Cyber charter schools are meant to be an accessible alternative to traditional schooling, but one state senator wants to make them a privilege that can be revoked at any time…. Read More
Wolf expresses support for House Bill that makes opioid education mandatory in schools
Governor Tom Wolf today voiced his support for House Bill 1190, which proposes a school-based substance abuse prevention and intervention program for all students in kindergarten through grade 12. WPMT… Read More